Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has officially become the best goalscorer in history after reaching the 760-goal mark in Juventus’ victory against Napoli in the Italian Super Cup.
In the Italian Super Cup match between Juventus and Napoli, the “Old Lady” faced many difficulties against Napoli. The Turin team had to rely on Ronaldo’s brilliance in the second half to help coach Andrea Pirlo win his first title at the Bianconeri as head coach.
With the opening goal in the 65th minute of this match, Ronaldo officially broke the record of legendary Josef Bican to become the greatest goalscorer in football history with 760 goals.
On the way to reaching this amazing milestone, Ronaldo spent 1,040 matches in the colors of Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and the Portuguese national team. The scoring efficiency of the striker born in 1985 is 0.73 goals per match, an unbelievable number.
In more detail, Ronaldo has scored 450 goals for Real Madrid, 118 goals for Manchester United, 102 goals for the Portuguese team, 85 goals for Juventus, and 5 goals for Sporting Lisbon. In addition to scoring goals, CR7 also had 223 assists for his teammates.
According to statistics, Ronaldo scored 488 goals with his right foot (accounting for 64.29% of total goals), 139 goals with his left foot (18.18%), 131 goals with his head (17.26%), 1 goal with his elbow (0.13%), and 1 table with another part (0.13%).
CR7 has 569 goals from live balls (74.97%), 133 goals from penalties (17.52%), and 57 goals from free kicks (7.51%). He scored 415 goals at home (54.68%), 304 goals away (40.05%), and 45 goals on neutral grounds (5.93%).
With his scoring form still being maintained, CR7 promises to further break his own record. Currently, the contemporary player closest to the Portuguese superstar’s scoring record is Lionel Messi, who has 719 goals.