"Age has no role in a player’s performance" - Al Nassr legend sends message to Cristiano Ronaldo as latter breaks SPL scoring record
Al Nassr legend Majed Abdullah has sent a message to Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently broke the Saudi Pro League scoring record. The Portuguese icon became the highest goalscorer in a single season in the league's history. He broke the record after netting his 35th league goal of the season against Al-Ittihad on May 27 at Al-Awwal Stadium.
The 39-year-old forward opened the scoring for the Knights of the Najd with a left-footed goal just before the end of the first half (45+3'). After the beginning of the second half, Ronaldo doubled the score with a header in the 69th minute.
This goal marked his 35th of the season, one more than what Abderrazak Hamdallah scored for Al-Nassr in 2018-19. This is another addition to the list of the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's records across multiple leagues.
About Cristiano Ronaldo's newly set record, Majed Abdullah, who is the all-time leading goal scorer for Saudi Arabia with 72 goals in 117 matches, said (via The Nassr Zone):
"Age has no role in a player’s performance as long as passion is present, & Ronaldo is an example to follow, & I am happy for his new record...& we wait for him next season to break his current record."
Al Nassr bagged a 4-2 win against Al-Ittihad in the last fixture of the Saudi Pro League this season. However, they ended up second on the league table with 82 points, 14 points behind Al-Hilal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 58 goals and provided 15 assists in 63 appearances for Al Nassr since his arrival in 2023.
Cristiano Ronaldo thanked Al Nassr and his former clubs in special Instagram post after latest milestone
Cristiano Ronaldo thanked his former clubs Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus, along with his current club Al Nassr, in a special post on social media. It came after he achieved the milestone of becoming the first player in football history to win the Golden Boot in four different countries. The caption read:
"Proud to make history as the first top scorer in 4 countries 🏴 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇸🇦 A huge thank you to all the clubs, teammates and staff who helped me along the way."
In the comments, Ronaldo mentioned the Riyadh-based club along with three of his former clubs.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr are set to face rivals Al-Hilal in the final of the King Cup of Champions on Friday, May 31.