Ronaldo reaches 900 career goals - the numbers behind the landmark

Cristiano Ronaldo reached a important milestone connected Thursday by scoring nan 900th extremity of his illustrious career.

The 39-year-old struck for Portugal successful their Nations League crippled against Croatia, putting them 2-0 up.

It prompted an affectional ceremony by nan forward, arsenic he dropped to his knees by nan area emblem successful tears.

The extremity was his 131st for his country, while he has besides scored astatine nine level for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and existent nine Al-Nassr.

Such is Ronaldo's longevity that if personification was calved erstwhile he scored nan first competitory extremity of his profession they would now beryllium 21.

He struck a double for Portugal's Sporting connected 7 October 7 2002, astatine nan property of 17 years 8 months and 3 days successful a 3-0 triumph against Moreirense.

He past moved to Manchester United, scoring 118 goals successful 293 games for nan Red Devils earlier joining Real Madrid successful 2009 for a past world grounds 94m euros (£80m).

In 9 years astatine nan Spanish giants he scored 450 goals earlier making nan move to Italy to subordinate Juventus.

He added different 101 goals to his tally during his 3 years pinch nan Italian nine earlier returning to United, wherever he would people 27 goals successful 54 games.

But a return to nan Red Devils did not person nan fairytale ending and successful 2023 he made nan move to Saudi Arabia pinch Al-Nassr wherever he has sewage 68 goals and counting.

There is nary cardinal database to found men's football's all-time apical scorer, but Ronaldo was already starring nan measurement for charismatic games astatine a precocious level.

The Czech shot relation says Josef Bican, who played successful Czechoslovakia and Austria, scored 821 goals successful charismatic matches. Elsewhere his tally is placed astatine 805 - but those see reserve-team and non-official world goals.

Brazil legends Pele and Romario separately declare to person scored much than 1,000 goals each, but select retired friendlies and those numbers driblet down to nan 700s.

Unofficial statisticians RSSSF,, external opportunity Pele (769), Romario and Ferenc Puskas (both 761) are nan players nearest to Ronaldo astatine nan elite extremity of football.

Lionel Messi, Ronaldo's long-time rival has scored 867 profession goals to date.

Time is not connected Ronaldo's broadside since he is now 39, but nan seasoned is wished to support connected playing until he has reached nan unthinkable fig of 1,000 profession goals.

Speaking to his erstwhile Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand successful an question and reply connected his YouTube channel, Ronaldo said he was assured he could deed nan milestone wrong nan adjacent mates of years.

"I want to scope 1,000 goals," he said.

"If I don't person immoderate injuries, this for maine is nan astir important [thing], I want that.

"All nan goals I person scored, they person video."