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Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo holds the record for most goals in the UEFA Champions League (140 goals), and the record for most goals in the UEFA European Championship (14), its qualification stage (40), and the FIFA Club World Cup (7), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17 in ...
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Argentina forward Lionel Messi. [278] Winning his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 by a record-high vote count at age 23, over the next decade Ronaldo has often featured in debates concerning who is the greatest player in history. [279]
On 11 March, Ronaldo became the first football player to achieve 800 career wins following a match against Al-Ain in the second leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals. [344] Four days later, Ronaldo scored his 50th goal for Al-Nassr, netting a penalty in a narrow 1–0 win over rivals Al-Ahli. [345]
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. [1]
Franz Beckenbauer, elected Best European Player for the 1956–1990 period. On 24 April 1990, before the 1990 FIFA World Cup, IFFHS gave out an award for the best European player taking into consideration players who were voted in the shortlist of the France Football's Ballon d'Or from 1956 until 1989. [40]
According to the IFFHS and other media outlets, 25 players are credited with scoring 500 or more goals in top-level professional football competitions: As of 7 December 2024. [1] Bold indicates players currently active. * indicates player has scored at least 500 goals for a single club. [58] [59]
Cristiano Ronaldo the all-time top scorer in official football history, with over 900 goals. Most official goals: 916 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002– [note 1] Most overall goals: 1917 – Lajos Tichy, 1953–1971 [note 2] Most clubs goals: 781 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2002– [note 3] Most international goals: 135 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2004– [1]
In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official international matches for a national football team according to association football's world governing body FIFA.