Players with the highest goal-per-game ratio in the 21st Century: Erling Haaland 0.82 (257 goals in 315 games), Lionel Messi 0.78 (838 goals in 1069 games), Cristiano Ronaldo 0.73 (898 goals in 1234 games), Kylian Mbappé 0.72 (332 goals in 462 games)

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1. I updated Cristiano’s numbers since he just playerd a few hours ago…

   **Career goal-per-game ratio by their 24th birthday**

   – Haaland: 256 goals in 313 games = 0.82 goal per game
   – Mbappé: 253 goals in 363 games = 0.70 goal per game
   – Messi: 197 goals in 326 games = 0.60 goal per game
   – Cristiano: 132 goals in 362 games = 0.36 goal per game

   https://www.planetfootball.com/stats-tables/erling-haaland-messi-ronaldo-comparison-age-24-stats-trophies-goals-assists
   https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/kylian-mbappe-lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-stats-age-24-goals-assists-trophies

   – Haaland’s goal tally after 1234 games (if he keeps up 0.82 GPG pace): 1011 goals
   – Mbappé’s goal tally after 1234 games (if he keeps up 0.72 GPG pace): 888 goals
   – Haaland’s goal tally after 1069 games (if he keeps up 0.82 GPG pace): 875 goals
   – Mbappé’s goal tally after 1069 games (if he keeps up 0.72 GPG pace): 769 goals/

2. Haaland is nuts. But Ronaldos output was insane after he turned 24.

3. I genuinely stopped paying attention at Ronaldo’s goal tally… I left it at like 770 something… he has nearly 900 now? These are fifa numbers🤣🤣🤣 He is just something else.

4. I remember seeing a statistic (not this one, but another one) saying that Mbappé scored more goals at his age (24/25) than Messi and Ronaldo. I thought it was a joke at first, but it was true after I did some research.

   I’ll say it right now: Mbappé will sit at the same table with Messi and Ronaldo in terms of numbers and honors when it’s all said and done.

   He’s already shown and done a lot already, but I feel (and know) that another level can be unleashed.