All-time great Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th and 901st senior career goals during this international break, extending his record as the all-time top scorer in football. Despite no longer playing club football at the top level in Europe, Ronaldo still turns out for Portugal during every International break and continues to score at a phenomenal rate at club level in Saudi Arabia.
At 39-years-old Ronaldo is well into the twilight of his career, but has displayed no signs of wanting to hang his boots up. Ronaldo was criticised during EURO 2024 for his sub-par performances, with many fans suggesting that his legacy would be best preserved if he was to retire internationally and let Portugal’s talented youngsters take the reins going forward
One question that many fans are asking is if Cristiano Ronaldo will make it to the 1,000 goal mark – an incredible achievement that no top level player has got their hands on yet. We’re going to break down if Ronaldo has enough left in the tank to score another 99 career goals despite father time looming large, looking at both sides of the debate.
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“No, Ronaldo doesn’t have enough left in the tank!”
The argument of Ronaldo not hitting the 1,000 goal mark makes a lot of sense – at International level over the last two tournaments he has created problems for the Portugal management team with his sub-par performances. Ronaldo’s ego is what has propelled him to greatness over the course of his career, but is also what is preventing him from letting go of his place in the national team before he spoils his legacy.
Ronaldo has maintained excellent goalscoring numbers during his time in Saudi Arabia, but the influx of top level players into the league will make his job as a goalscorer harder and harder going forward. It seems impossible to think that he’ll keep scoring at the same rate going into his forties against players who could all still easily be playing at top-level European clubs. Once Ronaldo’s goalscoring numbers start to inevitably drop at club level, it may take him years
“Yes, Ronaldo will hit 1,000 goals in the next few years!”
While Ronaldo clearly isn’t the player he used to be at International tournament level, it is important to remember that he will always have the goalscoring instincts to make him an effective player not only in qualifying matches against weaker opposition, but also against the lower level sides in the Saudi Pro League.
He has scored 68 goals in 74 games, and while he might not be as quick, agile, or score as many solo goals as he did in his prime, he still knows where the goal is. He is playing alongside some top-level players at Al-Nassr who can put chances on a plate for him.
Another factor that is important to remember is that Cristiano Ronaldo is hell-bent on being remembered as the best football player of all time, despite the fact that most people consider him behind Lionel Messi in that debate. He wants to do everything that he can to reach milestones that nobody else has, and could be playing well into his forties to achieve them.
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2 Comments
by Dayzneyo
I don’t think he will make it too 1000 goals infact he can’t.
by Udemeobong udo
Let’s watch and see