Ronaldo’s Record-Breaking Career: A look at the numbers
Cristiano Ronaldo’s impressive career has left a trail of remarkable records in its wake, both at the international and club levels.
Here are some of the most noteworthy ones:
International:
– Ronaldo holds the record for most international goals with 123 in 201 appearances, surpassing Ali Daei’s previous record in September 2021.
– He also holds the record for most appearances for Portugal with 201.
– Ronaldo is the most capped player in the history of men’s international football, surpassing Al-Mutawa’s record in March 2023.
– Following his brace against Liechtenstein in a Euro qualifier, Ronaldo became the first-ever player to score 100 competitive international goals.
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– Ronaldo is the only player to score in 11 consecutive international tournaments, between 2004 and 2022.
– He is the first and only player to score in five World Cups.
– Ronaldo holds the record for Portugal’s youngest (21 years & 132 days) and oldest (37 years & 292 days) goalscorer at a World Cup.
– He has scored more European Championship goals than any other player in history, with 14.
– In 2017, Ronaldo scored an impressive 32 international goals (club and national team), which is the most by any player in a calendar year.
European:
– Ronaldo is the first player to score 10 or more Champions League goals for three different clubs.
– He holds the record for most Champions League goals in history with 141, which is 12 more than Messi’s previous record of 129.
– Ronaldo broke the record for most goals in a European campaign, scoring an impressive 17 Champions League goals in the 2013-14 season.
– He has scored in four Champions League finals, more than any other player.
– Ronaldo is just the third player to score against a specific opponent with three different clubs in a Champions League match against Lyon in 2020.
Manchester United:
– Ronaldo was the first player to win both the Premier League Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season, during his time at Manchester United in 2007-08.
– Ronaldo holds Manchester United’s record for most goals in a Premier League season with an impressive total of 31.
– He is also Manchester United’s only player to ever win a Puskas award, which he received for his goal against Porto in 2009.
– Ronaldo is Manchester United’s only player to be named in the World Player of the Year award, which he won during his time at Old Trafford in 2008.
Real Madrid:
– Ronaldo broke the record for scoring more than 50 goals in consecutive seasons, having achieved this feat six times between 2011 and 2016.
– He is Real Madrid’s top goalscorer in history with an astonishing total of 451 goals in just 438 games, which is more than Raul Gonzalez’s previous record of 323 goals in 741 games.
– Ronaldo is Real Madrid’s leading scorer in La Liga with an impressive total of 312 strikes.
– He has scored more games with three or more goals than any other Real Madrid player in La Liga history with a total of 34 games.
– In the 2014-15 season, Ronaldo scored an impressive total of 61 goals across all competitions, which is the highest number of goals scored by any Real Madrid player in a single season.
Juventus:
– After breaking Juventus’ all-time record for most goals scored in a single season with a total of 37 goals across all competitions during his time at Juventus, Ronaldo became just the second Portuguese player to score a hat trick in Serie A history against Cagliari in January 2020.
– He moved ahead of Rui Costa as Portugal’s highest goalscorer in Italy’s top flight with a total of 101 goals during his time at Juventus.
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