Cristiano Ronaldo stands alone as the greatest goalscorer of the 21st century.
For over two decades, he has consistently scored at a rate that other top players struggle to achieve even during a purple patch. As Ronaldo closes in on a landmark 1000 goals, here’s every record he currently holds.
All Competitions (Club & Country)
- Most goals of all time in top-level competition – 943 goals.
- Only player to score 60+ goals in 4 calendar years (2011–2014).
- Only player to score 50+ goals in 7 consecutive years (2011–2017).
- Only player to hit 40+ goals in 13 different calendar years.
- Only player to score 30+ goals for 15 consecutive years (2007–2021).
- Scored in every single minute of a game (1–90) – one of just four players to do so.
Club Football Records
- Most club goals ever – 802.
- Only player to score 50+ club goals in 5 and 6 straight seasons.
- Only player to win league, cup, supercup, Champions League, Club World Cup, Golden Shoe and Ballon d’Or with two clubs (Man Utd & Real Madrid).
- Only player to score 100+ goals for 3 European clubs (United, Madrid, Juventus).
- Only player to score 100+ goals for 4 teams (United, Madrid, Juventus, Al Nassr).
- Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer – 450 goals.
- Juventus’ fastest to 50 goals in Serie A (61 games).
- Manchester United’s record Premier League scorer in a single season – 31 goals.
- Only Manchester United player to win the European Golden Shoe.
- Only Manchester United player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year.
- Only Manchester United player to win the FIFA Puskas Award.
- Highest transfer fee paid for a Manchester United player – £80m.
- Fewest games needed to score 350 goals for a single European club – 335.
- Most wins in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues – 426.
- Most headed goals in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues – 87.
- Most goals scored for Real Madrid in a single season in all competitions – 61.
League Records
- Most goals in top-flight leagues – 573.
- Only player to score 30+ goals in a season in England, Spain and Italy.
- Won the Golden Boot in three leagues (Premier League, La Liga, Serie A).
- Most headed goals in Europe’s top 5 leagues – 87.
- La Liga records:
- Fastest to 150, 200 and 300 goals.
- Most goals in a Madrid derby – 22.
- Best goals-per-game ratio in history (1.07).
- Only player to score 50+ in 4 consecutive seasons.
- Only player to score 30+ in 6 consecutive seasons.
- Most hat-tricks scored in a season – 8 (Shared with Messi).
- Only player to score 2+ hat-tricks in 8 consecutive seasons.
- Most hat-tricks scored – 34.
- Most penalties scored – 61.
- Most matches scored in during a single season – 27 (Shared with Messi).
- Most different clubs scored against in a single season – 19 (Shared with Messi).
- Fewest rounds needed to score 15 goals – 8.
- Fewest rounds needed to score 20 goals – 12.
- Only player to score in 6 consecutive El Clásico matches.
- Fewest games needed to score 150 goals in La Liga – 140.
- Fewest games needed to score 200 goals in La Liga – 178.
- Fewest games needed to score 300 goals in La Liga – 286.
- Most goals in La Liga for Real Madrid – 311.
- Most goals scored in a single season – 48.
- Only Real Madrid player to score 30+ goals in 2,3,4, and 5 consecutive La Liga seasons.
- Only Real Madrid player to score 50+ goals in all competitions in 1,2,3,4,5, and 6 consecutive seasons.
- The only Real Madrid player to win the European Golden Shoe 2 and 3 times.
- Most consecutive Serie A games scored in during a single season: – 11 (shared with Batistuta and Quagliarella).
- Most goals in a single season for Juventus – 37 (Shared with Felice Borel).
- Fewest games needed to score 10 goals for Juventus – 16.
- Fewest games needed to score 50 league goals for Juventus – 61.
- Fewest games needed to score 100 goals for Juventus – 131.
- Saudi Pro League record: Most goals in a single season – 35 (2023/24).
- Only Manchester United player to score hat-tricks in two consecutive home games.
- Oldest player to score a hat-trick for Manchester United – 37.
International Records
- Most international goals ever – 141.
- Most competitive international goals ever – 119.
- Most caps in men’s football – 223.
- Only player to score in 23 consecutive international seasons (2003/04 – 2025/26).
- Only player to score in 10 consecutive major tournaments (Euros & World Cups).
- Most international tournaments with 1+ goals – 15 (6 Euros, 5 World Cup, 4 UEFA Nations League, 1 Confederations Cup).
- Most goals in international tournaments – 39.
- Most international hat-tricks – 10 (Shared with Lionel Messi).
- Portugal’s all-time top scorer and most-capped player.
- Most wins in international football – 132.
- Most goals in UEFA European Championship and World Cup – 22.
- Most goals in a calendar year – 32 (2017).
Awards & Honours
- Most Ballon d’Or nominations – 18.
- First player to win the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
- Most times in the UEFA Team of the Year – 15.
- Only Man Utd player to ever win the FIFA World Player of the Year.
- Most UEFA Best Player Awards – 4
World Cup Records
- Only player to score in 5 different World Cups (2006–2022).
- Oldest player to score a World Cup hat-trick (33 years, 130 days).
- Most World Cup matches for Portugal – 22.
- Most goals scored in World Cup qualifying – 39.
Champions League Records
- All-time top scorer – 140 goals.
- Most UCL hat-tricks – 8 (shared with Messi).
- Most goals in a single season – 17 (2013/14).
- Most goals in a single group stage – 11 (2015/16).
- Most goals in a single calendar year – 19 (2017).
- Most goals in a single knockout stage – 10 (2016/17 – Shared with Benzema 2021/22).
- Most goals in knockout rounds – 67.
- Most goals in quarter-finals – 25.
- Most goals in semi-finals – 13.
- Most penalties scored – 19.
- Most free-kicks scored – 12.
- Most away goals – 64.
- Most goals scored against a single opposition – 10 against Juventus.
- Most consecutive games scored in – 11.
- Most consecutive away games scored in – 12.
- Most knockout goals for a single club – 50 for Real Madrid.
- Most competition appearances – 183.
- Fewest games to reach 100 UCL goals for a single club – 95 games for Real Madrid.
- First to reach 100 UCL goals.
- First player to win 100 UCL games.
- Only player to score in 3 finals (2008, 2014, 2017).
- Only player to score 15+ goals in 3 seasons.
- Only player to score 10+ goals in 7 seasons.
- Only player to hit 2 consecutive hat-tricks in knockout games (shared with Benzema).
- Only player to score in every group stage match (shared with Haller).
- Only player to score 3 hat-tricks in one season.
- Only player to score 10+ goals for three different teams.
- UCL top scorer in 7 seasons (6 in a row).
- Top scorer for Real Madrid – 105.
- Fastest hat-trick for Real Madrid – 11 minutes.
- Only Manchester United player to score in 5 consecutive games.
European Championship Records
- Most goals in Euro finals history – 14.
- Most assists at the Euros – 7.
- Only player to appear at 6 Euros (2004–2024).
- Only player to have scored at 5 Euros (2004 – 2021).
- Most appearances – 30 games.
- Oldest player to score a brace at the Euros (36 years, 130 days).
- Most wins at the Euros – 14.
- Most MOTM awards – 6 (Shared with Iniesta).
- Most goals scored in Euros qualifiers – 41.
Club World Cup Records
- Only player to finish top scorer in two different Club World Cup tournaments.
- Most goals scored in Club World Cup – 7.
- Most goals scored in a Club World Cup Finals – 7 (Shared with Messi).
- Only player to have scored a hat-trick in a Club World Cup final.
Nations League Records
- Oldest player to appear in a Nations League Final – 40 years, 4 months (2025).
- Oldest player to score in a Nations League Final – same year, same match.
Whether it’s at club level, the international stage or on Europe’s biggest nights, Cristiano Ronaldo has consistently broken records. His name is written across almost every record book in football. Even at 40, he’s still adding new pages. Will Ronaldo hit 1000 goals?
