Cristiano Ronaldo continues to rack up impressive statistics after his latest hat-trick for Al Nassr.
Ronaldo has just scored his 65th career hat-trick to help Al Nassr secure a resounding 8-0 victory away at Abha in the 26th round of the Saudi Pro League. The Portuguese superstar netted three goals and provided two assists in just the first 45 minutes of the match. Only four days prior, CR7 also bagged a hat-trick in Al Nassr’s 5-1 triumph over Al Taee.
After securing consecutive hat-tricks in the Saudi Pro League, the 39-year-old player shared three photos of the match on his personal Instagram page with a brief caption: “We never slow down!”
Ronaldo now boasts more hat-tricks than his rival Lionel Messi, with Messi having only 57 hat-tricks to his name. It’s worth noting that 35 out of Ronaldo’s 65 hat-tricks have come since he turned 30.
Ronaldo’s first career hat-trick came in January 2008 when he shone for Manchester United, helping them thrash Newcastle 6-0 in the Premier League. CR7 also scored two more hat-tricks for the Old Trafford side. Ronaldo also has three hat-tricks in Juventus colors and currently has five hat-tricks for Al Nassr. On the international stage, CR7 has scored 10 hat-tricks for Portugal.
However, the majority of Ronaldo’s hat-tricks were scored during his time at Real Madrid. CR7 netted a whopping 44 hat-tricks for the Spanish giants, including three in the Madrid derby against Atletico Madrid.
There was only one instance where Ronaldo scored a hat-trick but didn’t win. It happened at the 2018 World Cup in Portugal’s 3-3 draw against Spain. Additionally, CR7 has scored more than three goals in a match 11 times, including two occasions where he netted five goals for Real Madrid. Excluding penalty goals, Ronaldo still has an impressive 36 hat-tricks in his illustrious career.
As of now, Ronaldo has scored a total of 885 goals across all levels in his career, nearing the 900-goal mark. Meanwhile, his arch-rival Messi has scored a total of 826 goals up to this point.
Ronaldo and his teammates will face Damac in another away match in the 27th round of the Saudi Pro League this weekend. Despite CR7’s impressive performance, Al Nassr’s chances of winning the season are slim as they are currently trailing league leaders Al Hilal, led by Neymar, by 12 points.
