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How Many Goals Does Cristiano Ronaldo Need to Reach 1,000 Career Goals Before Retirement?

opera.com 2025/2/8

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of football’s greatest goal-scorers, has been defying expectations for nearly two decades.

With an astonishing career spanning club and international football, he continues to add to his record-breaking goal tally.

Now in the twilight of his career, fans are wondering whether the Portuguese superstar will reach the legendary milestone of 1,000 career goals before retirement. Let’s break it down.

Ronaldo’s Current Career Goal Tally

According to MessivaRonaldo.app, as of January 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 917 career goals across all competitions for club and country.

This total includes:

Club Goals: 782

- Sporting CP: 5 goals

- Manchester United: 145 goals (across two stints)

- Real Madrid: 450 goals

- Juventus: 101 goals

- Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia): 81 goals (and counting)

International Goals: 135

Ronaldo is the all-time leading goal scorer in men’s international football, having netted 135 times for Portugal.

To reach 1,000 career goals, Ronaldo needs to score an additional 83 goals. While this might seem like a daunting task seeing that he is almost reaching 40 years of age, his track record suggests that it’s not entirely out of reach.

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