Julius OkoriePortugal international and Al-Nassr talisman Cristiano Ronaldo, has grabbed another first, becoming the first player in history to recorded 700 official club victories.
CR7 achieved the feat during Al-Nassr’s 2-1 victory over Al-Raed in Gameweek 18 of the Saudi Pro League on Thursday. Ronaldo interestingly opened scoring for Al-Nassr in the 35th minute, followed by an assist to teammate Nawaf Bu Washl who increased the tally in the 47th minute.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelWith this latest win, Ronaldo has celebrated 700 victories at the club level throughout his professional career. According to Marca, he stands as the only footballer to have reached this extraordinary milestone.
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Ronaldo’s professional journey began at Sporting CP, where he secured 13 wins. He then joined Manchester United, where he played from 2003 to 2009 and again from 2021 to 2022, achieving 215 victories across all competitions.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner joined Real Madrid in 2009, where he enjoyed significant success, recording 316 wins before moving to Juventus. While at Juventus from 2018 to 2021, he added 91 victories to his remarkable tally.
Since arriving at Al-Nassr in January 2023, Ronaldo has made an impact, contributing to 66 wins for the team. The recorder setter and breaker who clocks 40 next month, is eager to add more accolades to his already over flowing achievements in the round leather game.
One of the achievements he is hoping add is either winning the next World Cup to be hosted in the United States, Canada and Mexico next year or the 2030 edition to be co-hosted by Portugal. Achieving that will see him a par with arch rival Lionel Messi who led Argentina to victory at the last World Cup in Qatar.
Ronaldo is known for winning aerial battles with ease. His strength and jumping ability, combined with his elevation, heading accuracy and height of 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in), gives him an edge in winning aerial duels.
These attributes allow him to function as a target-man and make him an aerial goal threat in the penalty area, which explains why many of his goals have been headers.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
