Explained! “Messi vs Ronaldo vs Robert Lewandowski: Who is the most consistent player across peak seasons?”

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated world football for over a decade now. Both produce performances and stats that are above and beyond anyone’s imagination. For more than a decade, the two best players in the world have won numerous individual awards and titles surpassing other greats of football like Pele and Diego Maradona.

However, there are other players to who have performed brilliantly in this Messi-Ronaldo era. One player that comes to mind instantly when we strike this conversation is the Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker has been consistently performing on the biggest of stages throughout his career but has often not found the limelight due to the brilliance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the recent years, there is no player better than the Polish striker as he has broken many records and won almost everything there is to win in football. Not even Ronaldo and Messi have been able to surpass the Bayern Munich striker’s numbers in the last few seasons. The good thing is that the Polish striker is just getting started.

Here is a comparison between Robert Lewandowski, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and let’s see who has been more consistent throughout the years during their peaks:

Lewandowski vs Messi vs Ronaldo:

3. Robert Lewandowski (2019/2020/2021)

First we will start with the Ballon D’or Striker of the Year Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker has been having an amazing season yet again this year and is scoring at will against every opposition. He is being talked about everywhere and deservingly so because of his brilliant performances and consistency.

His goal-scoring stats have been brilliant and consistent ever since his Borussia Dortmund days but it was in 2019 where he picked up serious pace. The 33 year old scored 54 goals in 58 games in 2019 calendar year averaging a goal almost every game. He won the Player of the Year award that year too and was the Bundesliga top scorer.

In the following year, football was stopped midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that didn’t stop Lewandowski from scoring goals at will. The Polish striker scored 47 goals in just 40 games that year and had one of the best individual seasons in football as he won the League and the Champions League. The 33 year old won almost everything there is to win in world football and was named the best player in the Bundesliga.

In 2021, Lewandowski upped his game and became the first player to score 43 League goals in a calendar year, breaking the legendary Gerd Muller’s long standing record. The 33 year old has scored 69 goals uptil now in just 59 games this year and is surely going to add more to his tally. The Polish striker won the Ballon D’or Striker of the Year and also the European Golden Shoe along with the Bundesliga and the DFL Supercup.

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2. Lionel Messi (2011/2012/2013)

Lionel Messi has had numerous brilliant individual seasons where he has broken records for fun. It is tough to narrow it down to just 3 consecutive seasons where his numbers are nothing short of brilliant. However, if we take into account the best goal-scoring years of his career, then 2011, 2012 and 2013 are the best ones to choose.

Messi scored 59 goals in just 70 appearances and provided 36 assists on top of that in 2011. An unbelievable 106 goal contribution in all competitions was just the start of witnessing greatness. Lionel Messi won the league and the Champions League that year and was considered the best player in that year.

Messi had one of the best individual campaigns the following year when he scored 91 goals and provided 22 assists in just 69 games in 2012. The Argentine was just brilliant that year and everything he touched turned to goals. The 34 year old scored 79 goals that year for FC Barcelona alone and won the League and the Ballon D’or that year.

The following year in 2013, Messi suffered from a few injuries which saw him miss out a few games. However, that did not stop him from his goal-scoring form as the Argentine scored 45 goals and provided 16 assists in 47 games that year. He was in a league of his own and was surely the best player in the world that time.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (2011/2012/2013)

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most consistent player in this list in terms of goal-scoring stats and attributes. The Portuguese star was in the form of his life during his Real Madrid days and just could not stop scoring since he matured into a fine footballer during his Manchester United days.

In 2011, Ronaldo started scoring goals for fun and went on to score 60 goals in just 60 appearances, averaging a goal every game. He also provided 18 assists in that year. His incredible consistency saw him win the Portuguese Footballer of the Year. He averaged a goal every 85 minutes that year, which is just unbelievable.

In 2012, Ronaldo kept up with his consistency by scoring 63 goals and providing 13 assists in just 71 appearances. However, he was outshined by Lionel Messi who had the best individual campaign that year. Ronaldo still managed UEFA Champions League top goal-scorer award and was the best player for Real Madrid that season.

The following year, Ronaldo managed to score 69 goals and provide 15 assists in just 59 appearances. The Portuguese became the first player ever to score 60+ goals in 3 consecutive years and that record is still intact. The 36 year old averaged a goal every 72 minutes that season and produced some stellar performances. He was therefore awarded the UEFA Champions League top scorer award and was considered the best player that year.

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Who has been more consistent during the peak of their careers between Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski?

The answer is simple. Cristiano Ronaldo has been the most consistent player out of this list as he is the only player to have scored 60+ goals in 3 consecutive seasons, where as Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski have removed their foot from the pedal during their peaks at some time or the other.

Ronaldo is often regarded as the most clutch player in football history after rescuing his teams many times and winning football matches on his own on countless occasions. The Portuguese is surely one of the best players ever to play the game of football and he is not stopping anytime soon.

Table for the peak of Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo’s careers:

Rank	Name	Club	Years	Goals
3	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	2019/2020/2021	54/47/69
2	Lionel Messi	FC Barcelona	2011/2012/2013	59/91/45
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	2011/2012/2013	60/63/69