Cristiano Ronaldo continues to make his story as one of football's greatest living legends. At 38 years old, the Portuguese national team striker continues to break records and compete at the highest level. With 54 goals scored by his team Al Nassr and the national team in 2023, the Portuguese was the top scorer of the year, a mark he reached for the fifth time in his career.
This Saturday, December 30, “CR7” contributed a goal to Al Nassr’s 4-1 win over Al-Taawon in the Saudi Professional League. Cristiano ended up scoring with a powerful header to mark his team's fifth consecutive game and add 20 goals in the tournament.
With this record, the former Real Madrid player cemented himself at the top this calendar year, ahead of footballers such as Kylian Mbappé (52 goals), Harry Kane (52) and Erling Haaland (50).
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What did Cristiano Ronaldo say after becoming top scorer in 2023?
After Al Nassr's victory in the Saudi league, the “Bug” spoke to the press and did not hide his satisfaction with this success. Furthermore, he proposed to achieve this again the following year.
“2023 was a great year for me overall and individually. I am very happy to be the top scorer in the world. Next year I will try again,” he explained.
In which other years was Cristiano Ronaldo the top scorer?
These are the four previous times “CR7” has reached this mark while he was a Real Madrid player.
- 2011: 60 goals
- 2013: 69 goals
- 2014: 61 goals
- 2015: 57 goals
Relive Cristiano Ronaldo's final goal of 2023
The Al Nassr striker scored in the 90+2 minute to make it 4-1 against Al Taawon. Cristiano managed to head in a cross from his teammate from the right wing.