In December 2022, Ronaldo signed a lucrative contract with Al Nassr, a team based in Riyadh. This marked the beginning of an inflow of foreign players into the Saudi league.
Cristiano Ronaldo set a new Saudi Pro League record by scoring 34 and 35 goals in Al Nassr’s final game of the season. “I don’t follow the records, the records follow me,” the 39-year-old Portuguese forward later tweeted. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker scored in first-half stoppage time and again in the 69th minute with a header to help Al Nassr upset Al Ittihad 4-2 at home on Monday.
Abderrazak Hamdallah of Morocco set the previous record for most goals in a single season with 34 in 2018-19.
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) May 27, 2024
Al Nassr finished a whopping 14 points behind winners Al Hilal, ensuring them of a second-place finish.
In December 2022, Ronaldo signed a lucrative contract with Al Nassr, a team based in Riyadh. This marked the beginning of an inflow of foreign players into the Saudi league.
Ronaldo, who won the 2016 European Championship with Portugal, has been added to the team for this year’s competition, which will take place in Germany next month. This will be his 11th international competition.
With 206 games and a record 128 goals, he is the most capped player in men’s international football.
