Cristiano Ronaldo completed his 950th career goal of his glorious career in Al-Nassr’s 2-0 win against Al Hazm in the Saudi Pro League. Al Nassr has won all six of its matches in the ongoing season of the league so far.
Ronaldo found the back of the net in the 88th minute of the game from close range after his compatriot Joao Felix gave a 1-0 lead to his team in the 25th minute.
After the game on Saturday, Ronaldo wrote on Instagram: “Happy to help the team win and to hit 950 goals! Always hungry for more!”
The Portuguese striker has scored six goals in the ongoing season for his club and this was Ronaldo’s fourth successive goal in as many games. Earlier this month, Ronaldo said he wants to complete 1000 goals.
After being awarded the inaugural Prestige Award at the Portugal Football Globe Awards on 7 October, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward said: “I want to keep playing for a few years, not many, I have to be honest. I want to thank all my team-mates, for having learned from all of them – and even from this younger generation as well. For me, it’s a privilege to be with you.
”People, especially my family, say, ‘It’s time for you to stop. You’ve done everything. Why do you want to score a thousand goals?’ But I don’t think so. I think I’m still producing good things, I’m helping my club and the national team, and why not keep going? I’m sure that when it’s over, I’ll leave feeling fulfilled, because I gave it my all. I know I don’t have many more years, but I try to enjoy the few I have to the fullest.
“If it were 20 years ago, I would say I wanted to ‘eat the world.’ Now I don’t see things that way. Age allows you to think differently. I have a philosophy of living day by day. Things go by so quickly, things change, and you can’t make long-term plans. Right now, I make short-term plans because it gives me more energy that way. It gives me more of a will to live. That’s what I try to do: enjoy each day, training session by training session, game by game. The rest will soon be seen.”
Al Nassr will next take on Al Ittihad on Tuesday.
