Cristiano Ronaldo scored again as Al Nassr lost to former Real Madrid teammate Nachos Al Qadsiah in the Saudi Pro League on Friday to secure their win Career record: 911 goals.

A lot has been made about it whether the Portuguese captain can score 1,000 goals in senior professional footballalthough he himself recently downplayed that suggestion, claiming he lives “in the moment” and doesn’t think “long-term.” At the same time, he has before declared publicly his desire to reach 1,000 goals…

You don’t have to be a mathematician to figure this out Ronaldo is currently 89 goals away from that goalwhich doesn’t seem like much given his consistently incredible hit rate. But the five-time Ballon d’Or winner will I’ll be 40 in FebruarySo should we expect this rate to continue? There is little sign of him slowing down.

Could Cristiano Ronaldo realistically score 1,000 goals?

Since starting at Sporting Lisbon in 2002 Ronaldo has scored 911 goals in 1,252 games for club and country a quota of approx 0.73 per game. To find the net another 89 times At this rate he would have to Play 122 more games reach the milestone.

Another approach is to Just think of his goalscoring form since joining Al Nassrwhere he will likely stay unless something drastic happens. From the beginning of 2023 Ronaldo has scored 92 goals in 107 appearances (75 out of 86 for Al Nassr, 17 out of 21 for Portugal). At this rate (0.86 per game), he would only have to play 104 games to get to 1,000.

Using a slightly different – ​​and simpler – metric, The numbers required are almost identical to those he has registered since January 2023. So if he continues like this, he could reach four figures sometime around the end of August 2026 (In one year and nine months, the same time it took him to score 88 goals after moving to Al Nassr).

That would cost him well past his 42nd birthday. But assuming he has declared that he will do it Never quit international football And he’s already so close that it’s certainly a goal worth pursuing.

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