The day Cristiano Ronaldo broke the Champions League all-time scoring record

As a Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo won two Copa del Rey, two Spanish Cups, and two Spanish Super Cups, thus completing the Spanish triple crown, plus four Champions Leagues, three European Super Cups and three Club World Cups. Find more news about other competitions.

He has been a full international with the Portuguese national team since 2003 and has played in five European Championships, four World Cups, one Confederations Cup and two Nations Leagues. Cristiano Ronaldo is also the player who has won the UEFA Best Player Award in Europe the most times, with three titles.

After starring in the most expensive transfer in the history of soccer at the time and with 450 goals to his credit, he is the top scorer in the history of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, achieving this in the nine seasons he played for the club. Learn more about the Spanish side and get to know the greatest moments of his career.

Scoring records

His consecration as an elite soccer player came during his time at Manchester United Football Club where he was awarded the Golden Ball, the FIFA World Player and the Golden Shoe. 

After joining Real Madrid in the most expensive transfer in history up to that moment, Cristiano Ronaldo did not stop achieving records. 

In 2013, Cristiano reached 69 goals, making him the top scorer of 2013. He achieved this with Real Madrid (59) and with the Portugal national soccer team (10). This number of goals contributed to his winning the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or, the second in his career. 

In the 2014/2015 season, Cristiano Ronaldo reached 61 goals in 54 games, of which 48 goals were in the Spanish First Division, 10 goals in the Champions League, 2 goals in the European Super Cup and one goal in Copa del Rey. With this, he obtained the record of Real Madrid player with the most goals in a season in the club's history.

Champions League

In the 2013/14 season, Cristiano Ronaldo reached the all-time record for goals in a single edition in the history of the UEFA Champions League, with 17 goals in 11 matches, which was also the highest figure achieved by any player in the European competition. In addition, the player managed to score at least one goal in each of the stages of the tournament.