Cristiano Ronaldo's 700th goal: What are football's craziest goal records?

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first footballer in history to score 700 club goals at professional level.

The Manchester United superstar has been waiting a while to reach the record-breaking milestone, but finally got the job done against Everton.

Ronaldo scored the Red Devils’ winner in a crucial 2-1 victory at Goodison Park, his first Premier League goal of the 2022/23 season.

Reaching 700 goals at club level is one of the greatest achievements ever witnessed in sport, of that there can be no doubt.

And Ronaldo’s latest incredible feat got us thinking; what are some other crazy scoring records in football?

Well, we’ve done some digging and cherry-picked 11 that we think will stand the test of time.

Check them out…

Messi‘s goal-filled year in 2012 with Barcelona and Argentina may never be equalled. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was averaging a goal every four days over the course of an entire year, which is quite frankly mind-boggling.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Brazilian icon scored a whopping 92 hat-tricks during his time as a professional, which is over 30 more than both Ronaldo and Messi. Pele is also the youngest player to score a hat-trick at a World Cup, achieving the feat as a 17-year-old in 1958.

Yeah, it’s him again. Messi surpassed Pele’s goal total with Santos back in December of 2020 when he scored in a comfortable 3-0 win for Barcelona away at Real Valladolid. Will his haul ever be bettered? Well, it may do if Erling Haaland stays at Manchester City for the rest of his career…

There are some attack-minded players who fail to reach 131 career goals, but Ceni somehow reached that total as a goalkeeper. The set-piece specialist’s record is one that will likely remain intact for