CR7 has just added two more records to his huge trophy collection when helping Al Nassr win runner-up in the 2023/24 Saudi Arabia National Championship. The 39-year-old veteran superstar scored twice in Al Nassr’s 4-2 win over former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema’s Al Ittihad at Al Awal Park to bring his tally to 35 goals. , surpassing Abderrazak Hamdallah’s milestone of 34 goals in the 2018/19 season.
Ronaldo reached 35 goals in 31 matches, and Hamdallah – who also played for Al Nassr at that time, scored 34 goals in 27 matches in the Saudi Pro League 2018/19. This is a great achievement that shows Ronaldo’s determination after a difficult first season at Al Nassr.
While many colleagues from Europe who moved to the Saudi Pro League to play football encountered a mountain of difficulties, there were those who could not overcome it and had to consider returning to the old continent to play football, to MLS (where the weather and climate were different). have more similarities with Europe) or retire earlier than expected, CR7 still diligently and diligently overcomes the storms and pressures to shine brightly.
Of course, Ronaldo’s goals can only contribute to helping Al Nassr finish second in Saudi Arabia’s highest league – 14 points behind champion Al Hilal and 17 points ahead of Al Ahli in third place, but they show see the extraordinary efforts of the Portuguese star. From the ability to adapt and adjust oneself to suit the environment and Asian life, to the desire to score goals and conquer records. It all shows the professionalism, seriousness and above all the killer instinct of this 39-year-old veteran.
Besides, Ronaldo also became the first player in history to win top scorer in 4 different tournaments. He won the Golden Boot in the Premier League (once), won the Pichichi in La Liga (3 times), won the top scorer in Serie A and Saudi Pro League (both times).
The first time CR7 won the top scorer title in his football career was while playing for MU. In the 2007/08 season, Ronaldo scored 31 goals and won the Premier League Golden Boot. In 9 seasons with Real Madrid, CR7 won the Pichichi 3 times in the 2010/11 seasons (34 goals), 2013/14 (30 goals), 2014/15 (36 goals).
In 3 seasons playing for Juventus, CR7’s number of goals is still very impressive: 21 goals in the 2018/19 season, 31 goals in the 2019/20 season but he only won the top scorer position in the 2020/21 season with 29 goals. And, now the Bomb King in the Saudi Pro League 2023/24. He outstripped rival Aleksandar Mitrovic by 7 goals (28 goals) to take the number one spot. Of the 35 goals mentioned above, CR7 scored 4 hat-tricks, including 3 consecutive hat-tricks in March, April, May 2024 and 4 doubles.
Thus, CR7 has had a total of 50 goals this season in 50 matches in all competitions for Al Nassr. Including the national team, that number is 55 goals/55 matches. In addition, he added 16 assists. No player at the age of 39 can do something as miraculous as Ronaldo: putting his stamp directly on 71 goals in one season.
In this aspect, in terms of commitment and adaptability in different tournaments, Ronaldo is much better than his rival Lionel Messi, who “only” knows how to win top scorer in La Liga. Since turning 39 on February 5, Ronaldo has achieved a terrible scoring performance with 20 goals and 2 assists in just 20 matches.
With this form, CR7 can absolutely be given the opportunity by coach Roberto Martinez to lead the Portuguese team’s attack at EURO 2024 in Germany this summer. For Ronaldo and those who love him, age is just a number.
