Cristiano Ronaldo is 12 goals away from making history, as he led Portugal to one more victory in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers.
The Portuguese footballer scored two goals in the first 30 minutes, and he went on to complete his hat-trick during the second half. Today's goals saw CR7 reach 98 international goals, but that was not the only interesting fact about this game, since he also accomplished a feat only Pelé had done previously.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored 30+ goals every single year for the last THIRTEEN years.
— Coral (@Coral) November 14, 2019
Only the second player after Pelé to manage this. pic.twitter.com/MYt9t4HinO
These goals by Juve's striker also raised his hat-trick tally. Some might find it hard to believe that the footballer is three months away from reaching 36 years of age.
Cristiano Ronaldo hat-tricks, by year:
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) November 14, 2019
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Total pic.twitter.com/Y9mgnv8GAq
Here are some more numbers to show how impressive CR7 is in front of goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo tonight:
— Cristiano Stuff (@CristianoStuff_) November 14, 2019
• 9th international hattrick (most in history).
• 55th career hattrick (most out of any active player).
• 98 international goals (2nd most ever).
• 32 goals in 2019 (13 straight years of 30+ goals)
The greatest of all time. pic.twitter.com/UaeEJxMkYT
Have a look at the goal that helped Cristiano Ronaldo match Pelé's record (Image might be geo-restricted).
Lo de Cristiano Ronaldo es de otro planeta
— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) November 14, 2019
Así no se vale, al minuto 22 CR7 se mandó este golazo
Portugal 2-0 Lituania #Euro2020 I #Portugal I #CR7
Partido en vivo: https://t.co/Y9Ndx70PpT pic.twitter.com/Zz74fKgH9v