Ronaldo becomes leader in number of goals in 2023
Portuguese Al-Nasr striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals against Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Arabian Football Championship match and became the leader in the number of goals in 2023. The meeting of the 18th round ended with the victory of Al-Nasr with a score of 5:2, Azernews reports.
Ronaldo converted penalties in the 19th and 68th minutes. Anderson Taliska scored another goal for Al-Nasr (38th minute), and Sadio Mane scored twice (76, 82). Abderrazak Hamdallah scored both goals for the losers (14, 52).
Ronaldo, 38, scored 53 goals in 2023 and beat Paris Saint-Germain's French striker Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich's English striker Harry Kane, who scored 52 times each. PSG and Bayern Munich will not play any more matches in 2023.
Ronaldo is a five-time winner of the Golden Ball, a five-time winner of the Champions League, a European champion, and a winner of the League of Nations. The Portuguese is the top scorer in the history of national teams, European championships, Champions League, and World Club championships.
During his career, the player played for Spanish Real Madrid, becoming the top scorer in the club's history, English Manchester United, Italian Juventus and Portuguese Sporting. In December 2022, he joined Al-Nasr.
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