Cristiano Ronaldo races to 900 career goals: Decoding his stats
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Portugal in their 2-1 win over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League matchday 1. The Group A contest saw Diogo Dalot scoring in the 7th minute. Ronaldo made it 2-0 in the 34th minute to reach 900 career goals. Manchester United right-back Dalot then scored an own goal in the 43rd minute. Portugal held on for a win thereafter.
Breaking down Ronaldo's career goals
The goal versus Croatia marked Ronaldo's 900th career goal. Ronaldo owns 769 career club goals in addition to netting 131 times for Portugal. Ronaldo managed 5 goals for Sporting before scoring 145 times for Manchester United across two spells. He smashed 450 goals for Real Madrid and 101 for Juventus. He owns 68 goals for Al-Nassr, including four this season.
Summary of Ronaldo's 131 international goals
In 54 friendly matches, Ronaldo owns 22 goals. He has 41 goals in 44 European Championship qualifying games. Ronaldo owns 14 goals at the Euros from 30 matches and eight UEFA Nations League goals (12 matches). He has 36 goals in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (47 matches) and another eight World Cup goals (22 matches). He owns two FIFA Confederations Cup goals (4 matches).
