Cristiano Ronaldo continues to make history and after becoming the first European player to surpass 100 goals on the international scene, he continues to score goals and is already reaching 102. We take advantage of the Portuguese star’s birthday to review his incredible goalscoring figures.
The Portuguese forward had surpassed Ferenc Puskás’ European record of 84 goals as an international at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and reached 100 goals with a direct free kick against Sweden on 8 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League.
All Ronaldo’s goals for Portugal
Iranian Ali Daei (109) is the only man in world football who surpasses the Portuguese crack. Several women have reached 100 international goals and Christine Sinclair holds the record with 186 goals for Canada. In Europe, Germany’s Birgit Prinz has the best goalscoring figure with 128 goals.
European all-time top scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 102 goals in 168 games
Ferenc Puskás (Hungary and Spain) – 84 in 89
Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) – 75 and 68
Miroslav Klose (Germany) – 71 in 137
Gerd Müller (Federal Republic of Germany) – 68 in 62
Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) – 68 in 146
Robert Lewandowski (Polonia) – 63 en 114
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Suecia) – 62 and 116
Imre Schlosser (Hungary) – 59 in 68
David Villa (Spain) – 59 in 98
Edin Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – 59 en 112
Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) – 55 in 87
Jan Koller (Czech Republic) – 55 in 91
Joachim Streich (Democratic Republic of Germany) – 55 in 102
Wayne Rooney (England) – 53 in 120
Poul Nielsen (Denmark) – 52 and 38
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark) – 52 and 112
Thierry Henry (Francia) – 51 in 123
Hakan Sükür (Turkey) – 51 in 112
Lajos Tichy (Hungary) – 51 in 72
Robin van Persie (Netherlands) – 50 in 102
How the international goals of RonaldThe
• At home or at home?
48 Ronaldo’s goals have been scored at home (including UEFA EURO 2004 and the UEFA Nations League Finals), 39 on the road and 15 on neutral territory.
• Wins, draws or losses?
Ronaldo has scored in 67 games, with Portugal winning 56 of them. The rest came in five draws and six losses.
• Accumulation of goals
Ronaldo has scored nine hat-tricks, in addition to scoring four goals in two games. Among his total goals there have been 15 ‘doublets’ and 43 “solitary” goals.
• Favorite rival
His hat-trick against Lithuania in November 2019 allows him to add seven goals against the Lithuanians, a figure that he equaled against Sweden when he scored his 100 and 101 goals. He has scored six goals against Andorra, and five against Armenia, Latvia and Luxembourg He has never scored against France, Germany, Italy or England.
• Records
Top scorer in the UEFA European Championship, including qualifiers: 40
Top scorer in the UEFA European Championships finals: 9 (tied with Michel Platini)
Has scored in four final stages of the UEFA European Championship: 4
Top scorer in European international competitions: 84
Top scorer in Europe in World Cup qualifications: 30
First goal in a UEFA Nations League Final Phase: against Switzerland (semi-finals, 06/05/2019, Porto) and first hat-trick
Updated February 2021