Cristiano Ronaldo created football history by scoring a historic goal for Portugal in the Nations League match against Croatia
Cristiano Ronaldo has reached another astonishing milestone in his illustrious career by scoring his 900th goal for club and country.
Portugal Captain He became the first man in history to reach this astonishing stat when he scored against Croatia in the Nations League on Thursday night.
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His latest goal takes his tally for his country to 131, further increasing the gap between him and his arch-rival. Lionel Messi But All-time goal scoring chart.
Ronaldo is in first place with 838 goals in 1069 games, while Messi is in second place.
The 900th goal of his career came in the 34th minute at the Estádio do Benfica, where he headed in Nuno Mendes’ cross to score Portugal’s second goal in a 2–0 win.
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He sprinted to the corner flag, where he knelt down and flashed a smile as he finally got his name on the score sheet for Portugal.
Speaking after the win, Ronaldo said, “900 goals sounds like any other milestone, but only I know how hard it is to work hard every day to score that 900th goal.”
“This is a unique achievement in my career. I don’t break records… they just bother me!”
Ronaldo failed to score at Euro 2024, leaving many wondering if he should call time on his international career, but the veteran has now silenced his naysayers.
East real Madrid And Manchester United This incredible achievement by the icon is all the more remarkable as he is still going strong at the age of 39.
However, the superstar insisted that he is not done yet and now has his eyes set on a ridiculous milestone.
Speaking to a former Manchester United teammate rio ferdinand on your youtube channelRonaldo said that he wants to touch the magical figure of 1,000 goals.
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Top 10 highest goalscorers of all time
- Cristiano Ronaldo (900 goals in 1,236 games)
- Lionel Messi (838 goals in 1,069 games)
- Josef Bican (805+ goals in 530+ games)
- Romario (772 goals in 994 games)
- Pele (757 goals in 831 games)
- Ferenc Puskas (746+ goals in 754+ games)
- Gerd Müller (734 goals in 793 games)
- Ferenc Deak (576+ goals, total games unknown)
- Uwe Seeler (575+ goals, total games unknown)
- Tulio Maravilha (575 goals, total games unknown)
“The most important thing for me is if I don’t get injured, that’s what I want,” Ronaldo said.
“For me, the best goal in football is first of all to reach 900 goals. After that, my challenge is to reach 1,000 goals.”
brazil icon First He is considered by some to be the greatest goalscorer of all time, with FIFA crediting him with 1,281 goals, but it is now widely acknowledged that hundreds of those goals came in friendly matches.
Referring to Pele’s alleged goal, Ronaldo said: “One difference is that every goal I score, I have a video. So I can prove it’s (real).”
It would take something extraordinary to reach that figure, but given what Ronaldo has achieved in his glittering career, it is nothing short of shocking.
He has not let up at club level either, scoring 51 goals in 49 Saudi Pro League games for Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo is Portugal’s all-time top goalscorer, while Pauleta is second with 47 goals from 1997 to 2006.
Apart from this, he also holds the record for playing most matches, his match against Croatia was his 213th match for Portugal.
The figure is 67 caps ahead of the former Wolves midfielder joao moutinhoWho retired from international football in 2022.
As far as Ronaldo’s remaining goals apart from international matches are concerned, he has scored 769 goals in various clubs.
His most prolific years were his nine years with Spanish giants Real Madrid, where he scored 450 goals in 438 matches.
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