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May 23, 2025
It's been record after record and even when the football world thinks there's not anything else left, Ronaldo surprises everyone by setting a new milestone in his career journey...
Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably one of the best players the world has ever seen. He played this beautiful game since he was a little boy and he's still active to this day at the age of 40. Over his long-lasting career, he managed to win 33 major trophies and numerous other smaller cups. This astonishing Portuguese player also won many individual accolades, including 5 Ballon d’Or awards. Cristiano Ronaldo even set some incredible world records that may stay for a very long time. Keep reading to discover all the important records set by Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo - Records are meant to be broken
We start off with the most incredible world records held by Cristiano Ronaldo. This includes his achievements at club and international levels. Here's the list of the most important records:
• The player with the most goals in top-level competitions (934)
• Most international goals in history (136)
• Most Ballon d’Or nominations (18)
• Most international hat-tricks (10) – shared with Lionel Messi
• Most competitive international goals in history (114)
• Most international wins in football history (132)
• The only player to score 30+ goals for country and club in 15 consecutive years
• The only player to score 40+ goals in 13 different calendar years
• The only player to score 50+ goals in 7 different calendar years and in 5 and 6 consecutive years
• The only player to score 60+ goals in 4 different calendar years
• Most goals in a calendar year in the country and international club competitions (32)
• Only player to win a league title, Champions League, domestic cup, Club World Cup, domestic Supercup, Ballon d'Or, and Golden Shoe at 2 clubs (Manchester United and Real Madrid)
• Most World Cup finals tournaments to score in (5)
• Most international caps in men’s international football (219)
• Oldest player to score a hat-trick at the World Cup finals (33 years and 130 days)
Knowing these records may help you make up your mind when betting on Ronaldo's Al-Nassr at top bookmakers in UK. Just make sure to check other stats before deciding on your wager.
Cristiano Ronaldo is also responsible for setting numerous records on the European football scene. Below we’ll list some of the main Champions League records that are crucial to know:
• Most Champions League goals overall (140)
• Most Champions League matches played overall (183)
• Most Champions League matches won (115)
• Most Champions League assists overall (42)
• Most Champions League penalties scored (19)
• Most goals in a Champions League season (17) – season 2013/14
• Most goals in Champions League knockout stages (67)
• Most times as the Champions League top scorer (7)
• Most Champions League final wins (5)
• Player with the most hat-tricks in the Champions League overall (8) – tied with Lionel Messi
Football fans should know that Ronaldo has the most UEFA Men's Player of the Year/ Club Footballer of the Year Awards (4). No one will be able to break this record as UEFA decided to stop giving this award. Additionally, Ronaldo also features the most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year (15).
We can name several other eye-catching Champions League records set by Ronaldo that might intrigue you. Among them are the following:
• The only player to score in 3 Champions League finals
• The only player to score in 11 consecutive Champions League matches
• One of two players to score in all 6 Champions League group-stage matches
• Most hat-tricks in a single Champions League season (3) – season 2016/17
• Most consecutive Champions League away matches with goals (12) – 2013/15
• Most Champions League final goals (4)
• Most Champions League goals in the quarter-finals (25)
• Most Champions League goals in the semi-finals (13)
• Most Champions League goals in the group stage (11)
• Most Champions League away goals (63)
• Most direct free-kick goals in the Champions League (12)
Ronaldo’s appearances in the UEFA EURO competitions helped him get one more recognition from the Guinness World Records. This time for the most international wins in football history. With that in mind, here are some spectacular EURO records held by Ronaldo:
• Most EURO goals overall (55)
• Most EURO appearances overall (74)
• Most EURO finals appearances (30)
• Most goals scored in UEFA EURO finals tournaments (14)
• Most assists in a UEFA EURO finals competition (7)
• The only player to participate in 6 UEFA EURO finals
• Most UEFA EURO finals tournament to score in (5)
• The only player to score 3 goals at multiple EURO finals
• Most goals in World Cups and UEFA European Championships (22)
Cristiano Ronaldo next game for Al Nassr is on May 26, against Al Fateh, for the Saudi Super League. You can watch Al Fateh vs Al Nassr, Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad, PSG vs Reims, Manchester United vs Aston Villa, Southampton vs Arsenal and Fulham vs Man City, all matches provided from our football live game pages.
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Al Fateh vs Al Nassr kick-off time (26-05-2025):
Beijing (China) | UTC/GMT+7: 02:00
India (New Delhi) | UTC/GMT+4.30: 23:30
Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) | UTC/GMT+2: 21:00
Spain (Madrid) | UTC/GMT+1: 20:00
Portugal and England (Lisbon/London) | UTC/GMT+0: 19:00
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | UTC/GMT-3: 16:00
New York (United States) | UTC/GMT-4: 15:00
Los Angeles (United States) | UTC/GMT-7: 12:00
Sources: ronaldo7.net / uefa.com / goal.com / beinsports.com
