Cristiano Ronaldo keeps proving to the football world that being 30 years old is not the end of your career as a professional player.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been in scintillating form since he departed Manchester United and joined Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
The Portuguese international has always been in the news for his exploits on the pitch of play for the club week-in week-out.
Despite the influx of new signings into the Saudi Pro League over the summer, the former United, Juventus, and Real Madrid star still stands out.
Aside from his exploits in the Middle East, since Ronaldo turned 30 years old, he has featured in 475 matches and has scored 400 goals.
He has also provided 91 assists as well in the same period.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently 38 years old, has proven to the football world that age is just a number and cannot stop a determined player.
Having arrived at Al-Nassr in January, several rival fans claimed the Portuguese international was ‘finished’ but he has been outstanding so far.
It is believed Al Nassr’s recent signings in the summer have played a big role in Ronaldo’s prolific display that has kept Al Nassr within touching distance of silverwares.
Currently, Cristiano Ronaldo has helped Al-Nassr win 8 out of 11 matches with a goal difference of 14 in the Saudi Pro League.
To put it into perspective, Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored more goals since turning 30 than Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo de Lima who are on 360 and 366 goals respectively.
Also, the feat saw the Portugal captain become the top most scorer in the world with 44 goals since the start of the 2023 season.
He is on same number of goals as Erling Haaland who broke the Premier League goalscoring record on his debut season with Manchester City.
The Portuguese reached this feat with a screamer as Al-Nassr won 2-0 against Al-Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo was also a provider in the match as he assisted Aymeric Laporte score his first goal since signing for Al-Nassr.
After the game, Laporte took to his Instagram page to thank Cristiano Ronaldo as he scored his first goal in the Middle East.
The former Manchester City defender received a headed pass from Ronaldo from close range to slot home his first goal.
Before the assist, Ronaldo netted his 12th goal this season which saw him go top of the goalscoring charts ahead of Al Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese international who was born on 5th February, 1985 and captains both the Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team.
CR7 as he is fondly called is well-known worldwide and regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
The Portuguese international so far has won five Ballon d’Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player.
Ronaldo has won 32 trophies in his career, which includes seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League.
He holds the records for most appearances (183), goals (140), and assists (42) in the Champions League, goals in the European Championship (14), men’s international goals (122), and men’s international appearances (198).
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the few players to have surpassed the professional career appearances over 1000 and has scored over 800 official senior career goals for both his club and country.
