"Top scorer of his club for 16 consecutive seasons" - Cristiano's Ronaldo's incredible record!
Ronaldo has been the talisman for every club he has played... When Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United from Sporting CP, he was a lanky teenager who dreamt of conquering the world with the ball at his feet. In his first season, although his mercurial footwork drew applause from the stands his goalscoring abilities had enough room for improvement as he scored just six goals in 40 matches. In the second and third campaigns, the numbers improved marginally but were far from his true potential. It was from the 2006-07 season his finishing abilities started to soar. His dribbling skills were now coupled with his clinical finishing which made him one of the most complete forwards that the sport has ever witnessed. He became United's top scorer with 23 goals to his name and since then, he has been the highest goal-getter in every season for every club that he has played for. Ronaldo is Real Madrid's all-time top goal scorer with 450 goals in just 438 matches. He has scored more than 50 goals a season for six consecutive campaigns and was the first player to do so in football history. He was at his prolific best in the 2014-15 campaign when he managed to net 61 times. Editors' Picks Even in the twilight of his career, he continues to perform at an extremely high level. In the recently concluded season, he was Manchester United's top scorer with 24 goals whereas Bruno Fernandes is a distant second with 10 goals. It was the 16th consecutive season that he became the top scorer of the club that he has played for and become the only player in football history to do so. Manchester United (2006-07) Manchester United (2007-08) Manchester United (2008-09) Real Madrid (2009-10) Real Madrid (2010-11) Real Madrid (2011-12) Real Madrid (2012-13) Real Madrid (2013-14) Real Madrid (2014-15) Real Madrid (2015-16) Real Madrid (2016-17) Real Madrid (2017-18) Juventus (2018-19) Juventus (2019-20) Juventus (2020-21) Manchester United (2021-22)
Cristiano Ronaldo: 30 goals in 13 consecutive seasons
Cristiano Ronaldo has shown no signs of slowing down in the 2021/22 season, as he has enjoyed another stunning season in front of goal. The 37-year-old reached 30 goals for club and country once again in Manchester United's 3-0 triumph over Brentford. Ronaldo has scored 24 goals for his club this season and six for Portugal, with 18 coming in the Premier League. His tally for the Premier League season is only bettered by Son Heung-min (19) and Mohamed Salah (22). The Portuguese forward has earnt rave reviews for his goalscoring exploits, with former Manchester United teammate Dimitar Berbatov singing his praises. "[Ronaldo] has proven that he can still do it at 37 in the Premier League, he likes to prove people wrong and I'm pretty sure that he will want to continue doing that and play a few more years," said Berbatov. "When he stops it will be a sad day for football because he's one of the true greats." He has equalled his 2008/09 Premier League tally Age is just a number for Ronaldo, as he has equalled his Premier League tally in the 2008/09 season of 18 strikes. That was his last season of his first spell at Old Trafford before moving to Real Madrid. Ronaldo was 24 years old that season and reached that total in 33 matches, and this season, it has taken him 29 matches to do so. His Manchester United future is uncertain Ronaldo has one year remaining on his Manchester United contract, but his future at the club is uncertain due to Erik ten Hag's imminent arrival. Roy Keane played alongside Ronaldo during the Portuguese forward's first spell at the club, and he made it clear that he fully expects Ronaldo to stay this summer. "I know there's speculation, but I can't imagine Ronaldo not being at Man United next year unless something drastic changes in the summer," said Keane. "If you look at the goals he's got, he's a threat and any manager would want to work with him. Simple as that." Rio Ferdinand stated that Ten Hag should keep Ronaldo and have him adapt his game for the benefit of the team. "There will be decline with age, that's fine and your body deteriorates at a different rate when you're 37 years old," said Ferdinand. "You've got to work sensible and Cristiano isn't stupid, he understands, but it's packaging it in a way that it is 'this works for us' that's the conversation."
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