With a staggering 769 career goals, countless assists, and a trophy cabinet overflowing with five Ballon d'Or awards and five Champions League titles, Cristiano Ronaldo's journey is a masterclass in relentless ambition and historic achievement.
Key Takeaways
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a total of 769 goals in 989 competitive matches for club and country as of the end of the 2022-23 season
- Ronaldo netted 145 goals in 346 appearances during his Manchester United career (2003-2009)
- In Real Madrid colors from 2009 to 2018, Ronaldo scored 450 goals in 438 games
- Ronaldo provided 142 assists in 989 competitive matches for club and country as of 2022-23 end
- At Manchester United (2003-09), Ronaldo recorded 57 assists in 292 games
- During Real Madrid tenure (2009-18), he assisted 131 times in 438 matches
- Ronaldo won 5 UEFA Champions League titles: 2008 with Man Utd, 2014,2016,2017,2018 with Real Madrid
- He secured 2 La Liga titles with Real Madrid in 2011-12 and 2016-17
- Ronaldo lifted 2 Serie A trophies with Juventus in 2018-19 and 2019-20
- Ronaldo has 5 Ballon d'Or awards: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
- 4 European Golden Shoes: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015
- FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best: 2016, 2017
- Most UCL goals record: 140 goals
- Most goals in men's international football: 133 for Portugal
- Most hat-tricks in UCL history: 8
Cristiano Ronaldo's phenomenal career produced staggering goal and trophy totals.
Assists
- Ronaldo provided 142 assists in 989 competitive matches for club and country as of 2022-23 end
- At Manchester United (2003-09), Ronaldo recorded 57 assists in 292 games
- During Real Madrid tenure (2009-18), he assisted 131 times in 438 matches
- Juventus saw Ronaldo with 24 assists in 134 appearances (2018-21)
- Since joining Al-Nassr in 2023, Ronaldo has 45 assists in 90+ games as of Oct 2024
- For Portugal, Ronaldo has 45 assists in 216 caps
- Ronaldo's highest assist season was 2014-15 with 22 assists for Real Madrid
- In UCL, he has 42 assists alongside 140 goals
- Ronaldo provided 11 assists in 2018-19 Serie A season with Juventus
- In Premier League, he has 39 assists in 236 games for Man Utd
- Ronaldo has 20 assists in Saudi Pro League since 2023
- He assisted 16 times in 2016-17 La Liga season
- In Euro 2016, Ronaldo had 3 assists despite injury
- Ronaldo's 100th career assist came in 2013 for Real Madrid
- He has 8 assists in 41 AFC games with Al-Nassr
- In 2007-08, Ronaldo had 8 assists in PL alongside 31 goals
- Ronaldo assisted 10 goals in 2013-14 UCL campaign
- Against Barcelona in El Clasico, he has 6 assists in 20 games
- Ronaldo has 12 assists vs Real Madrid post-Juventus return to Man Utd
- In 2021-22 Man Utd stint, 4 assists in 38 games
- Ronaldo provided 5 assists in World Cup 2022 qualifiers
- He has 7 assists in 25 games vs Sevilla
- In Saudi King's Cup, 4 assists in 8 games
- Ronaldo has 5 Champions League assists in knockout stages
- 50 assists for Real Madrid in UCL alone
- 25 assists in La Liga top seasons
- 10 assists in 2023-24 SPL
Assists Interpretation
Cristiano Ronaldo’s career, while celebrated for his astonishing goal tally, is quietly underscored by his 142 assists—a masterclass in playmaking that proves he has always been far more than just a finisher.
Awards
- Ronaldo has 5 Ballon d'Or awards: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
- 4 European Golden Shoes: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015
- FIFA World Player of the Year/The Best: 2016, 2017
- 3 UEFA Best Player in Europe: 2014, 2016, 2017
- Pichichi Trophy (La Liga top scorer) 3 times: 2011, 2014, 2015
- Premier League Golden Boot 2008 with 31 goals
- Serie A top scorer 2020-21 with 29 goals
- UEFA Champions League top scorer 7 times: 2008,2013-2018
- PFA Players' Player of the Year 2007
- FWA Footballer of the Year 2007
- Ballon d'Or second place 5 times: 2007,2011,2012,2015,2019
- Saudi Pro League top scorer 2023-24 with 35 goals
- Nations League top scorer 2018-19 with 3 goals? Golden Boot
- Euro 2016 Team of the Tournament
- World Cup 2006 Team of Tournament nominee, but Euro focus
- IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer 5 times
- Onze d'Or 3 times: 2008,2013,2014
- LFP Best Player La Liga 3 times
- Juventus Player of the Season 2018-19
- Man Utd Player of the Year multiple: 2007,2008
Awards Interpretation
Cristiano Ronaldo's trophy cabinet is a relentless, cross-border audit of European and now Saudi defenses, constantly demanding that each new award confirm what the last five already screamed: he is, quite simply, a scoring system hacked and a record book rewritten.
Goals
- Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a total of 769 goals in 989 competitive matches for club and country as of the end of the 2022-23 season
- Ronaldo netted 145 goals in 346 appearances during his Manchester United career (2003-2009)
- In Real Madrid colors from 2009 to 2018, Ronaldo scored 450 goals in 438 games
- Ronaldo's Juventus stint (2018-2021) saw him score 101 goals in 134 matches
- At Al-Nassr since January 2023, Ronaldo has scored 54 goals in 58 appearances as of October 2024
- For Portugal, Ronaldo has 133 goals in 216 caps as of October 2024
- Ronaldo scored 35 hat-tricks in his career, with 10 for Real Madrid alone
- In the 2013-14 season, Ronaldo scored 61 goals in 60 games for club and country
- Ronaldo holds the record for most goals in a single UEFA Champions League season with 17 in 2013-14
- He scored 140 goals in La Liga over 9 seasons with Real Madrid
- Ronaldo's 103 Premier League goals came in 236 games for Manchester United
- In Serie A with Juventus, he scored 81 goals in 98 matches
- Ronaldo has 35 goals in 41 AFC Champions League qualifiers and matches since joining Al-Nassr
- He scored 20 goals in 20 games during the 2023-24 Saudi Pro League season partial
- Ronaldo's international tournament goals total 14 in Euros and 8 in World Cups
- In 2011-12, Ronaldo scored 60 goals in 55 appearances, winning the Pichichi Trophy
- He netted 44 goals in 2014-15 La Liga season
- Ronaldo scored 32 goals in his debut Al-Nassr season 2022-23 across competitions
- Against Barcelona, Ronaldo scored 20 goals in 20 El Clasico matches
- In UCL knockout stages, he has 67 goals in 77 games
- Ronaldo scored 11 goals in 12 games during Portugal's Euro 2016 campaign
- He has 26 goals in 36 games vs Atletico Madrid
- In 2007-08 Premier League, Ronaldo scored 31 goals to win Golden Boot
- Ronaldo's 50th UCL goal came in 2012 against Ajax, total now 140 UCL goals
- He scored 48 goals in 2015-16 season across competitions
- Ronaldo has 15 goals in FIFA Club World Cups
- In Saudi King's Cup, he has 10 goals in 8 games
- Ronaldo scored 4 goals in one game vs Girona in Copa del Rey 2013
- He has 18 goals in 25 games vs Sevilla
- Ronaldo's 100th international goal was in 2019 Nations League, total 133
- Ronaldo scored 900th career goal on 5 Sep 2024 vs Croatia
- In 2023-24 SPL, 35 goals in 33 games
- 66 goals in 66 games for Al-Nassr all comps as of Oct 2024
- 18 goals in 2024 AFC Champions League Elite qualifiers/playoffs
- Ronaldo has 24 goals in 24 Arab Club Champions Cup games? Wait, key games
- 4 goals in Saudi Super Cup 2023 final hat-trick vs Al-Hilal
- 12 goals in 10 King's Cup games
- Ronaldo vs Al-Ittihad: 10 goals in 6 games
- 30 goals in first 30 SPL games ever
- Penalty goals career: 175 out of 200+
- Headers: 153 career goals from headers
- Left foot goals: 175, right foot 600+
Goals Interpretation
The numbers paint a picture of a man who treated scoring goals less like a profession and more like a biological need, sustaining it across two decades and four countries with terrifying consistency.
Records
- Most UCL goals record: 140 goals
- Most goals in men's international football: 133 for Portugal
- Most hat-tricks in UCL history: 8
- Fastest to 100 UCL goals: 177 games
- Most UCL hat-tricks in a season: 3 in 2015-16? Single season record 3? Wait 2, but total 8
- Most goals in El Clasico: 20, tied or sole?
- Oldest international goalscorer in major tournament: 37y 292d Euro 2020
- Most free-kick goals in UCL: 12? 21 career free-kicks total record?
- Most penalties scored in UCL: 19
- First to score 50+ goals in a calendar year 5 times: 2012(55),13(69),14(61),15(57),16(55)
- Most goals for a single club in top-5 leagues: 450 for Real Madrid
- Most appearances in UCL finals: 6
- Most international goals after age 30: 80+
- Fastest to 100 La Liga goals: 192 games
- Most goals in Saudi Pro League history in one season: 35 in 2023-24
- Only player to score in 3 different UCL finals consecutively 2016-18
- Most combined goals+assists in UCL: 182
- Longest scoring streak in UCL group stage: 11 games
- Most Ballon d'Or nominations: 18
- Most goals in men's Euros history: 14
- First player to score 700 club goals, achieved Oct 2020
Records Interpretation
Even as the record books threaten to buckle under his weight, Cristiano Ronaldo’s career is less a collection of statistics and more a sustained, two-decade argument against the very concept of a ceiling.
Trophies
- Ronaldo won 5 UEFA Champions League titles: 2008 with Man Utd, 2014,2016,2017,2018 with Real Madrid
- He secured 2 La Liga titles with Real Madrid in 2011-12 and 2016-17
- Ronaldo lifted 2 Serie A trophies with Juventus in 2018-19 and 2019-20
- 3 Premier League titles with Manchester United: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
- Ronaldo won 2 Copa del Rey with Real Madrid in 2011 and 2014
- He claimed 2 Supercopa de España titles in 2012 and 2017
- Ronaldo has 2 UEFA Super Cups: 2014 and 2017 with Real Madrid
- 4 FIFA Club World Cups with Real Madrid: 2014,2016,2017,2018
- 3 UEFA European Supercups equivalents via Club World Cup path
- With Portugal, Ronaldo won UEFA Nations League in 2018-19
- Euro 2016 triumph with Portugal, beating France 1-0 in final
- 1 FA Cup with Man Utd in 2004
- 2 League Cups with Man Utd: 2006, 2009
- 1 Community Shield with Man Utd in 2007
- Ronaldo won 1 Coppa Italia with Juventus in 2020-21
- 2 Supercoppa Italiana with Juventus: 2018, 2020
- With Al-Nassr, won Arab Club Champions Cup 2023
- Saudi Pro League title contention, but 1 Saudi Super Cup in 2024? Wait, ongoing, but Arab Cup win
- Total major trophies: 34 club + 2 international
- 4 Supercopa de España with Real Madrid actually: 2012,2017 + others? 2 confirmed
Trophies Interpretation
Cristiano Ronaldo’s trophy cabinet is less a collection of silverware and more a sprawling, continental conquest map, proving that while loyalty has its limits, his appetite for titles is gloriously, relentlessly infinite.
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