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Cristiano Ronaldo, the sensational striker for Al-Nassr, achieved a huge milestone in their 2-0 victory over Persepolis during their AFC Champions League debut on Tuesday.
Only twice in seven competitive matches across tournaments did the 38-year-old fail to contribute to a goal on the evening. Ronaldo failed to score in his first match in the AFC Champions League, just like he did in his UEFA Champions League debut almost two decades earlier.
Ronaldo became the first person in the history of the sport to go 1000 games without a loss for both his club and his nation with his team’s victory in Tehran, according to totalcristiano. Of those games, Ronaldo’s squad has won 776 and drew 224.
Let’s take a look at the results of Cristiano’s starts for his current and previous clubs. 13 victories for Sporting CP (in 31 games), 21 victories for Al-Nassr (in 32 games), 91 victories for Juventus (in 131 games), 121 victories for Portugal (in 201 games), 214 victories for Manchester United (in 346 games), and 316 victories for Real Madrid in 438 games.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored an enormous amount of goals for club and nation since making his senior appearance in 2003. He just made history by becoming the first player to rack up 850 goals for both country and club. The five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or accomplished the feat last month during his current team Al-Nassr’s 5-1 Saudi Pro League victory against Al-Raed.
Ronaldo is the leading goalscorer and appearance maker across men’s international football with 123 goals in 201 games for Portugal. Nobody in the history of the UEFA Champions League has scored more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 140 in 183 appearances.
He is also the first individual to have scored in three finals, won the championship five times, and played for two winning teams.
Ronaldo has scored the most goals in both qualification (36 goals) and the history of the European Championship (14 goals). Additionally, he is the first participant to compete in all five competition iterations and score.
