Cristiano Ronaldo achieved the unexpected and became the top scorer in the world in 2023. In Saudi Arabia, the Portuguese came out with a sensational performance that allowed him to surpass other big stars and come out on top with 54 goals. That’s right, no one scored more than him.
This Saturday, he scored the fourth in Al Nassr’s 4-1 win over Al Taawon in the Saudi League in which his team is second, with 46 points, 7 behind the leader, Al Hilal.
It is the fifth time that this mark has been achieved. The first was in 2011, with 60 goals, then he repeated it in 2013 (69), 2014 (61) and 2015 (57), always playing with Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team. On this occasion, at 38 years old, he did it for his 10 conquests in the country’s team and his 44 in Al Nassr, in 59 games. Behind him were the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé (52 goals in 53 games), the Englishman Harry Kane (52 in 57) and the Norwegian Erling Haaland (50 in 60).
In recent years, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have dominated this ranking, to the point that it is the fifth time that the Portuguese has been at the top, while the Argentine has done so on four occasions, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018. But, until now, no one has even managed to come close to La Pulga’s record, who in 2012 scored no less than 91 goals with Barcelona (79) and the Argentine national team (12) in 69 games, a figure that seems very difficult to beat.
Furthermore, CR7 is the top scorer in history, with 873 goals, followed precisely by Messi, with 821. Both have left behind the Austrian Josef Bican, who died in 2001, who accumulated 805 conquests between the 1930s and 1950s, mainly in Czech football.
The top scorers of recent years
2023- Cristiano Ronaldo, 54 goals.
2022- Kylian Mbappé, 56 goals.
2019- Robert Lewandowski, 55 goals.
2018 – Lionel Messi, 51 goals.
2017- Harry Kane, 56 goles.
2016- Lionel Messi, 59 goals.
2015- Cristiano Ronaldo, 57 goals.
2014- Cristiano Ronaldo, 61 goals.
2013- Cristiano Ronaldo, 69 goals
2012- Lionel Messi, 91 goals.
2011- Cristiano Ronaldo, 60 goals.
2010- Lionel Messi, 60 goals.
2009- Luis Suárez, 49 goals.
2008 – Samuel Eto’o, 44 goals.
2024-01-01 07:50:19
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