# Messi 936 goals, 64 short of Ronaldo's 1000

> Messi scores 936th goal, 64 short of Ronaldo's 1000-goal mark.
- Title: Messi 936 goals, 64 short of Ronaldo's 1000 · mint | Shortify
- Summary: Messi scores 936th goal, 64 short of Ronaldo's 1000-goal mark. Lionel Messi scored his 936th career goal, 64 short of Cristiano Ronaldo's 1000-goal milestone.
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- Author: Koushik Paul
- Published: 2026-10-18T03:47:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lionel messi, cristiano ronaldo, messi goals, ronaldo goals, 1000 goals, mls, inter miami, atlanta united, news, india
## Messi scores 936th career goal
Lionel Messi scored his 935th and 936th career goals during Inter Miami's 3-1 victory over Atlanta United in MLS.

> messi scored twice within a space of four minutes as inter miami crushed atlanta united 3-1 in match of major league soccer (mls)
## Messi 45 goals shy of Ronaldo's total
Messi is 45 goals behind Cristiano Ronaldo's 981 career goals, with 64 goals needed to reach 1000.

> the 39-year-old, who lost his father in august this year, is just 64 goals from reaching the 1000-goal mark
## Ronaldo at 981 goals
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 981st career goal for Al Nassr in a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan's FC Neftchi.

> ronaldo scored his 981st career goal during al nassr's 3-1 victory over uzbekistan's fc neftchi in the afc champions league elite group stage
## Both stars in La Liga
Messi and Ronaldo both won Ballon d'Or awards during their time at Real Madrid and Barcelona.

> it was their time in la liga, that refined the standards of european football and enabled the duo to claim 13 of the last 20 ballon d'or awards
## Career stats comparison
Messi has 936 goals in 1181 appearances, Ronaldo has 981 goals in 1340 appearances.

> lionel messi cristiano ronaldo appearances 1181 1340 goals 936 981 assists 428 261 minutes per goal 104 112
## Inter Miami's position
Inter Miami holds second place in the MLS 2026 standings with 55 points, five points behind Nashville SC.

> with 55 points in 30 games, inter miami are placed second in the mlsv 2026 points table, just five points shy of table-toppers nashville sc
## Next steps for Messi
Messi needs 64 more goals to reach 1000, with four matches remaining to break Carlos Vela's record.

> messi's 40 goal contributions are nine shy of carlos vela's record set in 2:019 with los angeles fc, and the miami legend has four matches remaining to break it
## Key takeaway

Lionel Messi scored his 936th career goal, 64 short of Cristiano Ronaldo's 1000-goal milestone.