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Cristiano Ronaldo scores 500th career league goal in four-goal haul

Cristiano Ronaldo scores 500th career league goal in four-goal haul
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores all four goals in Al-Nassr's 4-0 away win over Al-Wehda to bring up his 500th career league goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 500th career league goal as he scored on four occasions to guide Al-Nassr to a 4-0 win over Al-Wehda on Thursday.

Following his exit from Manchester United, Ronaldo signed a lucrative deal to join Al-Nassr until June 2025.

Ronaldo failed to score in his opening two competitive appearances for the Saudi Arabian club, but he opened his account when he scored from the penalty spot in a 2-2 draw against Al-Fateh at the beginning of the month.

However, he truly announced himself in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday evening as he scored all four goals in a 4-0 away victory against Al-Wehda.

Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 21st minute, driving a powerful shot in to the bottom corner, which brought up the 500th league goal of his club career.

A second arrived before half time, as he raced onto a well-weighted pass before sliding the ball under Abdulquddus Atiah.

The Portugal international completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, and he celebrated a fourth goal just after the hour mark.

After his initial effort was saved by Atiah, the veteran forward guided the ball into the net from the rebound, capping off a dominant individual display.

As a result of his impressive performance, Ronaldo moves on to 503 league goals, with 103 of those being scored in the Premier League with Manchester United.

During his time with Real Madrid, he racked up 311 goals in 292 La Liga appearances, while he found the net on 81 occasions in Serie A when he represented Juventus.

Saudi Pro League XI's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their second goal on January 19, 2023© Reuters

As well as scoring three goals for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese top flight, he has now registered five in the Saudi Pro League.

Ronaldo is fifth in the list of all-time league goalscorers, and he is currently 11 adrift of Ferenc Puskas in fourth and 15 away from Josef Bican in third.

Pele leads the way with 604 league goals to his name, while Romario is in second place after scoring 544.

Ronaldo's four-goal haul leaves Al-Nassr top of the league table, level on points with Al-Shadab, who have played a game more.

They will be aiming to claim consecutive victories when they face Al-Taawon on February 17.

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2Al-HilalAl-Hilal13111134142034
3Al Quadisiya139131981128
4Al-Nassr1374225121325
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7Al Riyadh136341616021
8Al Khaleej136161617-119
9Al-TaawounAl-Taawoun135351414018
10Damac134362023-315
11Al Ettifaq134361120-915
12Al RaedAl Raed134271820-214
13Al Orubah134181125-1413
14Al Okhdood133371619-312
15Al Kholood132471525-1010
16Al WahdaAl Wahda132381731-149
17Al Fayha13157923-148
18Al Fateh131391124-136


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