Ronaldo sets new record for Al Nasr, surpassing Al Sahlawi with 104 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo's journey with the record does not seem to stop. Even at the age of 41, the Portuguese superstar continues to reach one milestone after another. This time, he has broken the club's record of highest scorer in the Saudi Pro League for Al Nasr.

Ronaldo scored the winning goal in Al Nasr's 2-1 victory over Al Taawoun last night. With this goal, his goal tally for Al Nasr in the Saudi Pro League stands at 104. As a result, he surpassed Mohammed Al Sahlawi.

Al Sahlawi scored 103 goals in 205 matches for Al Nasr in the Saudi Pro League from 2009 to 2019. Ronaldo broke that record a little over three years after joining the club in January 2023.

Ronaldo scored the goal in the 50th minute of the match against Al Taawoun. Joao Felix cut back from the left and the ball was passed to Mohamed Simakan. Ronaldo tapped in the shot from six yards.

This was Ronaldo's 978th ​​career goal, which means he is now just 22 goals away from the historic milestone of 1,000 career goals.

However, Al Nasr did not start well in the match. Al Taawoun took the lead in the 11th minute through a goal by Mohammed Bassam Al Huraisi. Al Nasr equalized in the fifth minute of added time in the first half through a goal by Samu Costa.

Then, Ronaldo's goal at the beginning of the second half brought the desired victory. With this victory, Al Nasr is at the top of the points table in the Saudi Pro League with four wins from four matches.

Earlier, they also had a dramatic 3-2 victory against Al Ittifaq. Al Nasr, who were trailing 2-0 at half-time, scored three goals in the final 16 minutes to win the match. However, against Al Taawoun, Ronaldo was on the field from start to finish.