Ronaldo scored a 4-1 victory for Al Nassr Club versus Al Taawoun on December 30 at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium. This is the Portuguese striker’s 54th and last goal of 2023. 

Ronaldo has officially been named the player with the most goals in the calendar year, overtaking two other players, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe, who both had 52 goals. Erling Haaland, the third member on the list, with 50 goals. Lionel Messi has only scored 28 goals in 44 games. 

Ronaldo scored 44 goals for Al Nassr and 10 for the Portuguese side out of the 54 total. The 38-year-old scored 34 goals in the Saudi Arabian national championship, one in the King’s Cup, six in the Saudi Club Championship, and three in the AFC Champions League.

This is the fifth time Ronaldo has finished #1 in the world in goals scored in a calendar year. The preceding years were 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In 2016, Ronaldo’s best statistics were 55 goals. 

Ronaldo uploaded a snapshot of himself celebrating a goal with the caption “54 goals.” I’ll let you know when it’s all over. Thank you to everyone on the team.”

Ronaldo leads the top scorer’s list after 19 rounds in the Saudi Arabian National Championship with 20 goals, three more than Al Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic. In addition, with 9 assists, Ronaldo ranked top on the leaderboard. Allan Saint-Maximin (Al Ahli), Alvaro Medran (Al Taawon), and Mourad Batna (Al Wahda) followed with the same number of assists.

Al Nassr won their fourth consecutive match, 3 points against Al Taawoun, and firmly retained second place, 6 points ahead of Al Ahli. They are 7 points behind the leading squad, Al Hilal. 

Before returning to the pitch, Al Nassr offered the players a two-week break. In the following encounter, Ronaldo and his teammates will face Al Feiha in the AFC Champions League 1/8 round. They then returned to the domestic tournament to take on Al Fateh.