Today is Cristiano Ronaldo’s 39th birthday. He is a football legend. The legendary football player is currently nearing the end of his playing days, but when he was at his best, Ronaldo was an unstoppable force that shattered numerous club and international records while scoring goals for joy. Here are ten incredible achievements that Ronaldo has against his nаme that make him one of the greatest football players of all time as he approaches 39.
highest-capped male football player | In me𝚗’s football, Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most caps for his country. CR7 has represented Portugal in 205 international games. After being named in the starting lineup for Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifying match against Liechtenstein, Ronaldo rose to the top of the me𝚗’s football cap rankings. By doing so, he officially passed Kuwaiti forward Bader Al-Mutawa to record his 197th international cap.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for becoming the first football player to score 800 goals at the senior level (for both club and nation combined). In November 2022, Ronaldo accomplished the feat in his second appearance for Manchester United against Arsenal, a Premier League opponent.
World football’s most international goals | Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player in the world with the most goals scored by a player. To hold this record, Ronaldo has scored 128 goals for his country. With a brace against the Republic of Ireland in September 2021, Ronaldo eclipsed Ali Daei’s record of 109 goals to become the player with the most goals for his country in world football.
The sole individual to score in 11 straight international competitions In me𝚗’s football, Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have scored in 11 straight international competitions. Between 2004 and 2022, Ronaldo scored one or more goals for Portugal in international competitions.
The first man to score ten hat tricks for a me𝚗’s national team Ten hat-tricks have been scored by Cristiano Ronaldo for the senior me𝚗’s team of Portugal. As a result, Ronaldo holds the record for the most hat-tricks in me𝚗’s international football. On October 12, 2021, during Portugal’s 5-0 victory over Luxembourg, he shattered Sven Rydell’s record of nine.
The player who scored the first goal in five different World Cups The first male player to score in five World Cups is Cristiano Ronaldo. In Portugal’s opening matchup against Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Ronaldo accomplished the feat. The captain of Portugal made history by scoring from the penalty spot in the 65th minute.
Most appearances in the Champions League | Cristiano Ronaldo is the player with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League, the highest-tier European club competition, with 183 outings.
Champions League record goal scorer all-time | The record for most goals scored in the Champions League is also held by Cristiano Ronaldo. Holding the record with 140 goals in the Champions League is Ronaldo.
Most Champions League goals in a single season: In the 2013–14 campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 17 goals for Real Madrid in the Champions League. He then held the record for most goals scored in a single Champions League season. Ronaldo is ranked third with 15 goals in a single Champions League season and second with 16 goals in a single season.
Most Champions League titles won | Another record that Cristiano Ronaldo owns is the most Champions League titles won. Ronaldo holds the record with five Champions League victories. The Portuguese superstar has four Champions League victories with Real Madrid and one with Manchester United.
