Cristiano Ronaldo Scores Hat-Trick For Al-Nassr, Closes In On 1000-Goal Mark

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a free-kick goal for Al-Nassr© X (Twitter)

Cristiano Ronaldo, fresh from his Ballon d'Or Of All Time (B.O.A.T) triumph, scored a magnificent free-kick as he registered a hat-trick for Al-Nassr in a thrilling 5-3 win over Al Kholood on Thursday. The hat-trick took Ronaldo closer to the 1,000-goal mark in professional football, with only 15 more strikes to go before the Portugal great becomes the first player in the history of football to reach the milestone.

The scores were tied 2-2 with Ronaldo upping the ante for Al-Nassr, registering his hat-trick in only a matter of 15 minutes.Ronaldo struck in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes to secure the win, scoring his 983rd, 984th and 985th goals in professional football (including goals scored for both club and country).

Cristiano Ronaldo Hat-trick tonight. @Rtiban1 @SPL_EN https://t.co/lhHEGsrIoL

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 29, 2026

After the game, Ronaldo also spoke about his hat-trick on social media. He wrote: "Great win, great team performance. Happy to help with a hat-trick!"

Great win, great team performance. Happy to help with a hat-trick! https://t.co/A1wu2QBSON

— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) October 29, 2026

It was also the 67th career hat-trick for Ronaldo, having hit 44 for Real Madrid, 10 for Portugal 3 for Manchester United, 3 for Juventus and 7 for Al-Nassr in professional football.

In terms of the 1000-goal mark, Ronaldo is the frontrunner to reach the landmark, and has a healthy 49-goal lead over his long-term nemesis Lionel Messi. The Argentine has 936 goals to his name in professional football. Though it also has to be noted that Messi is younger than Ronaldo.

With his three goals on Thursday, Ronaldo has also climbed to the third spot in the Golden Boot race in the Saudi Pro League. He has a total of 7 goals to his name so far, level with Mateo Retegui and Youssef En-Nesyri and one behind Tijjani Reijnders, who has struck a total of 8 goals so far.

The absolute leader at the top is van Toney remains well ahead with 12.

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