Top 10 Records Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Still Hold

Category: Football

By Aniket Kuila | September 24,2025

Highest Number of Career Goals (All Competitions)

Cristiano Ronaldo, with over 945 goals for club and country, has the most official career goals ever.

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Most Ballon d'Or Awards

An unprecedented number of eight Ballon d'Ors have been won by Lionel Messi; he has won more than anybody else in history.

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Most UEFA Champions League Goals

Ronaldo is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League, with 140 goals.

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Most International Goals

He also holds, as a male player, the highest number of international goals, 140 for Portugal.

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Most UEFA Champions League Matches

Ronaldo has played 183 more Champions League games than anyone.

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Most Career Assists

Showing extraordinary playmaking skills, Messi holds the record for the highest number of assists of 391 in football history.

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Most La Liga Goals

Messi is the top scorer with 474 goals in all of La Liga history.

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Most Hat-tricks in Football History

Ronaldo holds the record for 66 hat-tricks, consistently scoring three or more goals in a single game.

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Most Goals in a Calendar Year

In 2012, Messi's goal total went up to a spectacular 91 goals for a single year.

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Most Goals in the FIFA Club World Cup

Ronaldo holds the highest number of 7 goals in the FIFA Club World Cup.

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