Cristiano Ronaldo's 900 goals: Breakdown of Portugal legend's goals for clubs and country
Legendary forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first men's player to score 900 official goals in his career. The prolific goalscorer established himself as one of the finest players to ever participate in the sport. He's claimed the Ballon d'Or five times and bagged over a century of goals for multiple teams.
The Madeira-born striker has played 1230 games to achieve his unmatched feat over a career that has spanned over two decades. His goals have seen him claim a range of honors. They include one European Championship, five UEFA Champions League crowns, four FIFA Club World Cups, Seven domestic League wins, and six domestic cups.
Ronaldo scored prolifically for every team he represented across his career, averaging 0.73 goals a game. A breakdown of his goals is as follows:
Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goalscorer for the storied Spanish club, scoring half his career goals for Los Blancos. The Portuguese star bagged 450 goals in 438 games in the Spanish capital. He left them in 2018 after nine years with a phenomenal goal-per-game ratio of 1.02 goals a game.
Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo established himself as a bonafide superstar at the English giants following his move from Portugal as a teenager. He scored 145 goals from 346 games across two stints. While his goal-per-game return here is one of his lowest at 0.41 per game, he remains adored by the club's fans for his time with them.
Juventus
Ronaldo scored 101 goals for Italian giants Juventus in three years after he left Real Madrid. He proved that he had no intention of slowing down, bagging his goals in 134 games for a frightening goal-per-game return of 0.75.
Sporting CP
Ronaldo began his career with the Portuguese giants in his homeland and has scored the least goals for them among all his sides. He played only 31 games for the Lisbon-based side before he moved to Manchester United in 2003. He bagged a goal-per-game return of 0.16, his lowest for any side.
Al-Nassr
Following his controversial second departure from Old Trafford in the winter of 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo embarked on an adventure in the Saudi Pro League. He finds the back of the net regularly, scoring 62 times in 68 appearances for a goal return of 0.91 late in his 30s.
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goalscorer not just for his country, but in international men's football with 131 strikes for Portugal in a career spanning two decades. His goals have come in 213 games, giving him a goal-per-game return of 0.61 for his country. He scored his 900th career goal for his nation in the UEFA Nations League against Croatia on Thursday, September 5.