Cristiano Ronaldo scores 910th goal of his career for Portugal vs Poland in UEFA Nations League
Cristiano Ronaldo added another goal to his tally when he scored through an overhead kick against Poland, in their UEFA Nations League 2024-25 group-stage match in Porto on Friday.
Published : Nov 16, 2024 02:58 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores their second goal from the penalty spot. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Cristiano Ronaldo added another goal to his tally when he scored through an overhead kick against Poland, in their UEFA Nations League 2024-25 group-stage match in Porto on Friday.
In the 87th minute, he received a cross from Vitinha and struck it over his head, giving flashbacks of his goal for Real Madrid against Juventus in the UEFA Champions League 2017-18 quarterfinal.
It was his second goal of the match, with his first coming off the spot, in the 72nd minute. Vitinha, coincidentally, was involved here too, with his shot hitting the arm of Jakub Kiwior. Ronaldo hit the ball straight, sending the goalkeeper Marcin Bulka the other way.
The brace took his career-goal-tally to 910, more than any footballer in the world and 90 short of a whopping 1000-goal mark.
MOST CAREER GOALS IN PROFESIONAL FOOTBALL
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - 910
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) - 850
- Pelé (Brazil) 762
- Romário (Brazil) 756
- Ferenc Puskás (Hungary/Spain) 725
The 39-year-old has been in flying form this season, scoring 15 clubs for club and country so far. In the UEFA Nations League 2024-25, he has five goals in as many matches now.
Against Poland, he scored twice and assisted once as Portugal won the match 5-1, securing a spot in the quarterfinals of the tournament. Having led the team to the inaugural UEFA Nations League title, Ronaldo will be looking to repeat the feat this time around.