With his hat-trick against Tottenham this Saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo has reached 807 goals scored in official matches, surpassing the 805 attributed to the Austrian and Czechoslovak Josef Bican, considered until now the top scorer in history (1931-1955 ).
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With 807 goals scored since his start as a professional in 2002, the Portuguese superstar can already claim to be the best goalscorer in the history of football, even if that honorary title is still a matter of debate, with figures that differ depending on the sources and the games played. or not into account.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a shot from 25 meters into the top corner (1-0, min. 12) before putting his team ahead again from inside the area (2-1, min. 38), three minutes after the draw by Harry Kane for Tottenham from the penalty spot.
He put his team ahead with a header (3-2, min. 82), after Tottenham had put the tables back on.
The Portuguese broke the 800-goal barrier at the beginning of December, with another brace against Arsenal (3-2).
CR7 has scored 691 goals with the teams in which he has developed his career (Sporting, Manchester United on two occasions, Real Madrid and Juventus de Turín), and 115 with the Portugal national team, which also makes him the top scorer in the history of your national team.
The Brazilian legend Pelé claims for his part, on his Instagram account, having scored 1,283 goals throughout his career, counting unofficial matches. Most sources, however, agree that “King” Pelé scored 767 goals in official matches.
Another Brazilian, the former international attacker Romario (55 years old), claims a “personal total” of 1,000 goals, counting those scored in youth categories, in friendly matches and gala matches. Other sources attribute 772 to him.
