Cristiano Ronaldo

• Most career goals in men's football

  971 senior career goals and still adding — the all-time men's record on verified senior football.

• Most penalty goals in football history

  More than 185 successful career penalties, the highest verified total in men's football.

• Most headed goals in modern football

  150+ career headed goals — more than many strikers' entire totals.

• Most Champions League goals

  140 UEFA Champions League goals — the all-time leading scorer in the competition's history.

• Most Champions League titles (modern era)

  Five Champions Leagues — one at Manchester United, four in five years at Real Madrid.

• Most goals in a single Champions League season

  17 goals in the 2013–14 UCL — a record that still stands.

• Only player to win league titles in four different countries

  Premier League (Manchester United), La Liga (Real Madrid), Serie A (Juventus), Saudi Pro League (Al Nassr).

• Most international goals (men's football)

  143 goals for Portugal in 226 caps — the men's international goal-scoring record.

• Most international appearances (men's football)

  226 senior caps for Portugal — the all-time men's record.

• Most goals at men's European Championship finals

  14 Euros goals across five tournaments — the all-time record.

• Most appearances at men's European Championship finals

  30 Euros appearances — the only player to play in five different Euros.

• Most goals in a single Serie A season for Juventus

  31 league goals in 2019–20 — first Juventus player to reach 30 in a single league season since the 1960s.

• Oldest Champions League goalscorer aged 35+

  Scored regularly in the Champions League past age 35 — including a hat-trick at 36.

• First male footballer to score 900 senior career goals

  Reached the 900-goal milestone in September 2024 with Al Nassr.

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