GOAL takes a look at the major records Ronaldo holds for both club and country.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players ever to grace the game of football. In a career spanning more than two decades, the Portuguese superstar has broken numerous records to claim his place amongst the game's legends.
With over 800 career goals and counting, Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the most lethal marksmen in the history of football. He is the all-time record international goalscorer with 118 strikes, and also boasts of being the all-time leading scorer in the Uefa Champions League (140).
The 38-year-old has numerous other club and country records to his name including the most Champions League appearances (140).
GOAL lists them all below.
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Most international appearances (197)
Ronaldo became the most-capped men's player in history after being included in the starting XI for Portugal's Euro 2024 qualifier with Liechtenstein.
With this he officially registered his 197th international cap, overtaking Kuwait forward Bader Al-Mutawa.
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First player to score 800 career goals
Ronaldo became the first player to score 800 top-level career goals (club and country combined) during a Premier League encounter against Arsenal back in November 2022.
He later went on to score the 801st goal as well in the same match from the penalty spot, which turned out to be the match-winner.
| Club/Country |
Matches |
Goals |
Assists |
| Sporting CP |
31 |
5 |
6 |
| Manchester United |
346 |
145 |
64 |
| Real Madrid |
438 |
450 |
131 |
| Juventus |
134 |
101 |
22 |
| Al-Nassr |
10 |
9 |
2 |
| Portugal |
196 |
118 |
43 |
| Total |
906 |
828 |
268 |
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Most Champions League appearances (183)
Ronaldo can boast of having the most number of Champions League appearances, having made his debut back in 2003 with Manchester United in a 2-1 defeat by Stuttgart, aged 18 and 238 days.
He has made more than half of his all-time appearances (101) for Real Madrid, 59 for United as well as 23 for Juventus.
| Club |
Appearances |
| Real Madrid |
101 |
| Manchester United |
59 |
| Juventus |
23 |
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Most Champions League goals (140)
The Portugal international is also the all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League with 140 strikes to his name.
Ronaldo scored a whopping 105 goals in just 101 appearances during his stint with Real Madrid which averages more than a goal per game.
For Manchester United and Juventus, he struck 21 and 14 times in the UCL respectively.
| Club |
Goals |
| Manchester United |
21 |
| Real Madrid |
105 |
| Juventus |
14 |
