500 FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO !
Cristiano Ronaldo: 11th poker and 500th top division goal!
In the game of Saudi Arabia league Al Nassr vs Al Wehda (4-0) on 9 February, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored all 4 goals for his club.
*It is his 11th poker over the career; 9 times he scored 4 goals in a single match and twice 5 goals.
The last time he was so prolific on 10 September 2019 in away Euro qualifying win for Portugal against Lithuania (5-1).
*From 11 pokers, 8 were made for Real Madrid, 2 for Portugal and 1 for Al Nassr.
*His most successful year was 2015: three games with 4+ goals.
*The number of CR7 hat-tricks is now increased to 61; he is world record holder in XXI century with Lionel Messi as a runner-up with 56 hat-tricks.
*In the yesterday’s game, Cristiano Ronaldo scored from open play in competitive matches for the first time since 27 October 2022 when his goal helped Manchester United to defeat Sheriff and advance to the Europa League playoffs ahead of schedule.
He has finished a streak of 11 games in all competitions for club and country without goals from open play.
*The first of CR7 goals vs Al Wehda became his 500th in national top divisions. He is first striker in XXI century to reach this milestone.
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | POKERS | ||||
| Team | Game | Date | Tourn. | Goals | |
| 1 | Real Madrid | Racing Santander 6-1 | 23/10/2010 | NL | 4 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | Sevilla 6-2 | 07/05/2011 | NL | 4 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | Elche 5-1 | 23/09/2014 | NL | 4 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | Granada 9-1 | 05/05/2015 | NL | 5 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | Espanyol 6-0 | 12/09/2015 | NL | 5 |
| 6 | Real Madrid | Malmö 8-0 | 08/12/2015 | CL | 4 |
| 7 | Real Madrid | Celta Vigo 7-1 | 05/03/2016 | NL | 4 |
| 8 | Portugal | Andorra 6-0 | 07/10/2016 | WCQ | 4 |
| 9 | Real Madrid | Girona 6-3 | 18/03/2018 | NL | 4 |
| 10 | Portugal | Lithuania 5-1 | 10/09/2019 | ECQ | 4 |
| 11 | Al Nassr | Al-Wehda 4-0 | 09/02/2023 | NL | 4 |