Goals · 2012

2012: 91 vs 63.

In 2012, Lionel Messi scored 91 goals to Cristiano Ronaldo's 63 — a margin of 28 in Messi's favour.

Lionel Messi · 2012

goals — his 1st-best scoring year

Played for Barcelona and Argentina.

Cristiano Ronaldo · 2012

goals — his 2nd-best scoring year

Played for Real Madrid and Portugal.

Seasons overlapping 2012

Messi · 2011–12 · Barcelona

73 goals in 60 games

All-time single-season club-football record. 50 La Liga goals — still the league record.

Messi · 2012–13 · Barcelona

60 goals in 50 games

Second straight 50+ La Liga season. Scored against every team in the league.

Ronaldo · 2011–12 · Real Madrid

60 goals in 55 games

Won La Liga with 100-point Madrid side, scoring 46 league goals.

Messi · 2012-12-09

91 goals in a calendar year

Messi breaks Gerd Müller's calendar-year goal record, finishing 2012 with 91 club and country goals.

Previous year

2011

Next year

2013

How many goals did Lionel Messi score in 2012?+

Lionel Messi scored 91 goals in the 2012 calendar year, playing for Barcelona and Argentina. That is his 1st-highest scoring year on record.

How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score in 2012?+

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 63 goals in the 2012 calendar year, playing for Real Madrid and Portugal. That is his 2nd-highest scoring year on record.

Who scored more goals in 2012, Messi or Ronaldo?+

Lionel Messi, by 28 goals (91 to 63). Between them they scored 154 goals in 2012.

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