Ronaldo pays tribute to his teammates as he reaches the milestone of 900 goals.

Ronaldo scored to help the Portuguese national team defeat strong opponent Croatia 2-1 on September 6th in the UEFA Nations League. The 39-year-old star's goal increased the score to 2-0 in the 34th minute, after Diogo Dalot opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Towards the end of the first half, Dalot scored an own goal, allowing Croatia to reduce the deficit to 1-2.

Ronaldo celebrates the goal that put Portugal 2-0 up.

"This is officially Ronaldo's 900th career goal," according to the Spanish newspaper AS . Previously, Marca had reported that the star had reached 900 goals while playing for Al Nassr. However, in reality, Ronaldo scored 450 goals for Real Madrid, instead of the reported 451.

In total, with this goal, Ronaldo has scored 131 goals for the Portuguese national team in 213 appearances, averaging 0.61 goals per game. The remaining 769 goals were scored at club level, where he played 1,025 matches (an average of 0.75 goals per game). Specifically, 450 goals were scored for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 101 for Juventus, and 68 for Al Nassr. Prior to that, when he started his career with Sporting CP, Ronaldo scored 5 goals.

Ronaldo also became the first player in history to score 900 goals in professional matches. He is followed by Messi with 842 goals and "King of Football" Pele with 765 goals. Ronaldo was also the first to reach the 800-goal mark, achieving this feat in 2021 while playing for Manchester United.

Ronaldo's message of gratitude

Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo/X

In the Champions League, Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored with 140 goals in 183 appearances (an average of 0.77 goals per game), 11 more than Messi. He is also the top scorer in the history of the EUROs (14 goals) and has played more matches than any other player.

Of his 900 goals, Ronaldo scored 574 with his right foot and 173 with his left foot. 151 were scored with his head, and two others were scored with "other parts of his body," according to statistics from AS .

Having reached this historic milestone, Ronaldo sent a message thanking all the players, clubs he played for, and the national team for helping him fulfill his dream of scoring a historic goal. Ronaldo also expressed: "I have won two titles with the Portuguese national team (EURO 2016 and Nations League 2019). I am happy with what I have achieved and am enjoying each day. In my opinion, winning the EURO is just as valuable as winning the World Cup."

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ronaldo-tri-an-dong-doi-khi-dat-cot-moc-900-ban-thang-185240906085145378.htm