Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 450 goals for Real Madrid
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo has hit another goalscoring milestone in his career at Real Madrid. Here’s a look at this incredible feat.
Cristiano Ronaldo has had an illustrious career with Real Madrid over the past nine years. Trying to fathom his goalscoring run is like a baby running before he or she could even walk. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer at Real Madrid and is well ahead of second place Raúl who bagged 323 goals during his time at the Bernabéu.
This past weekend, Ronaldo slotted home his 450th goal for Real Madrid against FC Barcelona in La Liga. The goal was a true demonstration of Ronaldo’s character and love for his team, lunging on the ball despite knowing defender Gerard Pique was right behind him.
Cristiano would roll his ankle on the play and was substituted out of the match at halftime.
Ronaldo has scored more goals than games he has played for the Whites. The Portuguese winger has hit the 450 mark in 436 games earning himself a 1.03 ratio. Ronaldo has scored at least 40 goals in eight of the last nine season he’s been at the club. His best haul came in the 2014-2015 campaign where he scored 61 goals.
Goals Scored by Season:
- 2009/2010 – 33
- 2010/2011 – 54
- 2011/2012 – 60
- 2012/2013 – 55
- 2013/2014 – 51
- 2014/2015 – 61
- 2015-2016 – 51
- 2016/2017 – 42
- 2017/2018 – 43*
Goals Scored by Competition:
- La Liga – 311
- Champions League – 105
- Copa Del Rey – 22
- Club World Cup – 6
- Spanish Super Cup – 4
- UEFA Super Cup – 2
It’s scary to think that there may never be another like this man, scoring goals at will. Season after season, Ronaldo scores goals that leave us in absolute awe. Just know that Cristiano has not just been a goal scorer though, he is not the poacher that some of his critics and haters will make him out to be.
Not only is Ronaldo the leading goal scorer of his team, but he is tied for fourth in assists this season with left-back Marcelo.
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Age is a factor to any athlete regardless of the sport, but Ronaldo has not let that slow him down. He has gone from the pacey winger with the fancy footwork to a more calculated and timely attacker. In addition to scoring, he has shown a great ability to help his teammates out in an array of attacks.
The good times are here ladies and gentleman and all there is to do is sit back and enjoy them because you never know if there will ever be a player of his pedigree again.
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