8 Times Cristiano Ronaldo Has Scored More Than 50 Goals in a Calendar Year

• Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 50th goal of the calendar year for Al-Nassr
• The Portuguese ace scored his 20th of the season in the win over Al-Shabab
• The Al-Nassr striker is the highest goal-scorer of 2023 with his latest strike

Cristiano Ronaldo is never tired of setting records, with the Al-Nassr star showing again why he is referred to as the greatest of all time with his latest goal-scoring feat.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was on song for the Saudi giants as they zoomed into the King Cup semi-finals with a comprehensive 5-2 victory over home team, Al-Shabab.

Ronaldo's 20th goal of the season came in the 74th minute when the 38-year-old played a one-two with fellow Portugal international, Otavio before burying a low drive from 10 yards.

More importantly, the goal marks a landmark achievement for the captain, as it was his 50th goal of 2023. This automatically makes the Al-Nassr star the highest goal-scorer in the calendar year, Fan Nation reports.

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It is also the eighth time in his career that Ronaldo has scored 50 or more goals in a calendar year. Sports Brief highlights the different occasions the Al-Nassr star has achieved the feat in the past.

8 times Ronaldo scored 50-plus goals

1. 2011: 60 goals (Real Madrid)
2. 2012: 63 goals (Real Madrid)
3. 2013: 69 goals (Real Madrid)
4. 2014: 61 goals (Real Madrid)
5. 2015: 57 goals (Real Madrid)
6. 2016: 55 goals (Real Madrid)
7. 2017: 53 goals (Real Madrid)
8. 2023: 50 goals (Al-Nassr)

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Meanwhile, the series began in the 2010/11 season, Ronaldo's second with Real Madrid, when he scored 53 goals in 54 appearances for the team, Sky Sports reports.

In 2011/12, Los Blancos won La Liga owing to the five-time Ballon d’Or winner's 46 goals, and he added 14 more in other competitions to reach 60 for the first time.

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In 2012/13, Ronaldo scored 55 goals in 55 appearances and while his La Liga total dropped the next year, his 17 goals in the Champions League helped secure La Decima and extend the run.

The former Real Madrid star would go on to score 61 goals in 2014, 57 goals in 2015, 55 goals in 2016, and 53 goals in 2017 before matching the 50-plus goal tally in 2023 with Al-Nassr.

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Sports Brief also previously reported that Cristiano Ronaldo is ageless in football. The 38-year-old captain continues to defy his years, scoring goals for fun in the Saudi Pro League.

The Al-Nassr captain once again found the back of the net for his side when he grabbed a goal against Al-Shabab in the King Cup, progressing to the tournament's semi-finals 5-2.