As per FIFA, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more goals than any other player in the history of football.
Over the course of his 20-year professional career, Cristiano Ronaldo has shattered records wherever he has played.
A five-time Ballon d’Or winner, a five-time UEFA Champions League winner, and a four-time European Golden Shoe winner, Cristiano Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the all-time in the game.
He holds the record for most goals scored (140), most assists provided (42), and most appearances made (183) in UEFA Champions League history.
The first player to pass 800 official goals, Ronaldo is also the all-time leading goal-scorer in men’s international football.
Ronaldo’s unparalleled footballing ability has seen him make a mark with every club that he’s represented so far, scoring hat-tricks for all of them, Al Nassr included. Our list of the most hat-tricks by an active footballer has the full count.
After beginning his career with the Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon for whom he scored five times, Ronaldo moved to Manchester United and netted 145 goals in 346 games across two spells for the Red Devils.
Real Madrid secured his services in 2009 and Ronaldo showcased what a phenomenon he truly is by scoring 450 goals in 438 appearances for Los Blancos during his peak years.
Ronaldo’s next move took him from the most successful club in Spain to the most decorated club in Italy as he joined Juventus in 2018 before going on to find the back of the net for them 101 times.
He then made an emotional return to Manchester United in 2021 for a brief second spell before joining Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr in December 2022.
He played his first match for Al Nassr in January 2023 and didn’t waste much time to get on the scoresheet for them besides also scoring for the Portugal national team in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
But just how many goals has Ronaldo scored in 2023? Here is every one of Ronaldo’s goals that year.
How many goals has Ronaldo scored in 2023?
Ronaldo scored 54 goals for club and country in 2023, in 59 matches: 44 for Al Nassr and 10 for Portugal, including three hat-tricks for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. That made him the world’s top scorer of the calendar year, ahead of Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé (52 each) and Erling Haaland (50). It was the fifth time he had finished a year as the top scorer, after 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. His goals since are listed in our Ronaldo goals in 2024 breakdown.
| Goal Number | Opponent | Competition | Date |
| 1 | Al-Fateh | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 3 |
| 2 | Al-Wehda FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 9 |
| 3 | Al-Wehda FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 9 |
| 4 | Al-Wehda FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 9 |
| 5 | Al-Wehda FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 9 |
| 6 | Damac FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 25 |
| 7 | Damac FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 25 |
| 8 | Damac FC | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | February 25 |
| 9 | Abha | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | March 18 |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | March 23 |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | March 23 |
| 12 | Luxembourg | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | March 26 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | March 26 |
| 14 | Al-Adalah | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | April 4 |
| 15 | Al-Adalah | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | April 4 |
| 16 | Al-Raed | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | April 28 |
| 17 | Al-Tai | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | May 16 |
| 18 | Al-Shabab | Saudi Pro League 2022-23 | May 23 |
| 19 | Iceland | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | June 20 |
| 20 | Monastir | Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 | August 1 |
| 21 | Zamalek | Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 | August 3 |
| 22 | Raja CA | Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 | August 6 |
| 23 | Al-Shorta | Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 | August 9 |
| 24 | Al-Hilal | Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 | August 12 |
| 25 | Al-Hilal | Arab Club Champions Cup 2023 | August 12 |
| 26 | Al-Fateh | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | August 25 |
| 27 | Al-Fateh | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | August 25 |
| 28 | Al-Fateh | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | August 25 |
| 29 | Al-Shabab | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | August 29 |
| 30 | Al-Shabab | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | August 29 |
| 31 | Al-Hazem | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | September 2 |
| 32 | Al-Raed | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | September 16 |
| 33 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | September 22 |
| 34 | Al-Ahli | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | September 22 |
| 35 | Al-Tai | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | September 29 |
| 36 | Istiqlol | AFC Champions League 2023-24 | October 2 |
| 37 | Slovakia | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | October 13 |
| 38 | Slovakia | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | October 13 |
| 39 | Bosnia | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | October 16 |
| 40 | Bosnia | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | October 16 |
| 41 | Damac FC | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | October 21 |
| 42 | Al-Duhail SC | AFC Champions League 2023-24 | October 24 |
| 43 | Al-Duhail SC | AFC Champions League 2023-24 | October 24 |
| 44 | Al-Khaleej | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | November 4 |
| 45 | Al-Wehda FC | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | November 11 |
| 46 | Liechtenstein | UEFA EURO Qualifiers 2024 | November 16 |
| 47 | Al Akhdoud | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | November 24 |
| 48 | Al Akhdoud | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | November 24 |
| 49 | Al-Riyadh | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | December 8 |
| 50 | Al-Shabab | King Cup of Champions | December 11 |
| 51 | Al-Ettifaq | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | December 22 |
| 52 | Al-Ittihad Club | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | December 26 |
| 53 | Al-Ittihad Club | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | December 26 |
| 54 | Al-Taawoun FC | Saudi Pro League 2023-24 | December 30 |
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