Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First Saudi Arabia Hattrick for Al Nassr

• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first hattrick for Al-Nassr against Al-Wehda
• The five-time Ballon d'Or winner seems to have finally broken free from his difficult start to life in Saudi Arabia
• Ronaldo's goals were enough as Al-Nassr defeated Al-Wehda 4-0

Cristiano Ronaldo bagged four goals and recorded his 61st career hattrick on Thursday during Al Nassr’s match against Al-Wehda in the Saudi Pro League.

Al Nassr went to Al-Wehda on Thursday without suspended top scorer Talisca but the Portuguese icon ensured that the Brazilian was not missed.

Ronaldo's first goal arrived in the 21st minute of the game via a sweet left-footed strike.

He then produced a clinical finish with his right foot to make it 2-0 just before half-time.

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The 38-year-old's hat-trick goal arrived from the penalty spot eight minutes into the second half.

Ronaldo continued with the onslaught after scoring his fourth goal of the game on 61 minutes, his first since 2019 2019 when Portugal thrashed Lithuania 5-1.

Ronaldo scores 500 league goals

Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have finally settled into life in Saudi Arabia after scoring in successive games.

The former Real Madrid goal-scoring machine endured a torrid start to life in his Middle East sojourn, blanking in his first two official matches.

His low strike after just 21 minutes broke the game's deadlock but most importantly elevated Ronaldo to a landmark feat in his glittering career.

Cristiano's strike against Wehda marked his 500th league goal across a career which has seen him play for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.

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Cristiano's goal-scoring heroics has seen him notch over 300 league goals during his nine-year stint with Real Madrid while also crossing the 100-goal mark at Man United.

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He also contributed 81 league goals at Juventus, three at Sporting Lisbon and now has two for Al-Nassr, per SportBIBLE.

Ronaldo's teammates react to his captaincy

Sports Brief earlier reported that Al-Nassr midfielder Jaloliddin Masharipov has thrown light on the decision by the club hierarchy to name Cristiano Ronaldo as captain from the off.

Ronaldo was named as club captain of the Riyadh-based giants on the back of his sensational move to Al-Nassr.

Abdullah Madu, who was the skipper of Al-Nassr, was stripped of his captaincy in favour of Cristiano.