Cristiano Ronaldo is a free agent after Manchester United’s decision to terminate his deal. Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Complete stats of a goal-machine
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Real Madrid, Man United and Portugal icon. Will anybody ever getter these goal-stats?
Cristiano Ronaldo is a free agent after Manchester United’s decision to terminate his deal. Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP.
Cristiano Ronaldo has come a long way. Let’s map his goal-scoring journey from flamboyant teenage winger at Man United to Real Madrid goal-machine and everything in between.
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Cristiano Ronaldo still going strong after two decades
The Al-Nassr striker has 12 goals in 16 games for his new club, which isn’t a bad record considering he’s 38 years old. Rewind to where it all began for Ronaldo at Sporting in Lisbon where he bagged five goals in 31 appearances before catching the eye of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Ronaldo as a Red Devil
CR7 spent two stints with Man United where he scored 145 goals in 346 appearances. He won the Champions League there in 2008 after an astonishing season which saw him score 42 goals in 37 appearances across all competitions. Although things ended on a sour note between Ronaldo and the club at the end of 2022, he is still adored at Old Trafford.
Ronny in Italy
Not content with domination of English and Spanish football, Ronaldo scored 101 times in the famous black and white jersey of Juventus during 134 appearances for the Old Lady.
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CR7 as Real Madrid was iconic
The great man scored a whopping 450 goals in 438 Los Blancos appearances, winning four Champions League crowns along the way too. This was the most ridiculous, superhuman version of the man.
Rinaldo is a national hero in Portugal
He led the side to Euro 2016 glory, their first and only major trophy, and he’s scored 122 times in 198 appearances for them. That makes him the most prolific international goal-scorer in the men’s game. Overall, across club and country, Ronaldo has scored 835 goals in 1163 appearances. Truly astonishing.
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