At 40, Cristiano Ronaldo He is one step away from being the top scorer of the Saudi League again: he has three goals on Karim Benzema, Ivan Toney and Abderrazak Hamdallah at a day from the end of the tournament.
In the 2024-2025 season, CR7 has converted 34 goals into 40 games with the Al-Nassr, the club where an average goal of 0.89 goals per match in two and a half years there. Time has done its thing and no longer has the world superstar level of a decade ago with Real Madrid, but the Portuguese is still an animal of the goal.
It is not well known as Cristiano's career will continue, whose contract with the Al-Nassr is ending, but goodbye does not seem to be an option for him at this time, no matter how much he continues in Arabia. The 2026 World Cup is getting closer and CR7 continues to be the captain of the Portugal teamwhich he hopes to represent in North America within a year.
Winning a World Cup is the biggest goal that remains ahead in Cristiano Ronaldo's career, but in terms of the individual, reach 1000 goals Officers look like a very important milestone. And look quite possible.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is on his way to 1000 goals: when he could get it
As of May 22, 2025, CR7 adds 935 goals in 1,226 games played Both with the absolute selection of Portugal and Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr in official meetings. He also scored another 18 goals with the formative selections of Portugal and several tens in friendly matches with their clubs, but these are not accounted for.
To the Portuguese, who is already the top scorer in the history of football in official records for more than the Brazilians Pelé, Romario and Túlio Maravilha have celebrated reaching 1000 goals (unofficial), it appears as a possibility to be the first to have the thousand goals in official meetings.
For that, it needs to convert 65 more, a fairly high figure for any footballer and more for one that will turn 41 in February 2026. His current average goal in Saudi football makes it look possible if he stays playing in a competition of this level or a lower one.
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– Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) April 29, 2025
To an average goal of 0.85 goals per game, the one that has had in the 2024-2025 season, Cristiano Ronaldo would need about 65 more games with Al-Nassr to reach 1000 goals. That is equivalent to more than one and a half season with this team, not counting that CR7 could accelerate that if it converts with the Portugal team when it represents it (he scored 6 goals in 7 selections games during the 2024-2025 season).
Therefore, it could be estimated that Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 1000 goals between the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027, near his 42nd birthday, if not the injuries lead him to play fewer games. A 1000 goals Cristiano is a real possibility.
