Even after 39, Cristiano Ronaldo is unstoppable. The Portuguese superstar is still scoring goals in match after match as before. Ronaldo was also the top scorer in the recently concluded Saudi Pro League season. His goals for Al Nasr in the season were 44 in 45 matches across all competitions.
With this rhythm, Ronaldo will go to Germany to play Euro 2024 for Portugal. In 2016, 'CR Seven' won this title of continental excellence for Portugal. Apart from the team success, he has shone individually in the Euro as well as in other competitions. He has broken many records. Ronaldo can even break some more records by participating this time.
The records held by Ronaldo
Ronaldo played his first match in the Euros in 2004 at 19. After that, he played in 5 Euro tournaments till 2021. Ronaldo is the only footballer in history to represent his country in 5 Euros. This time, the Portuguese forward will be able to take himself to greater heights by taking the field for the sixth time in the Euro held in Germany.
Ronaldo scored in his debut match against Greece in 2004. He started his goalscoring journey, and after that the number only increased every season. Ronaldo has scored the maximum 14 goals in the Euro so far excluding the penalty shootout. 2 in 2004, 1 in 2008, 3 in 2012 and 2016 and 5 in 2021. Second only to Ronaldo is French legend Michel Platini, who scored 9 goals.
Allen Shearer and Antoine Griezmann have 7 goals each. 8 footballers scored 6 goals each. England's Wayne Rooney, France's Thierry Henry, Netherlands' Ruud von Nistelrooy and Patrick Kluivert, Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, Spain's Alvaro Morata, Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Portugal's Nuno Gomez are on this list.
| the player | the country | goal |
|---|---|---|
| ronaldo | Portugal | 14 |
| Platini | France | 9 |
| Shearer | England | 7 |
| Griezmann | France | 7 |
Ronaldo holds the record for most appearances and most goals as well as most matches played. Ronaldo has played 25 matches in 5 tournaments so far. There is no one else around Ronaldo in these statistics.
His two teammates Joao Moutinho and Pepe are in the next position after playing 19 matches. German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger and Italian legend Leonardo Bonucci played 18 matches each. Ronaldo is unique in even taking goal attempts. Against his 137 attempts, second-placed Anri took 52 attempts.
Most Matches
| the player | the country | match |
|---|---|---|
| ronaldo | Portugal | 25 |
| Pepe | Portugal | 19 |
| Motinio | Portugal | 19 |
Ronaldo can break
many records after his debut in 2004, but some records are still elusive. After 1980, a Portuguese is on top of creating the most chances. But he is not Ronaldo, Luis Figo. Figo created 42 goal chances. However, Ronaldo can surpass compatriot Figo in this event. 'CR Seven' created 41 chances in 5 matches. Third-placed Mesut Ozil created 40 chances.
Similarly, Ronaldo has a chance to single-handedly own the assist record. Ronaldo is currently joint top with Czech Republic's Karel Poborski with 6 assists, which he can single handedly break this season. However, Kevin de Bruyne will be fighting with Ronaldo with 5 assists. Manchester City's Belgian midfielder also has a chance to rise to the top alone.