Benzema Tops Stunning List of Superstars Who Have Provided Highest Number of Assists for Ronaldo

Benzema Tops Stunning List of Superstars Who Have Provided Highest Number of Assists for Ronaldo

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:52 PM
  • Karim Benzema has emerged as the player with the highest number of assists for Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo
  • The Real Madrid striker provided total number of 47 assists for Cristiano Ronaldo at Spanish side Real Madrid
  • Gareth Bale is second on the list with 32 assists for Cristiano Ronaldo while Mesut Ozil provided 31 assists

Cristiano Ronaldo who plays for Manchester United recently scored his 800th career goal while featuring for the Old Trafford landlords in Premier League encounter against Arsenal.

There is no doubt about the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best footballers in the history of soccer considering his performances since the Portuguese started his career.

When did Cristiano Ronaldo start his football career?

Cristiano Ronaldo started his football career in 1992 at youth team Andorinha where he spent five years before moving to Nacional from where he joined Sporting Lisbon second team in 1997.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo in action for Premier League side Manchester United. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt
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It was at Sporting Lisbon first team that Ronaldo's career began to take good shape which paved ways for him to move to Manchester United in 2003 under Alex Ferguson.

During his first stint at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 84 goals before moving to Real Madrid in 2009.

According to the latest breakdown by Sportskeeda, Karim Benzema is the player who has given Cristiano Ronaldo highest assists so far in his career.

See the list of players below and number of assists for Ronaldo

Karim Benzema with 47 assists for Ronaldo

Gareth Bale with 32 assists for Ronaldo

Mesut Ozil with 31 assists for Ronaldo

Angel Di Maria with 25 assists for Ronaldo

Marcelo with 25 assists for Cristiano Ronaldo

Benzema leads As Ronaldo, Messi ignored in stunning list of players with most MOTM awards this season

Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Karim Benzema and Lorenzo Pellegrini have emerged as the two players leading the list of players with most Man of the Match (MOTM) awards after eleven games played in Europe's top five Leagues.

With the Ballon d'Or award ceremony coming up later this year, big players campaigning in the top five Leagues in Europe have raised their games.

Players have been netting goals this season, some have been creating superb assists while some have also won the MOTM awards due to their performances for their clubs.

Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi is on the list as the former Liverpool player has gotten the MOTM awards three times so far this season at German side Union Berlin.

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