After his 67th hat trick, Ronaldo is about to fulfill his dream

Now there are only 15 left: Portugal's soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is getting closer and closer to his dream of 1,000 goals. The 41-year-old scored three times in his club Al-Nassr's 5:3 (2:2) win against Al Kholood - according to the Spanish sports magazine Marca, it was the 67th hat trick of his career. There could have been five goals, but two were denied in the first half.

This means that the five-time winner of the “Ballon d’Or” now has 985 goals – the haul is already a world record. Pelé celebrated his 1,000th goal in his FC Santos game against Vasco da Gama in 1969 and, according to his own count and confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, he scored 1,279 goals. But the statistics also include friendly games. In the official ranking, the Brazilian legend has fewer than 800 goals.

Ronaldo has been playing for the Saudi Arabian club since 2023. The Saudi Professional League, which is not particularly attractive in terms of sport, will be played until the end of May, plus the Asian Champions League. Whether Portugal's record hunter will have further chances to score goals in the national team after 234 international matches depends on whether coach Jorge Jesus calls him up again after his departure scandal from the national team at the end of September.