Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday scored all of Al-Nassr’s goals in a 4-0 rout of Al-Wehda in the Saudi Pro League as he passed the 500 league goal mark in his club career.
The 38-year-old Portuguese star now has 503 goals scored for five teams stretched across five leagues.
He hit three for Sporting in his fledgling career in Portugal, 103 for Manchester United over two spells, 311 for Real Madrid and 81 at Juventus.
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Ronaldo now has five for Al-Nassr, who he joined after last year’s FIFA World Cup following his bitter divorce from United.
On Thursday, he hit the 500 mark in the 21st minute with a left-footed strike. He made it 2-0 with his right foot just before the interval before his hat-trick arrived from the penalty spot eight minutes into the second half.
It was his 61st career hat-trick.
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He added a fourth just after the hour mark when he was first to a rebound.
Ronaldo had opened his account for his new employers on Friday last week with a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 away draw against Al-Fateh.
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