Al Nassr forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, looks set to end 2023 as the world’s top goal scorer.
Ronaldo netted his 54th goal of this year in their 4-1 victory at Al Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.
The Portugal forward’s 54 goals in official competitions for club and country came in 59 matches.
Ronaldo now has more goals than Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé (52) as well as Manchester City star Erling Haaland (50). None of the leading contenders will play again in 2023.
It is the fifth time Ronaldo will finish the year as the world’s top scorer, having also done so in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015 when at Real Madrid. His 54 goals is the most Ronaldo has scored in a calendar year since netting 55 in 2016, when he won one of his five Ballon d’Or awards.
The 38-year-old responded to the achievement with a post on Instagram, writing: “54 — I’ll say when it’s finished! Thanks, team.”
Ronaldo’s latest goal on Saturday came on the one-year anniversary of him signing for Saudi club Al Nassr after his controversial exit from Manchester United.
