Cristiano Ronaldo and the miracle at 38: he has reached 54 goals and is the top scorer for 2023 above Mbappé, Kane and Haaland

Cristiano Ronaldo he didn’t miss the goal and, in injury time of the duel against Al Taawon for the Saudi Pro League, completed the 4-1 away win Al Nassr AND He increased his scoring record in 2023 to 54 screamsmore than any other player anywhere in the world. An impressive record no matter how you look at it. -especially for having achieved it at 38 years of age- beyond the fact that he no longer competes in a top championship.

The Portuguese had not been able to aim for the entire match, which he played without too many worries, given that in the previous match he had overcome the Englishman. Harry Kane (Tottenham, Bayern Munich and England) and the French Kylian Mbappe (PSG and France), both with 52 wins and had ensured they were the top scorer annual. Furthermore, as if that wasn’t enough, he had relegated the Norwegian Erling Haaland who was stuck at 50 after missing the final seven games of the year Manchester City.

However, CR7 had the patience of the greats and extended his records when there was almost no time left on the clock after a cross. Seko Fofana from the right which fell on his head.

The Portuguese champion confirmed the victory achieved by his team, who had already put the success on track with goals from Aymeric Laportethe second obtained in the Saudi competition, the Croatian one Marcelo Brozovic and Portuguese Otaviowhich overturned the initial goal scored by Ashraf El Mahdiouitaking advantage of the rebound of a penalty he took himself and that Al Aqudi Nawaf he had managed to cover.

Al Nassr remains in second place, now seven points behind the leader, Al Hilal, at the end of the nineteenth Saudi matchday.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the fifth consecutive day in the Pro Saudi League and brought his goal tally in 2023 to 54, twenty of which came in the 18 matches played in the current Saudi League season. We must also count what he scored in the previous season and what he added with Portugal. Nobody scored more. In the year and in history: He now has 873 in his career and is 52 ahead of Lionel Messi, who at 36 has “just” 821.

Furthermore, Al Shabab of Belgian Yannik Carrasco and Argentine Ever Banega beat Al Wehda (1-0) thanks to Abdullah Radif’s goal five minutes from time. It was the last match for the Rosario player who will be packing his bags to return to Boca in a few hours.

Previously, Al Fateh and Al Akhodud had played to a goalless draw in the other match of the nineteenth matchday.

The ten best scorers of 2023

1. Cristiano Ronaldo 53 (58 PJ)
2. Kylian Mbappé 52 (53 PJ)
3. Harry Kane 52 (57 PJ)
4. Erling Haaland 50 (60 PJ)
5. Garbhan Coughlan 41 (27 PJ)
6. Denis Bouanga 40 (53 PJ)
7. German Cano 40 (61 PJ)
8. Romelu Lukaku 40 (61 PJ)
9. Barnabás Varga 39 (45 PJ)
10. Santiago Giménez 39 (64 PJ)