Ronaldo Now Holds The Record For The Most Goals Scored In Champions League History
One of the major accomplishments of Cristiano Ronaldo is that he holds the record for the most goals scored in Champions League history. He has scored 743 goals in 1036 matches for club and country as of March 2020, for an average of 0.72 goals per game. Ronaldo has scored 450 goals in 438 games, making him Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer across all competitions. He also ranks second all-time in La Liga goal scoring with 311 goals in 292 games, trailing only Lionel Messi's 438 goals in 474 La Liga contests. Despite being surpassed by Messi, who has six European Golden Shoe titles, Ronaldo was the first player to earn four of them. Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in the Champions League with 128 goals in 169 matches.
With seven such victories, he also holds the record for most Champions League seasons with the most goals scored. In addition, Ronaldo scored seven goals in the FIFA Club World Cup and eight in the UEFA Nations League Finals. Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals scored in a calendar year in international football. In 2017, he scored 31 goals for his country. Additionally, he is the first player to score in 10 straight international competitions and the player with the most goals against different national teams. Ronaldo is the only player to have scored 50 goals or more in each of the last seven calendar years (2011–2017).
