Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the greatest footballers to play the game. The Portugal captain started his career back in 2002 and continues to deliver at the highest level of football. The forward presently plays for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League and has been amazing for the Middle East club since he joined back in 2023. As his club season ended on Monday, he will be next in action for the UEFA Euro 2024.
CR7 has had a stellar 2023/24 season, as he became the first footballer to earn the unique record of winning the Golden Boot in four different leagues of the World. First, he did with Manchester United, in England, then Real Madrid in Spain, after that Juventus in Italy, and currently for Al Nassr. He became the first footballer to achieve the milestone, he also surpassed the record of Abderrazak Hamdallah who previously scored 34 goals in a season, as he took his tally to 35 on Monday.
Over the years he has made some big records to his name as the former Madrid forward had a brilliant on-field battle with Lionel Messi, over 15 years of their careers. The former's football career is almost towards the end and as he has passed his prime, we will look at the records that are impossible to break.
Here are the top 5 Cristiano Ronaldo Records that have not been broken
5. Scoring 300 La Liga goals in just 286 games
Ronaldo's best time of his footballing career was in Spain for Madrid. He remains the top scorer for the club with 451 goals after his nine seasons in Spain. He has the record of scoring the fastest 300 goals in the league as he achieved the milestone in just 286 games for the club. He also holds the record for reaching 100 goals and 200 goals faster than any other player in La Liga history.
4. 10+ goals in seven UCL seasons
Called by the name of 'Mr. UCL' the Portuguese footballer is the best when it comes to playing in the UEFA Champions League over the years he has been scoring a lot of goals for Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Sporting Lisbon. He has scored 140 goals in the Champions League and has surpassed 10 goals or more in seven different Champions League campaigns which is another record that is impossible to be broken.
3. Top Scorer in 4 different Leagues
The winger has played in three top division leagues of the world, starting his career with Sporting Lisbon, then travelling to top tier English Premier League, where he played for six seasons and then for Los Blancos, and then in Serie A, and presently in Saudi Pro League. On Monday achieved the record of becoming the first player to be the leading goal scorer for four different leagues he has played for.
2. Most goals in international football
Ronaldo will be back in action for Portugal for the UEFA Euro 2024. The leading goal scorer for the tournament will be looking to add more to his tally. After making his Portugal debut in 2003, Ronaldo scored 133 goals in 216 games and broke Ali Daei, an Iranian striker who played for the national team for 13 years and scored 109 goals. The footballer also stands tall alone in the international goal scorer circuit.
1. 60+ goals in four consecutive calendar years
Ronaldo has spent 22 years in the top level of football, he has achieved another milestone of scoring 60+ goals in four different seasons. He scored 60, 63, 69, and 61 goals annually between 2011 and 2014, respectively. He missed three goals to achieve the same record for the fifth consecutive time.