Anwar Ibrahim (Cairo)
The Portuguese “legend” Cristiano Ronaldo, who turns 39 years old on February 5, finished the year 2023 with the highest number of goals, surpassing all scorers in the world, as he scored 54 goals in 59 matches in the various competitions in which he participated during the year, including 44 goals with… Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia, and 10 goals with his country’s national team.
Ronaldo reached this number, after scoring his last goal of the year, during his team’s match against Al-Taawoun, which ended 4-1 in favor of Al-Alamy, within the “19th round” of the Saudi League.
Ronaldo, the all-time top scorer in the European Champions League, was ahead of English player Harry Kane, Bayern Munich striker, and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain’s top scorer, by two goals, as each of them scored 52 goals. He also came ahead of Norwegian Erling Haaland, top scorer for Manchester City and the English Premier League, who scored 50 goals, 4 goals behind “Don”.
The Monte Carlo Sport Radio and Television Network reported that some tried to underestimate the value of Ronaldo’s goals, given that he scored most of them in a league at a lower level than the five major European leagues, on the basis that Ronaldo’s competitors in the Saudi League are less strong than theirs in Europe, while others praised them. With this achievement that Ronaldo achieved, at this age, regardless of the place he plays for.
After scoring the 54th goal in his football career during the year, Ronaldo was keen to send a message to all those wondering when he would retire from football, and when he would “take off his shoes”?, saying: I am the one who decides that, and I do it at the appropriate time, but I will continue on the field. As long as my feet are able to carry me, and as long as I enjoy my favorite hobby of scoring goals, whether with Al-Nasr or my country’s national team.
For his part, Yahoo Sports reported that Ronaldo was able to shake off the “dust” of the bad period he spent at Manchester United, which ended with him terminating his contract with the “Red Devils” by mutual consent and moving to the Saudi League in the winter of last season, and he did not need more. It took him 6 months to adapt to the atmosphere of the Saudi League, and he has been shining since the beginning of this season, and is the top scorer in the league with 20 goals, followed in second place by Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Al Hilal player, with 17 goals.
Abdel Razek Hamdallah, the Al-Ittihad player, won the title of top scorer in the league last season with 21 goals, while Talisca “Al-Nasr” came in second place with “20 goals” throughout the entire season, while Ronaldo reached “goal 20” in only half the season. .
2023-12-31 07:06:33
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