As they say, age is just a number; the proverb fits perfectly with the Portuguese legend, Cristiano Ronaldo. He is growing like a fine wine, who already has the record of having the most international goals to his name, and it seems like he is showing no signs of stopping, rather focusing on accelerating the number. The forward has currently 122 goals to his name, and with his phenomenal form in recent games, the figures are only waiting to increase.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 122nd goal versus Luxembourg
Ronaldo has been in brilliant form for his club, as mentioned and has scored goals in almost all the recent matches he played. His latest international goal, i.e., the 122nd one, came against Luxembourg, where he primarily scored 2 goals, one in the 9th and another in the 31st minute, and Portugal eventually defeated their opponents by a massive score of 6-0.
Ali Daei and Lionel Messi behind the Portuguese legend
Ali Daei was the all-time top scorer for a long time, with 109 goals, Ronaldo broke his record last year to establish his name on the card. And among the active players, Lionel Messi is a bit behind the Al-Nassr striker, with 99 goals. With Ronaldo showing no mercy to stop scoring goals, he is just getting better with age. Al Nassr will look forward to having the best of Ronaldo in their upcoming games, with the striker will indeed look forward to showing his class. Here is the list of top goal scorers in international football.
Player | Country | Goals | Appearances |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 122 | 198 |
Ali Daei | Iran | 109 | 148 |
Lionel Messi | Argentina | 99 | 173 |
Mokhtar Dahari | Malaysia | 89 | 142 |
Sunil Chhetri | India | 85 | 134 |
Ferenc Puskas | Hungary | 84 | 85 |
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