Ronaldo Nears 1000 Goals With 18 to Go

Cristiano Ronaldo is moving steadily toward the 1000-goal milestone. The 41-year-old Portuguese forward, who is playing his final season, scored his team's second goal with a header in Al Nassr's 3-1 away win over Al Faysaly. One of Ronaldo's other goals was disallowed for offside.

With this goal, his official match goal tally rose to 982. The star forward has 23 league matches left. Including Asian Champions League matches, scoring 18 more goals is not thought to be difficult.

Ronaldo's total goals for the clubs he has played for stand at 836. This number was scored in 1109 matches. For the national team, he has scored 146 goals in 234 matches.

By club, the breakdown shows 450 goals for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 135 for Al Nassr, 101 for Juventus and 5 for Sporting Lisbon.