"The superstar Cristiano Ronaldo reaches the milestone of 50 goals in the year 2023."

"After reaching the milestone of 1,200 professional matches, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to leave his mark by scoring his 50th goal in 2023, contributing to Al Nassr's 5-2 victory over Al Shabab in the King's Cup.""Cristiano Ronaldo continues his stellar performance, helping Al Nassr secure a resounding 5-2 victory over Al Shabab, thus earning a spot in the semifinals of the 2023-24 King's Cup.
Ronaldo himself extended the lead to 4-1 for Al Nassr in the 74th minute, seizing a pass from Otavio, then unleashing a shot that beat the opposing goalkeeper.
In addition to Ronaldo, other goal scorers for Al Nassr in this match include Seko Fofana, Sadio Mane, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, and Mohammed Maran.
With his goal against Al Shabab, the Portuguese superstar has now brought his total goals in 2023 to 50. This is a remarkable achievement considering that Cristiano Ronaldo is 38 years old this year.
According to statistics, of the 50 goals Ronaldo scored in 2023 so far, 40 were at the club level, and 10 were for the Portugal national team.
In his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has achieved the milestone of scoring 50 goals in a calendar year 8 times, trailing only Lionel Messi by one.
Previously, the Portuguese forward had seven consecutive years of reaching the 50-goal mark in a calendar year, from 2011 to 2017.
Cristiano Ronaldo, along with Manchester City's striker Erling Haaland, is currently one of the top goal scorers in 2023, surpassing the next two players, Harry Kane (Bayern) and Kylian Mbappe (PSG), by more than 2 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo still has the opportunity to further enhance his 2023 goal-scoring record, with three more matches ahead with Al Nassr."
According to the schedule, Al Nassr will play a home match against Al Ittifaq on December 23, followed by two away matches against Al Ittihad (December 27) and Al Taawon (December 31), all in the Saudi Professional League.
"After an impressive victory, I am very happy to reach the milestone of 50 goals in 2023," Cristiano Ronaldo shared after contributing to Al Nassr's triumph. "Everything I have achieved is thanks to the support and assistance of teammates, fans, and family. I still have a few more matches to increase my goal tally."
A few days ago, Cristiano Ronaldo also left his mark in Al-Nassr's decisive 4-1 victory against Al-Riyadh in the 16th round of the Saudi Professional League.
It was the Portuguese superstar's 1,200th professional match – a record that very few footballers can achieve in their careers.
In that match, Ronaldo showcased an impressive performance by scoring a goal and providing an assist for Otávio's goal.
After making his mark, the "ageless forward" proudly posted on social media: "Three more points! Thanks to all my teammates for helping me reach match number 1,200. A monumental journey, but we are not done yet."
Thus, after 1,201 matches played, the 1985-born star has scored a total of 869 goals, including 129 goals for the Portugal national team.
Ronaldo has scored 5 goals for Sporting Lisbon, 145 goals for Manchester United, 449 goals for Real Madrid, 101 goals for Juventus, and 40 goals for Al Nassr.