Cristiano Ronaldo has written his name
in the sand of history after scoring a
career 760 goals .
The Juventus star is now the all - time
top goalscorer in football after scoring
for his club in their clash against
Napoli .
The 35 - year- old was expected to reach
the stunning landmark against Inter on
Sunday after edging closer to history by
scoring against Sassuolo last week to
level the record.
But the legendary Juve forward waited
for the big occasion in the Italian Super
Cup and duly delievered against
Gennaro Gattuso’ s men as he found the
back of the net – sending his special
career to new incredible heights .
That effort moved him above Josef
Bican – with the Austrian- Czech striker
scoring 759 goals between 1931 and
1955 .
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Ronaldo now has 760 goals in his
storied career and is only bound to
extend that record as he continues to
shine at the summit of world football .
Only his eternal rival Lionel Messi looks
capable of surpassing his record. The
Barcelona and Argentina superstar has
715 career goals for club and country
but has played just under 150 games
fewer so far and , being two years
Ronaldo ’ s junior , has time on his side.
However , for now this record belongs
to Ronaldo . The forward, who turns 36
on February 5 , has written his name in
the record books across a career that
has seen him excel at Sporting Lisbon ,
Manchester United , Real Madrid,
Juventus and Portugal.
On January 3 , Ronaldo moved himself
above three - time Brazil World Cup
winner Pele ( 757 career goals ) into
second on this list following a brace in
a 4 - 1 Serie A home win over Udinese .
That placed him on 758 career goals
and he equalled Bican’ s feat with a
injury - time right- footed strike during
Juve ’ s 3 - 1 home win over 10 - man
Sassuolo in Serie A on January 10 .
When you breakdown Ronaldo’ s
goalscoring numbers – they emphasise
how complete a footballer he truly is.
His jaw - dropping tally isn ’ t just stacked
by his favoured right foot. He scores
six of every 10 goals with this body
part , but almost two in 10 with his left
and two in 10 with his head. One goal
came off his elbow, against Athletic
Bilbao in the 2014- 15 season , and
another rebounded in off his groin for
Manchester United against West Ham
in 2008.
Unsurprisingly the majority of his goals
have come from open play – 569 of
them , a stonking 75 per cent .
Penalties account for 18 per cent of his
goals , while he has scored 57 from
free - kicks .
And home comforts don ’ t skew the
numbers either . Only 54 . 80 per cent of
his goals have been scored in home
fixtures , while 40 per cent have come
on the road .
Neutral grounds – international
tournaments , cup finals – have
accounted for 45 goals , a touch over
five per cent .
But the secrets behind Ronaldo ’ s
remarkable record mean that, even well
into his mid - thirties , he could feasibly
still have another five years in him at
the top level .
He has shown little sign of slowing
down ; instead he has refined his game
from being a dynamic all - round
superstar into the ultimate goal
machine .
Ronaldo will be hoping to carry on his
record - breaking form on Sunday
evening next at Serie A title rivals Inter
Milan .