Cristiano Ronaldo never tires of blowing up the nets. The 38-year-old Portuguese striker continues to shine with his incredible goalscoring ability, as shown by his club Al-Nassr’s recent victory in the Saudi Professional League. In the 3-0 victory over Al-Akhdoud, the “Bug” contributed to the victory with a brace: first with a powerful right hand and then with a spectacular and unexpected “hat” from outside the penalty area, which throughout surprised the world .
With his two goals, “CR7” reached an incredible total of 48 goals in 52 games in 2023, figures that position him as the third best goalscorer of the year, behind only Englishman Harry Kane and the Norwegian Erling Haaland. However, the overwhelming advantage the Portuguese has over both is the cumulative advantage he has amassed throughout his career, making him the player closest to 1,000 goals.
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How many goals does Cristiano Ronaldo need to reach 1,000?
With his last two conquests in the Saudi League, Cristiano Ronaldo reached the 867 goals, according to key official records. This left him 133 goals shy of reaching four figures, a record that no other footballer has been able to achieve.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Saudi league so far this season. Photo: Al-Nassr
The topic is not without controversy, as other counts award more than a thousand goals to historical football greats such as Josef Bican or Gerd Müller. Brazilian skin and Romário also claimed several times to have exceeded this mark. However, for FIFA, it is the “Bug” that tops the list of all-time top goalscorers.
How many goals does Cristiano Ronaldo have more than Lionel Messi?
A separate competition for Cristiano is the one he has with Lionel Messi in the battle for number 1 on the shortlist. Currently, the Portuguese has a 56-goal advantage over the Argentine, who has scored 821 goals. It is not impossible for “Lio” to close this gap since he is two years younger than Cristiano, even if the long inactivity he will have in the MLS plays against him (he will not be back until between February and March 2024 play).
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Who are the best goalscorers in history?
These are the “Top 10” players with the most goals of all time. The count includes matches in official competitions at club and national team level as well as friendly matches with national representatives only.
What are Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals?
These are the goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in each of the teams he played for.
- Sporting Lisbon: 5
- Manchester United: 145
- Real Madrid: 450
- Juventus: 101
- Al-Nassr: 38
- Portugal national team: 128.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Who will have more goals than him in 2023?
With 48 goals scored this year, “CR7” is in third place on the list of the best goalscorers of the year. Only Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, both with 49 goals, only narrowly surpass him in this ranking.