On the night of December 22, Ronaldo scored and assisted in Al Nassr’s 3-1 victory over Al Ettifaq in round 18 of the Saudi Pro League. He has 51 goals and has 2 more matches to improve his achievement.

Ronaldo may end 2023 as the world’s number one scorer because Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (both 52 goals) no longer have a chance to improve their achievements. Meanwhile, Erling Haaland (50 goals) is injured. Pep Guardiola confirmed that it is unclear when the Norwegian international can return.

Al Nassr will face Al Ittihad on December 27 and Al Taawon on December 31 before closing out 2023. For the first time since 2017, Ronaldo scored 50 goals in the calendar year. Previously, the Portuguese captain reached this milestone for 7 consecutive years from 2011 to 2017.

With 1 goal and 1 assist in the win against Al Ettifaq, the former MU star also contributed to 501 goals since turning 30. The Portuguese superstar scored 407 goals and assisted 94 times. This achievement cannot even be reached by Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo spoke after the match against Al Ettifaq: “Third consecutive victory.

Currently, Ronaldo leads the list of both scoring and assisting in the Saudi Pro League with 17 goals and 9 assists. Last season, CR7 only played 16 matches but was able to shoot 14 times in the Saudi Arabia tournament.

Further, Ronaldo is aiming for the milestone of 1,000 goals in his career. At this time, the owner of 5 Golden Balls has 870 goals for both club and national team, nearly 50 goals behind Messi (821 goals).