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We’re used to Cristiano Ronaldo reaching milestone after milestone by now – and the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was at it again on Saturday night.
With the mass exodus of big names from the top European leagues to the Saudi Pro League this summer, it’s easy to forget that Ronaldo was the first superstar to join the competition – but he’s never far from reminding everyone he’s still alive and kicking (and scoring).
The veteran forward, 38, bagged his 12th goal of the season in all competitions this season – his sixth in the league – as Al-Nassr thumped Al-Hazm 5-1 away from home.
And the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus man’s 68th-minute strike was an historic one: it was the 850th goal of his career.
Ronaldo has found the net a whopping 727 times at club level – including a club-record 450 for Real – and a further 123 for Portugal, the most goals ever scored by a male player in international football.
For Al-Nassr alone, he’s scored 26 goals in 30 games since signing in January this year.
Unsurprisingly, Ronaldo was pretty chuffed with his latest achievement. In an Instagram post after the match, he said: “Another great team performance! We keep improving. Let’s go Al-Nassr. 850 career goals and still counting!”
Sadio Mane was also on the scoresheet for Al-Nassr, who sit four points off top spit in the Saudi Pro League after five games of the 2023/24 campaign.
Next up for Ronaldo is a double-header of Euro 2024 qualifiers with Portugal, against Slovakia and Luxembourg.
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