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It all began on October 7, 2002. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first professional goal for Sporting Lisbon, kicking off an era that has yet to end. 23 years later, the striker is still scoring goals like the one that gave Al-Nassr victory over Al-Okhdood Club in the Saudi Pro League on January 9, 2025.
The Lusitanian striker, who continues to increase his status as the greatest goalscorer of all time (with 918 goals), took the record from his former Manchester United teammate and mentor, Ryan Giggs. The Portuguese footballer recorded an incredible streak that began on May 4, 1991, when he scored his first goal for the “Red Devils”, and continued to score at least one goal per season until February 23, 2013.
Cristiano Ronaldo has just set a record that is very difficult for other footballers to achieve, due to the consistency of his career and its complexity. And this record is such, because in the "club" of outstanding players who have scored in 20 or more seasons of professional football, only true giants like Pele, Romario and Raul Gonzalez can be found.
Leo Messi hopes to join this “VIP club” this season, after scoring his first professional goal for Barcelona on May 1, 2005. The Argentine is waiting for the MLS season to return from the break to be able to make a place in this “Olympus of goals”. However, it seems unlikely that Leo will be able to continue his professional career for another four years than Cristiano, to break this record.
A player in progress who could challenge Cristiano for this record, and several others, is Kylian Mbappe, who scored his first goal as a professional footballer on February 20, 2016. The player, now 26 years old, has been scoring for 9 consecutive years, and no one doubts that he is one of the chosen ones for goals, having scored more than 300 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo will turn 40 on February 5th and his two main career goals are to reach 1,000 goals and win the 2026 World Cup, in which he has confirmed his participation. The Portuguese, if he continues at his current rate of progress, could reach his 1,000-goal target.
It should be noted that CR7 scored 43 goals last season and has been scoring 40 goals (in a calendar year) for 13 consecutive years. The footballer made a bold "bet" by switching to Arab football, but is reaping the rewards with an impressive 81 goals in 90 matches.
CR7 is a guarantee of goals wherever he plays and it seems that this will remain unchanged for a very long time. The big question that all fans are asking now is how long the player who does not stop breaking records will still have a career. After just 6 months, his contract with Al-Nassr ends and everything indicates that he will renew it to continue aiming for the 1,000 goal record.
The other option is to return to Portugal and complete the cycle with Sporting Lisbon, where he made his debut. The team from the capital of Lusitano is a regular participant in the Champions League and would be happy to welcome an idol, who would sacrifice a lot of money to become immortal. Meanwhile, Cristiano continues to score goals regularly in Saudi Arabia.
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