Dec 31, 2025
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At the age of 40, the Portuguese player has a World Cup year ahead to mark the remaining 44 years on the number one thousand.
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At 40, the Portuguese has one World Cup year to go to mark the remaining 44 to his thousand.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored 1000 goals in his life at the age of 40 in Al-Nassr
At the age of 40, Cristiano Ronaldo is approaching his 1,000th career goal and needs 44 goals to reach the milestone.While playing for Al-Nasr, he expressed optimism about his achievements, especially during the World Cup year.Even when controlling for match load, Ronaldo maintains an average of 0.88 goals per game in 2025, raising hopes of reaching the goal before the end of his career.
Years pass, football generations change, but Cristiano Ronaldo continues to score goals.And he's coming close to doing so for the thousandth time in his career.The Portuguese star scored two goals in Al-Nasser's 3-0 win over Al-Okhdoud in the 11th round of the Saudi Championship last Saturday, taking his tally to 956 official goals and 44 out of a thousand.The 40-year-old striker's ability to achieve this is a race against the clock, but the odds for 2026 are favourable: it's the year of the World Cup.
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The best footballer in the official games and one of the most influential athletes in the history of the sport, the Portuguese will enter the year he will compete in his last World Cup in the numbered category.leagueSecond in the competition to score 10 goals, one behind the striker and another friend João Félix, Cristiano wants to make a big show, with four goals, to close the year to 40 of 1,000.But there is a chance.
So far, the kid has scored 40 goals in 2025, a year in which he played 45 games for the Portuguese club and national team.In other words, he averages 0.88 goals per game.Simply put, it would take 50 games to maintain that pace.However, how often he is in action will of course depend on the collective performance of his teams and the context in which he is used on the field.
Last season, Al NORR reached the half-finals from the Asian Champions League.keoch them lost to Japan's Keyboard 2, Cristiano scage eighths, it is not aPriority for the club, and this is immediately reflected in CR7's game time.
Load control
Of the six games that Nasser played in the group stage of the tournament, Ronaldo played in only one: against Iraqi Al-Jawri.Controlling the star's workload is part of Jesus' plan, which was announced as soon as he arrived at the club.One idea is to rest him in less important matches or those that require long trips.
- Everyone loves Cristian, he has a lot of fans.We have decided that he should rest when we play outside Saudi Arabia.Everyone wants to see him, but we have to make choices, the Portuguese coach explained in October.
In addition to the Saudi Championship and Champions II, Al-Nassr participated in the Saudi King's Cup (eliminated in the round of 16) and the Saudi Super Cup (was runner-up).Between now and the World Cup, the forward has 26 guaranteed matches on the calendar.If he plays all those games, which is unlikely - and at his current pace - he may be able to score half the goals needed to enter the World Cup: 22, according to the cold calculations.
Hook avoided Portugal
For the national team, Cristiano has two more chances to take the field before the World Cup: friendlies against hosts Mexico and the United States in March.At the World Cup, the Portuguese will be in Group K with Colombia, Uzbekistan and the one classified by the Intercontinental Playoffs.
The man even escaped a three-game suspension, which would have taken him out of Portugal's important commitments at the World Cup: he was sent off for throwing an elbow in the game against Ireland, in the qualifiers.But he only played one, viz.
Interest and motivation
For some time now, Cristiano has debated the possibility of scoring a thousand goals, citing doubts about the longevity of his career.As the milestone approaches, however, he begins to talk more about it.Yesterday, in his speech at the Globe Soccer Awards, he admitted that he has this goal.
— It is difficult to continue playing, but I have ambitions and it encourages me to continue. Wherever I play, in the Middle East and in Europe, I always want to win more trophies and I want to reach the level that everyone knows (the 100th goal). I am sure that we will succeed if there are no injuries. Enjoy the night and happy new year - said the Portuguese when he received the award for the most active player in the Middle East.
Cristiano's quest for his 1,000th goal is far beyond that of his arch-rival Lionel Messi.The younger Argentine (38 years old) even scored more goals than Cristiano in 2025 (46 in 54 games), but he has 902 in his career. He will compete in his last World Cup next year.
