Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Saudi League with 26 goals (French)

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to practice his scoring hobby with Al-Nasr Club, and the Portuguese star is currently leading in the intense struggle for the title of top scorer in the Saudi Football League.

Ronaldo scored 3 hat-trick goals in his team's victory over Al-Ta'i (5-1), raising his scoring tally to 33 goals and 11 assists in the 34 matches he played this season in all competitions.

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In his 1,214th match in his football career, the veteran striker achieved his 54th hat-trick with clubs, and his first in 2024, raising his international goalscoring tally to 882 goals.

The former Real Madrid star is the top scorer in the Saudi League with (26 goals), 4 goals ahead of Al Hilal striker Alexander Mitrovic, who suffered an injury in Al Hilal’s victory over Al Shabab (4-3), and may be absent from the field for several weeks.

With Mitrovic's possible absence and 9 matches remaining until the end of the football season in Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo (39 years old) finds himself in front of an opportunity to finish the race as the best scorer and make history.

An unprecedented achievement

According to the Spanish newspaper "Marca", Ronaldo is on track to achieve an unprecedented achievement if he finishes the Saudi League competition as the top scorer, and he will become the first player to achieve the top scorer title in 4 different countries.

🐐@Cristiano about to set a major World Record!


CR7 can be the first Footballer ever to win the 1st Division Top Scorer in 4⃣ Different Countries!!!!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸🇮🇹 Cristiano (+🇸🇦?)


🇦🇷🇨🇴🇪🇸 Di Stefano


🇳🇱🇪🇸🇧🇷 Romário


🇳 🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇪🇸 Suárez


🇨🇮🇷🇺🇨 🇭Doumbia

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— Twitugal (@Twitugal) March 31, 2024

Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, is the only player in history to be the top scorer in three of the five major European leagues.

  • Top scorer in the English Premier League with Manchester United in the 2007-2008 season (31 goals).

  • Top scorer in the Spanish League, “Pichichi” with Real Madrid in the 2010-2011 seasons (40 goals), 2013-2014 (31 goals), and 2014-2015 (48 goals).

  • Top scorer in the Italian League “Capocanoneri” with Juventus in the 2020-2021 season (29 goals).

Top scorers in three different European Championships

Uruguayan Luis Suarez:

Top scorer in the Dutch League with Ajax Amsterdam (2009-2010).

Top scorer in the English Premier League with Liverpool (2013-2014).

Top scorer in La Liga with Barcelona (2015-2016).

Polish Robert Lewandowski:

  • Top scorer in La Liga with Barcelona in the 2022-2023 season.

  • Top scorer in the German League with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich seasons (2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021-2022).

  • Top scorer in the Polish League with Lech Poznań in the 2009-2010 season.

Brazilian Romario:

  • Top scorer in the Spanish League with Barcelona (1993-1994).

  • Top scorer in the Dutch League with PSV Eindhoven (1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991).

  • Top scorer in the Brazilian League with Vasco da Gama (2001 and 2005).

Dutchman Van Nistelrooy:

  • Top scorer in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven (1998-1999, 1999-2000).

  • Top scorer in the English Premier League with Manchester United (2002-2003).

  • Top scorer in the Spanish League with Real Madrid (2006-2007).

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