Last weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo broke Josef Bican's record for the most goals by a single player in the history of men's professional football.The 37-year-old scored a magnificent hat-trick for Manchester United in a 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.Ronaldo has now found the back of the net an astonishing 807 times for club and country, a total which almost beggars belief.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner's record haul will likely remain intact for decades to come, with Lionel Messi the only man who stands a chance of surpassing him.However, while the Paris Saint-Germain superstar has scored fewer goals, there is one department in which he's superior to Ronaldo and that is goals-per-game.Messi boasts a record of 0.79 in that regard, while Ronaldo is on 0.73 at the time of writing.But Messi's impressive ratio is far from the best among the 30 highest goalscorers in the history of football, according to the folks over at Neogol.Amazingly, the Argentine genius has to settle for joint-16th place and you can check out who's ahead of him by going through our 30-man list below.

30. Rivaldo (Brazil) - 0.43

Games: 1033 | Goals: 446

29. Henrik Larsson (Sweden) - 0.54

Games: 874 | Goals: 471

28. Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) - 0.58

Games: 883 | Goals: 516

=26. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) - 0.60

Games: 956 | Goals: 572

=26. Roberto Dinamite (Brazil) - 0.60

Games: 838 | Goals: 507

25. Luis Suarez (Uruguay) - 0.61

Games: 846 | Goals: 517

VALLADOLID, SPAIN - MAY 22: Luis Suarez of Atletico de Madrid celebrates after scoring their side's second goal during the La Liga Santander match between Real Valladolid CF and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla on May 22, 2021 in Valladolid, Spain. Sporting stadiums around Spain remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors (Photo by Angel M

=23. Zico (Brazil) - 0.68

Games: 773 | Goals: 522

=23. Alberto Spencer (Ecuador) - 0.68

Games: 662 | Goals: 451

22. Jimmy Greaves (England) - 0.71

Games: 660 | Goals: 466

=20. Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina) - 0.72

Games: 706 | Goals: 509

=20. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) - 0.72

Games: 797 | Goals: 576

19. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 0.73

Games: 1111 | Goals: 807

NORWICH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 11: Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United celebrates after scoring his sides first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Norwich City and Manchester United at Carrow Road on December 11, 2021 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

18. Dixie Dean (England) - 0.74

Games: 601 | Goals: 442

=16. Jef Mermans (Belgium) - 0.79

Games: 629 | Goals: 500

=16. Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 0.79

Games: 960 | Goals: 759

15. Romario (Brazil) - 0.80

Games: 961 | Goals: 772

14. Uwe Seeler (Germany) - 0.83

Games: 592 | Goals: 489

13. Stjepan Bobek (Croatia/Yugoslavia) - 0.87

Games: 554 | Goals: 480

11. Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden) - 0.91

Games: 548 | Goals: 498

=10. Eusebio (Portugal) - 0.92

Games: 596 | Goals: 547

=10. Pele (Brazil) - 0.92

Games: 831 | Goals: 767

9. Gerd Muller (Germany) - 0.93

Games: 793 | Goals: 735

8. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) - 0.99

Games: 746 | Goals: 741

7. Jimmy McGrory (Scotland) - 1.02

Games: 515 | Goals: 528

=5. Ferenc Bene (Hungary) - 1.03

Games: 493 | Goals: 508

=5. Gyula Zsengellér (Hungary) - 1.03

Games: 433 | Goals: 448

4. Jimmy Jones (Northern Ireland) - 1.05

Games: 614 | Goals: 647

3. Imre Schlosser (Hungary) - 1.22

Games: 388 | Goals: 475

2. Isidro Lángara (Spain) - 1.27

Games: 414 | Goals: 525

1. Josef Bican (Czech Republic) - 1.51

Games: 530 | Goals: 805

The Czech Republic's 87-year-old former international striker Josef "Peppi" Bican holds up the trophy for the world's most often best goal scorer of the national top divsions of all time during a ceremony of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFH) in Rotenburg January 8, 2001. Bizan won the title ahead of Brazil's superstars Pele and Romario. KP/WS

So, among the active players in the list above, Messi possesses the best goals-per-game ratio.

But he is still nowhere close to matching those at the top, with Bican's astounding record of 1.51 virtually impossible to equal in the modern game.