Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal has achieved an unprecedented milestone by scoring the 900th goal of his illustrious career. This historic goal came in Portugal's 2-1 victory over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League at Lisbon's Stadium of Light on Thursday.
Ronaldo found the net in the 34th minute, capitalizing on a precise cross from Nuno Mendes. Earlier, Diogo Dalot had opened the scoring in the seventh minute before inadvertently contributing an own goal in the 41st minute, adding to Portugal's tally.
At 39 years old, Ronaldo has set a new record as the first player in the world to reach 900 career goals. His remarkable journey includes 5 goals for Sporting CP, 145 for Manchester United, 450 for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus, and 68 for Al Nassr, the club he currently represents.
Reflecting on this achievement, Ronaldo shared, \"It means a lot. It was a milestone I wanted to reach for a long time. I knew I would reach this number, because as I continue to play, it would happen naturally.\" He further added, \"It was emotional because it's a milestone. It seems like any other milestone, but only I know, and the people around me, how hard it is to work every day, to be physically and psychologically fit, to score 900 goals. It's a unique milestone in my career.\"
Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo's teammate at Manchester United, lauded his legendary counterpart's accomplishment, stating, \"We ended up stopping counting goals, but he didn't. He broke another record, a record for Portugal and once again raised the name of Portugal to an enormous level. There are no words to describe it.\"
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Cristiano Ronaldo on scoring career 900th goal: 'It was emotional'
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