Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first male player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, achieving the feat in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo scored a historic goal from 6 yards on Nuno Mendes’ cross to give Portugal a 2-0 lead in the 34th minute. Let us tell you, Portugal won this match 2-1. As soon as the ball hit the net, Ronaldo fell to the ground, visibly emotional as he achieved another important milestone in his illustrious career.
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With this goal, 39-year-old Ronaldo has now scored 131 goals in international football. During his club career, Ronaldo has scored 450 goals for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 101 for Juventus and 68 for his current team Al Nassr. Additionally, he scored five goals for Sporting Lisbon, the club where he started his professional career.
Argentine legend and World Cup winner Lionel Messi is second after Ronaldo in the list of scoring most goals. He has scored 842 goals in his career so far and he is 58 goals behind Ronaldo. Whereas Brazilian legend Pele is at third place in the list with 765.
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Ronaldo said of his achievement, “It means a lot. It was a milestone I wanted to reach for a long time. I knew I would reach this number because as I continue playing , It will happen naturally.”
He continued on his reaction, “It was emotional because it is a milestone. It feels like any other milestone, but only I and the people around me know that working every day, physically And staying psychologically fit is so difficult to score 900 goals. It’s a unique milestone in my career.”
