Latest stats reveal how many more goals Cristiano Ronaldo needs to score to reach 1,000.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Portuguese striker for Al Nassr, is close to making history as the first player to score 1,000 career goals. He recently scored a hat trick—three goals—in a 5-3 victory for Al Nassr over Al Kholood in the Saudi league last night.
This brings his career total to 985 goals, leaving him just 15 goals shy of the milestone he has long sought.
Where do these 985 goals come from?
Sporting Lisbon (5 goals)
Manchester United (145 goals)
Real Madrid (450 goals)
Juventus (101 goals)
Al Nassr (137 goals)
Portugal national team (147 goals)
Lionel Messi is closely following behind!
Currently, Argentine star Lionel Messi has officially scored 936 goals in 1,181 matches for Argentina, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Miami.
Although Ronaldo is closer to the 1,000-goal mark, Messi is two years younger and has played nearly 150 fewer matches. As both legends near the end of their careers, whether Messi can also reach the 1,000-goal milestone that Ronaldo is chasing depends on how long he decides to extend his playing career.
