After an illustrious career in Europe where he won just about every trophy possible across his stints as a Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United and Real Madrid player, Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo has taken his talents to the Middle East.
He joined Al Nassr on January 1, 2023 and it’s widely reported that Ronaldo is now the highest paid football player in the history of the game, though given how hungry he is to acquire more titles, his success will still be measured on the pitch with his new side.
With a host of new competitions to appear in from the Saudi Pro League to the AFC Champions League in the future (if his side qualifies), we keep you up to date with how Ronaldo is getting on in Riyadh.
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Stats below correct as of March 3.
Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr goals 2022/23
Since his two-goal performance against PSG — made up of players from the Saudi Pro League — in his first appearance in Saudi Arabia for a Saudi Pro League all-star team, he’s now racking up the goals in league play.
He has eight goals in seven official matches for Al Nassr in all competitions.
His first strike came from the penalty spot against Al Fateh (February 3), rescuing a 2-2 draw for Al Nassr. He followed that up by exploding for four goals against Al Wehda on February 9, and then bagging a hat-trick against Damac on February 25.
- Total goals for Al Nassr in 2022/23 across all competitions: 8
Ronaldo’s 8th goal
- Match: Damac vs Al Nassr
- Date: Sat, Feb. 25
𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗𝗢 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗧-𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 🤯🤯🤯
For the second Al Nassr away game in a row, @Cristiano hits a treble!
The 🐐’s name reverberates around the stadium ⚡️#RoshnSaudiLeague | @DAMAC_CLUB_EN | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/UNIILWr9uN
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 25, 2023
Ronaldo’s 7th goal
- Match: Damac vs Al Nassr
- Date: Sat, Feb. 25
⚽️ 𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢𝗢 🔥🔥🔥🔥
He grabs his second five minutes after his first!
What a blistering counterattack and a powerful finish
Al Nassr are 0-2 up ⚡️#RoshnSaudiLeague | @DAMAC_CLUB_EN | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/DDlKLHo2oY— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 25, 2023
Ronaldo’s 6th goal
- Match: Damac vs Al Nassr
- Date: Sat, Feb. 25
⚽️ 𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗𝗢 𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗥 𝗔𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗
The Portuguese superstar 🇵🇹 makes it 6⃣ goals from 6⃣ league matches from the spot.
The visitors lead in Abha!#RoshnSaudiLeague | @DAMAC_CLUB_EN | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/QtHlMFHi1x
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 25, 2023
Ronaldo’s 5th goal
- Match: Al Wehda vs Al Nassr
- Date: Thurs, Feb. 9
Ronaldo is on a roll! 😲
He converts at the second attempt to make it a ‘super hat-trick’ 🐐#RoshnSaudiLeague | #CR7𓃵 | @alwehdaclub1 | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/k8xAa7l99a
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 9, 2023
Ronaldo’s 4th goal
- Match: Al Wehda vs Al Nassr
- Date: Thurs, Feb. 9
Make that three! ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Ronaldo slots the penalty to complete his hat-trick 🎩#RoshnSaudiLeague | #CR7𓃵 | @alwehdaclub1 | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/MHvNNMPUXu
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 9, 2023
Ronaldo’s 3rd goal
- Match: Al Wehda vs Al Nassr
- Date: Thurs, Feb. 9
A ‘𝙎𝙄𝙐𝙐𝙐𝙋𝙀𝙍𝘽’ second for Ronaldo ✨
His fierce drive goes through the Al Wehda goalkeeper’s legs, after some neat Al Nassr interplay 💥#RoshnSaudiLeague | #CR7 | @alwehdaclub1 | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/xgxL78qs4i
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 9, 2023
Ronaldo’s 2nd goal
- Match: Al Wehda vs Al Nassr
- Date: Thurs, Feb. 9
The perfect finish 👌
Ronaldo lashes into the bottom corner to put Al Nassr ahead and give him a second goal in Roshn Saudi League 🐐#RoshnSaudiLeague | #CR7 | @alwehdaclub1 | @AlNassrFC_EN pic.twitter.com/3kApmZPn29
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 9, 2023
Ronaldo’s 1st goal
- Match: Al Fateh vs Al Nassr
- Date: Thurs, Feb. 9
Ronaldo is 𝐔𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 🐐
He calmly converts a penalty-kick in second-half stoppage time to level on the night and open his account in Saudi Arabia 💪#RoshnSaudiLeague | #CR7𓃵 | @EnFatehclub | @AlNassrFC_EN | @Cristiano pic.twitter.com/L3tiql2DNG
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 3, 2023
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Ronaldo Goals |
| Jan. 22 | Saudi Pro League | vs. Ettifaq | 0 |
| Jan. 26 | Saudi Super Cup | vs. Al Ittihad | 0 |
| Feb. 3 | Saudi Pro League | at Al Fateh | 1 |
| Feb. 9 | Saudi Pro League | at Al Wehda | 4 |
| Feb. 17 | Saudi Pro League | vs. Al Taawoun | 0 |
| Feb. 25 | Saudi Pro League | at Damac | 3 |
| March 3 | Saudi Pro League | vs. Al Batin | 0 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Cristiano Ronaldo Al Nassr assists 2022/23
Perhaps best known for his elite finishing skills, Ronaldo is less of a playmaker compared to his rival Lionel Messi.
As a result, Ronaldo’s career to date has been dominated by his various, stunning finishes as opposed to his silky assists.
To highlight that point, during his entire second stint with Manchester United, he managed to pick up just five assists across 54 competitive matches.
That said, the Portugal international will be hoping to change that during his time with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
- Total assists for Al Nassr in 2022/23 across all competitions: 2
Ronaldo’s 2nd assist
- Match: Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun
- Date: Fri, Feb. 17
⚽️ 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗥 🟡🔵
Abdullah Madu fires the hosts in front after another Ronaldo assist.
VAR confirms…it’s good! 📺#RoshnSaudiLeague | @AlNassrFC_EN | @altaawpic.twitter.com/KaUOoQa02E
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 17, 2023
Ronaldo’s 1st assist
- Match: Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun
- Date: Fri, Feb. 17
⚽️ GOAL 𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗥!
What a pass from @Cristiano 🤩
Abdulrahman Ghareeb races free of the last defender and with a brilliant finish, puts his side ahead.#RoshnSaudiLeague | @AlNassrFC_EN | @AltaawounFC pic.twitter.com/FUWrZ2QMTP
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 17, 2023