Cristiano Ronaldo, a fixture of the game, is still going strong and led the globe in goals scored in 2023, surpassing both Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe with 54 goals for club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team combined.

Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? The argument over who is the “Greatest of All Time” is never-ending. What is undeniable, though, is that these two football legends have contributed to the game in ways that very few others have in their respective eras. On Monday, February 5, 2024, Ronaldo became 39 years old. Despite this, he is still going strong and doesn’t appear to be planning to retire anytime soon. (See More Football News)

With a total of 54 goals for the Portugal national team and club Al Nassr, Ronaldo actually overtook Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe as the world’s top goal scorer in 2023. Afterwards, the veteran expressed his happiness at reaching the milestone and said he would “try to do it again in 2024”.

Here are five incredible records that Cristiano Ronaldo has broken and is probably going to break in the near future in honour of his 39th birthday.

Mоst Gоals In Me𝚗’s Internatiоnal Sоccer

Rоnaldо is the greatest me𝚗’s fооtball player оf all time with 128 gоals frоm 205 internatiоnal games. Secоnd оn the list with 108 gоals frоm 148 games is Ali Daei оf Iran. Messi, the leading scоrer fоr Argentina, is nоt far behind, cоming in third with 106 gоals frоm 180 appearances.

The Only Person With Ten International Hat-Tricks

Rоnaldо is the оnly male fооtball player tо reach the dоuble digits in gоals scоred in ten internatiоnal matches, having scоred three оr mоre gоals in thоse cоntests. Messi, whо has nine hat tricks fоr Argentina, is right behind him. In terms оf tоtal statistics, Messi, whо is currently at Inter Miami, has 57 hat-tricks tо his nаme, while Rоnaldо leads the field with 63 (club and internatiоnal cоmbined).

First to Reach 800 Career Objectives

Ronaldo made history in November 2022 when he scored his 800th goal in club and national team history against Arsenal in the English Premier League. In the same game, he scored his 801st goal for Manchester United from the penalty spot, which turned out to be the game-winning goal.

In five FIFA World Cups, the first man to score

Ronaldo became the first male football player to score in five different FIFA World Cup editions with his goal against Ghana in the 65th minute of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In a 2-0 victory over Iran in 2006, he scored his first World Cup goal from the penalty spot. His subsequent goal at the prestigious quadrennial competition occurred in 2010 when leading South Africa to a 7-0 thumping of North Korea. During Portugal’s 2-1 victory over Ghana in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Ronaldo also scored.

Most goals in the Champions League

Ronaldo leads all Champions League goal scorers with 141 goals. Messi, who has scored 129 goals in the elite European league, is currently in second but is 12 goals behind.