Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first professional goals on October 7, 2002 in a match between Sporting de Portugal and Moreirense. Photo La Hora/AP
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the best footballers of all time, accumulating 905 goals throughout his successful career.
Ronaldo’s scoring streak began less than two months after his professional debut and took place on October 7, 2022 in a match between Sporting de Portugal and Moreirense.
During that match, Cristiano Ronaldo, still a minor and with the number 28 on his back, surprised the football world by scoring a double in the Portuguese league.
In the 34th minute, the then 17-year-old player received a pass from Toñito, and with a display of his speed and power, he managed to avoid three defenders and then chip the ball over the rival goalkeeper.
👑 22 years after the first professional goal in Cristiano Ronaldo’s career at Sporting CP.
🤯 The first of… 905!pic.twitter.com/gIYFbM3pLd
— Samuel Vargas (@SVargasOK) October 7, 2024
However, Cristiano Ronaldo’s night was going to improve because, in the 90th minute, he scored again for Sporting and established himself as one of the young promises of Portuguese football.
At the end of the season, the Portuguese teenager played 31 games, 14 as a starter, and scored five goals and gave one assist, drawing the attention of the big clubs on the European continent.
His good performances, added to a memorable friendly in Portugal, made Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United opt for Cristiano Ronaldo as their star signing for the 2003/2004 season.
The rest is history. Ronaldo scored 145 goals with United, 450 with Real Madrid, 101 with Juventus and has accumulated 68 with Al-Nassr to date, in addition to an endless list of titles that make him one of the winningest footballers in history. .
