The top 10 goalscorers in football history after Cristiano Ronaldo sets new record vs Spurs
Cristiano Ronaldo made history against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening.
Manchester United‘s talisman scored a magnificent hat-trick in a 3-2 victory against the north London outfit, the 805th, 806th and 807th goals of his amazing professional career.
The latter two of the three goals mean he’s now overtaken the legendary Josef Bican as the leading scorer in the history of men’s professional football.
That’s right, no one – yes, no one – has found the back of the net more times than Ronaldo, which is just mind-boggling really.
And despite the fact he turned 37 years of age back in February, the Portugal international’s pristine physical condition means he will likely still be scoring goals for many more years to come.
So after Ronaldo’s record-breaking performance versus Spurs, we feel it’s only right to provide you with the top 10 goalscorers in football history, just to further highlight the absurdity of his numbers.
So, let’s have a look…
575 goals (total number of games unknown) | 1988 to 2019
575+ goals (total number of games unknown) | 1953 to 1978
576+ goals (total number of games unknown) | 1940 to 1957
734 goals in 793 games | 1962 to 1981
746+ goals in 754+ games | 1943 to 1966
757 goals in 831 games | 1957 to 1977
759 goals in 961 games | 2003 to present
772 goals 994 games – 1985 to 2007
805+ goals in 530+ games | 1931 to 1956
806 goals in 1,110 games – 2001 to present
What an incredible achievement by Ronaldo.
Unless Messi rediscovers his scoring touch at Paris Saint-Germain in the near future, his eternal rival’s place at the top of the pile will likely be safe for many, many years to come.
The question is; can Ronaldo hit the 850-mark before hanging up his boots for good? You’d be an absolute fool to