CR700: Sixth Player In Football History To Score 700 Goals

by Darshit Singh 4 years ago Views 1628

CR700: Sixth Player In Football History To Score 7
Portugese football star Cristiano Ronaldo joined an elite club of players last night when he scored the 700th goal of his magnificent career in Portugal’s 2-1 defeat to Ukraine on Monday.

The Portugal superstar scored his 95th international goal against Ukraine to hit the career milestone.


Ronaldo is only the sixth player in football history to reach 700 goals, with Josef Bican estimated to be the top goalscorer in history with 805 goals.

Behind him is a pair of former Brazilian stars in Romario and Pele, who finished their illustrious careers with 772 goals and 767 goals, respectively.

Here, we take a closer look at the Juventus forward's scoring stats for club and country down the years.

450 - The Portuguese scored major bulk of his 700 goals for Real Madrid between 2009 and 2018.

69 - It was during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu, in 2011-12, that he enjoyed his most prolific scoring campaign to date.

311 - Ronaldo broke the 300-goal barrier in LaLiga, making it his most favoured competition.

442 - The Portuguese superstar added to his tally of right-footed goals with the penalty against Ukraine, compared to 129 with his left,127 with his head and two from other body parts.

113 - Ronaldo, a lethal expert at converting penalties, while also crafting a speciality out of scoring direct free-kicks - 55 of them in all.

95 - Monday's consolation strike against Ukraine moved the prolific forward to within five goals of a century for Portugal.

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