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Ronaldo becomes player with most first division goals in football history

Ronaldo becomes player with most first division goals in football history

Al Nassr captain, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the player with the most first division goals in football history after his fine brace against Al Akhdoud.

Ronaldo kicked off his career at Sporting CP before capturing the attention of former Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson and joining the Premier League side.

After a few years in England with Manchester United, Ronaldo switched to Real Madrid where he played at for 9 years before joining Italian giant, Juventus.

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After just two seasons at Juventus, the Portuguese international made a second return to Manchester United where he spent a season and a half then switched to the far East with Al Nassr.

During Ronaldo’s spell at these clubs, he found the back of the net a whooping 527 times. Becoming the player with the most goals in first division clubs across the world. Surpassing Josef Bican who had 526.

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Sporting CP 3 goals
Manchester United 103 goals
Real Madrid 311 goals
Juventus 81
Al Nassr 29

His brace against Al Akhdoud in Al Nassr Saudi Pro League match earned him his new accolade in the history of first division football.

Ronaldo is rated among the top goalscorers in football history. He’s also the highest goalscorer in football history in addition to his numerous goal records.

Football writer at AllSoccer. Graduate of Computer Science from Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic. Dreamt of becoming a footballer, find self writing about football.

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