Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded as one of the most prolific goal-scorers in world football and the Portuguese striker has only consolidated his reputation since joining the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr FC.
The Portuguese football player joined Al Nassr in January this year, becoming the world’s highest-paid athlete in the process.
After his arrival at Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) while playing for a team featuring players from Al Nassr FC and Al Hilal SFC.
Cristiano Ronaldo made his Saudi Pro League debut with Al Nassr in a 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq. He notched up his first goal in a draw against Al-Fateh before going on to score his first hat-trick for Al Nassr in a 4-0 win over Al Wehad. The Portuguese ace scored his second hat-trick for the club in a 3-0 win over Damac. His scored back-to-back hat-tricks in 2024, first against Al Tai and then Abha.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the Saudi Pro League Player of the Month award for February 2023 after scoring eight goals and assisting twice.
In the 2023-24 season, Ronaldo netted 35 goals to set a new goal-scoring record in the Saudi Pro League, surpassing the previous record of 34 set by Abderrazak Hamdallah in 2019.
So far, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 49 goals in 47 appearances for Al Nassr FC in the Saudi Pro League. Overall he has scored 64 goals in 70 games for the Riyadh-based team.
Two of these goals earned the team a trophy. Al Nassr won their first Arab Club Champions Cup in 2023 courtesy of a Cristiano Ronaldo brace in the final against rivals Al Hilal.