Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for the most goals scored in a Saudi Professional League season when he scored twice against Al-Ittihad to take his tally to 35 for the season, overtaking Morocco’s Abderrazak Hamdallah’s 34 goal-haul of the 2018-19 season and accomplished it in four fewer matches.
“I don’t follow the records, the records follow me,” the 39-year-old said after achieving yet another milestone.
The Portuguese megastar has scored 64 goals in 69 games for Al-Nassr in all competitions since joining on a free transfer in January 2023 after leaving Manchester United.
The win meant Al-Nassr finished second in the table for the second successive season, 14 points behind champions Al-Hilal but 17 clear of third-placed Al-Ahli.
Ronaldo has now scored 765 goals in a 22-year career which has also included spells with Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
He also holds the men’s record for international goals, with 128 from 206 appearances for Portugal and was recently named in his country’s squad to the European Championships in Germany.