Cristiano Ronaldo Sets New Records and Rewrites Football History

October 21, 2024

In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo set several new records. One of his most significant achievements was his 100th competitive victory with the Portuguese national team. The record was set on 13 October 2024 in a game against the Polish team, which took place within the Nations League.

Ronaldo's Goal Records

Ronaldo is known, first of all, as a player who consistently scores goals. The athlete is considered to be the top goal scorer in the history of football. Ronaldo has scored 906 goals in the gates of opponents during his career. The record was set in the third round of the 2024 Nations League in a match against Poland. The athlete sent the ball into an empty opponent's goal after Rafael Leao hit the bar.

Other scoring records:

  • In the national team - 128;

  • At the Euros - 14;

  • In Euro qualifiers - 25;

  • In international games at club level - 136;

  • In the UEFA Champions League - 140;

  • In European Cups - 145;

  • For Real Madrid - 450.

Ronaldo's Records for Matches Played

Ronaldo is famous not only for his stable goals in different championships. The footballer is also known for active participation in matches. For example, Ronaldo is the record holder for the number of games in the Euros. The footballer played 21 matches. Especially bright individual performance of the player showed in 2020. The footballer became the top scorer, but at the same time played only 4 games.

Ronaldo's active play explains how he became the first player to win 100 times in the Champions League. He also became the first player to score 100 goals in this tournament. The 100th goal was scored in 2017 when the Champions League return game against Bayern Munich was taking place. The footballer made a hat-trick, with Ronaldo scoring 2 goals when extra minutes were appointed.

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Ronaldo's Records for Hat-Tricks, Assists and Penalties

The sportsman is also a record-breaker in terms of statistical indicators. For example, the footballer is considered the oldest player who made a hat-trick at a world tournament. The record was set when Ronaldo was 33 years and 130 days old.

The athlete is considered the record holder for the number of hat-tricks in a career in the UEFA Champions League. The player's record is eight trebles. The record was achieved in 2019, in the return game of one eighth of the Champions League. Juventus was playing against Atletico. Then the athlete equalled the corresponding indicator with Messi. The match ended with a score of 3:0, that is, it was Ronaldo's goals that provided the composition with victory.

In addition, the athlete has a record for hat-tricks in other championships:

  • In one season in the Spanish tournament - 8;

  • In all matches involving Spain - 44;

  • For Real Madrid in the Spanish tournament - 34.

Despite the high efficiency in attack, the footballer was also noted for his assists. The athlete became the top assistant in the history of the Champions League, made 42 effective passes. In the same league, the footballer set a record for successful penalty kicks - the corresponding indicator of the player is 18. In the Spanish tournament, the athlete realised 61 penalties. In the Euro 2024 match against the French squad, Ronaldo set another record - the player successfully realised 4 penalties. Thanks to this, Portugal was able to defeat France.

Separately, we can note the penta-tricks. Like Lionel Messi, Ronaldo scored 5 goals 2 times. Both penta-tricks the athlete made in La Liga games with an interval of 6 months. The footballer made his first penta-trick on 5 April 2015, when he played for Real Madrid against Granada. Six months later, the player scored 5 goals in a match against Espanol.

Other Records of Ronaldo

In addition to those presented above, the footballer set other records. For example, the athlete scored goals in the gates of the largest number of national teams. Ronaldo brought his teams points in matches with the compositions of 47 countries. The footballer became the first to score 100 points for one club in the Champions League. This team was Real Madrid. Ronaldo is also the only athlete in the history of the UEFA Champions League to score:

  • From 10 goals for 7 consecutive seasons;

  • 19 goals in one year;

  • Goals in 11 consecutive games;

  • In 3 final matches.

Updated Nov 20, 2:00 AM UTC