And Ronaldo again! He downed Bosnia-Herzegovina and is the top scorer of the year, overtaking Haaland

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared in his Portugal’s match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday night and reigned again. He scored two goals and reached an incredible milestone at the age of 38.

The national team’s programme worked out perfectly for the holder of five Ballon d’Or. Portugal managed to beat Slovakia 3-2 on Friday and Cristiano Ronaldo contributed with two goals. He scored twice again against Bosnia and Herzegovina and helped them win 5-0.

The team from the Iberian Peninsula therefore passed the qualification for EURO 2024 with ease. After eight matches, they are without a point, scoring 32 goals and conceding only 2.

Moreover, Ronaldo is the second top scorer of the whole qualification, having scored 9 goals in it. Only Romelu Lukaku (10 goals) is better. Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are only on 6 goals.

However, the Portuguese legend and the second best footballer in history is also shining on the club scene this year. Of course, there is controversy about the quality of the Saudi Arabian football league, but at 38 years old, to be in such form? Hats off to him.

Moreover, thanks to his two goals in the Bosnia-Herzegovina net, Ronaldo has, quite unexpectedly, risen to the top of the scoring stats within 2023. He has already netted 40 goals, which has put him ahead of Haaland, who is on 39 goals.

Moreover, his converted penalty in the last match marks the milestone of 160 converted penalty kicks, which is definitely not a bad card. This year has helped him a lot to reach that milestone.

In fact, out of 40 competitive goals across the club and national scene, Ronaldo has scored 12 of them from penalties.

Ronaldo reveals his next goal

After the match against Slovakia, Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that he had made a bet with the president of Portuguese club FC Porto, Jorge Nuno Pinto. Which one?

At the beginning of September, he scored the 850th goal of his career, and now he’s on a total of 859 goals. But he’s not going to stop there. On the contrary. So the bet is on the 38-year-old Portuguese to reach 1,000 goals scored.

“It will be quite difficult, but it’s about my mind-set and my motivation. If physically my legs treat me as well as I treat them… We’ll see, it’s baby steps,” Goal quotes the Portuguese star.

“If you want to get to 1,000 goals, you have to get to 900 first. I think I can do that,” Ronaldo added.

The Real Madrid or Manchester United legend has reportedly expressed his desire to sign a contract with Al-Nasser until 2027. He also intends to be not only at the next European Championship, but also at the World Cup, which will be held in 2026.

Source: Bleacher Report Football, Transfermarkt, Goal, UEFA