Cristiano Ronaldo is now 40 years old, with the legendary footballer celebrating his birthday on February 5.
One of the best players to have ever taken to the field, Ronaldo’s stunning career started at Sporting Lisbonwith his first-team debut coming at the age of 17, and 23 years later, he is still producing incredible performances.
Ronaldo has a staggering record of 923 goals and 257 assists in 1261 matches, winning 33 trophies in the process, and with no plans to retire, it is not impossible to imagine him hitting 1,000 goals before hanging up his boots.
Early promise with Sporting led to Manchester United signing him in 2003, spending six years at Old Trafford, before making the move to Real Madridwhere he would score a stunning 450 goals in 438 appearances.
Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018, spending three years with the Italian team before returning to Man United, but it was not a particularly happy second spell at Old Trafford, and he went on to join Al-Nassr after leaving the Red Devils by mutual consent.
The 40-year-old’s contract with Al-Nassr is due to expire in June, but he is being tipped to sign an extension and also hopes to represent Portugal at the 2026 World Cup.
Here, to celebrate his birthday, Buzz provides a list of the most impressive records and statistics from his incredible career.
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Top goalscorer of all time: 923
Most goals after turning 30: 454
Top goalscorer in men’s international football: 135
Most appearances in men’s international football: 217
Most UEFA club competition appearances: 197
Most UEFA Champions League appearances: 183
Most UEFA club competition goals: 145
Most UEFA Champions League goals: 140
Most goals in a UEFA Champions League season: 17 in 2013-14
Most goals in UEFA Champions League knockout rounds: 67
UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2007-08, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
Most UEFA Champions League final wins: Five
Only player to score in three UEFA Champions League finals
Only player to score in 11 straight UEFA Champions League games
The first player to score 10 or more UEFA Champions League goals for three different clubs
The only player to score in all six UEFA Champions League group games in a single season
Most goals scored from penalty kicks in UEFA Champions League history: 19
Most goals scored from direct free kicks in UEFA Champions League history: 12
First player to score a hat-trick in consecutive Champions League knockout matches
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals: 25
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals: 13
Most UEFA Club Footballer/Best Player/Men’s Player awards: 4 (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Most European Championship final tournaments: 6
Most European Championship final tournament appearances: 30
Most European Championship appearances (including qualifiers): 74
Most European Championship finals goals: 14
Most European Championship goals (including qualifiers): 55
Most European Championship final tournaments scored in: 5 (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Only player to score three goals at multiple European Championships: 2012, 2016, 2020
Only player to score at five World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Oldest player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup 33 years, 130 days
Most hat-tricks for national team: 10
Most different national teams scored against: 48
Most recorded assists for the Portugal national team: 36
Youngest player to reach 100 caps: 27 years, 8 months and 11 days
Most goals scored in the Club World Cup 7
First male player to score ten hat-tricks in men’s international football
Most European Championship and World Cup finals appearances combined: 52
Most European Championship and World Cup finals goals combined: 22
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Most assists at European Championship finals tournaments: 7
Portugal’s youngest goalscorer at a World Cup: 21 years and 132 days
Portugal’s oldest goalscorer at a World Cup: 37 years and 292 days
Most international goals in a calendar year: 32 in 2017
Real Madrid’s record goalscorer: 450
Most goals by any Real Madrid player in a single season: 61 in 2014-15
Real Madrid’s leading scorer in La Liga: 312
Fastest La Liga player to score 150 league goals: 140 matches
Fastest La Liga player to score 200 league goals: 178 matches
Fastest La Liga player to score 300 league goals: 286 matches
Most goals scored in Madrid Derby matches: 22
Most goals for Real Madrid in El Clasico: 18
First player to score in six consecutive Clasicos
Most teams scored against in a La Liga season: 19
Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8
First player to win both the Premier League Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season: 2007-08.
Most goals in a 38-game Premier League season for Man United: 31
Fastest player to score 50 Serie A goals: Achieved in 61 matches
The first player to score 50 or more goals in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A
The first player to score 30 or more goals in a single season in three of Europe’s top five leagues
Most goals scored in a single Saudi Pro League season: 35
Most headed goals: 151
Most matches won by a player: 829
