Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top goalscorer of all time, surpassing his rivals Lionel Messi and Pele. He achieved this milestone by setting records for Manchester United, Portugal, and Real Madrid. Recently, he led his team, Al-Nassr, to a victory in the AFC Champions League knock-out stages by scoring the only goal of the match. This marked his 1000th club appearance and also his first goal of 2024.
Throughout his two-decade-long career, Ronaldo has broken numerous records. He began his journey at Sporting CP before moving to another club. It was during his time there that he rose to fame, winning four UCL titles. Considered one of the greatest players in history, Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals and assists in the UCL.
In total, Ronaldo has won 33 senior trophies, including five UCL titles, three Premier League titles, two La Liga and Copa del Rey titles, two Serie A titles, and three FIFA Club World Cups. He also led the Portuguese national team to a historic UEFA European Championship title in 2016.
Ronaldo scored his first goal of 2024 against Al-Fahya in the AFC Champions League round of 16. This extends his incredible streak of scoring at least one goal every year for 23 consecutive years since 2002. Throughout his career, Ronaldo has maintained an impressive average of 0.72 goals per game.
His time at Real Madrid was particularly noteworthy, with remarkable goal-scoring seasons in 2010-11, 2011-12, and 2014-15. This season, he has continued to excel, scoring 31 goals in 32 matches. He finished 2023 as the world’s leading goal-scorer.
Playing for Al-Nassr in the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League, Ronaldo scored his 874th goal in his 1000th appearance for any club. He is also the highest international goalscorer of all time.
In November 2022, Ronaldo became the first player to score 800 top-flight career goals (club and country combined). He achieved this feat during a match against Arsenal in the English Premier League. Out of his total number of goals, 746 have been scored at the club level.
Football pundits have acknowledged that Ronaldo’s goal-scoring records are immense and would be difficult for any player to match. To approach his record, a player would need to consistently score 50 goals per season for 17 seasons. However, even achieving this remarkable feat would still leave the player 14 goals short of Ronaldo’s mark.
According to the Source firstsportz.com