Victor Manuel Rivera Martínez
Mexico City / 12.10.2024 19:20:12
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored football forever. Both footballers have become the two best references to talk about football qualitynot only in recent years, but in the history of football.
And both have achieved unthinkable feats that are almost impossible to replicate. To crown each of their careers, one of the last areas in which they can still compete directly is in title of the top scorer in history.
For now, the Portuguese leads the count, after he managed to score one more goal during his meeting with the Portugal national team ante PolandHowever, it seems that the career of Lionel Messi could last even a couple of years longer than the Portuguese, so it is impossible to know for sure who will end up like the Portuguese. winner.
How many goals has Cristiano scored?
The now Al-Nassr footballer has scored since his debut a total of 906 goals in 1,243 games. He has achieved this in a period of 21 years of professional career, so it seems difficult even for Messi to surpass that figure.
How many goals does Lionel Messi have?
Despite that, with his 25 goals in 28 games so far this year, Messi has managed to close the gap a little, reaching the 847 total goals in 1,079 games. This means that if Messi intends to catch up with Cristiano, he still has to score 59 goals. However, it should be noted that this is not an impossible undertaking, since Messi has played two years less than Ronaldo during his time as a professional.
How is the ranking of top scorers going?
Although Cristiano has surprised the world by being the top scorer in the history of footballthere have been other scorers worth mentioning. Behind him, naturally, is Albiceleste captain and world champion Messi, but those below them have not been normal footballers either. They have been outstanding!
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 906 sips
- Lionel Messi (Argentina): 847 goals
- Josef Bican (Austria): 805 goals
- Romario (Brazil): 772 goals
- Pelé (Brazil): 757 goals
