\u201cThe end of my career is approaching,\u201d Al Nassr\u2019s captain told Canal GOAT<\/a> after the contest, \u201clet\u2019s enjoy every match.\u201d<\/p>\n Ronaldo\u2019s adept header against Al Ahli was his 25th league goal of the season, the 15th time he has hit that landmark figure in a single campaign. \u201cMy career has been brilliant, and I want it to continue being so,\u201d he fairly reasoned. \u201cI\u2019m still enjoying it, I\u2019m still scoring goals.\u201d<\/p>\n Cristiano Ronaldo scored a lovely header. | Fayez NURELDINE\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cBut above all,\u201d Ronaldo added, \u201cit\u2019s about winning. And we\u2019re very eager to win the league.\u201d<\/p>\n Al Nassr have opened up an eight-point lead at the division\u2019s summit above Al Hilal, who have a game in hand. Ronaldo\u2019s side play their closest rivals on May 12 in a clash that could clinch his first top-flight title in Saudi Arabia (and the eighth of his senior career), if it hasn\u2019t already been wrapped up by then.<\/p>\n \u201cI continue playing not only for this generation, but also for the previous one and for the one to come. I enjoy it day by day, game by game, year after year, even now that I am approaching the end of my career. That is a fact.\u201d<\/p>\n What Is There Left for Cristiano Ronaldo to Achieve in Soccer? Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and Roberto Mart\u00ednez will be gunning for World Cup glory this summer. | Crystal Pix\/MB Media\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The apocryphal scene sets Alexander the Great looking out at the kingdom under his reign with tears streaming down his face. \u201cAnd Alexander wept,\u201d so it goes, \u201cfor there were no more worlds to conquer.\u201d<\/p>\n Obviously that never happened\u2014Alexander had not yet conquered one world\u2014but the notion that achievement does not lead to fulfilment may be one for Ronaldo to consider. Nevertheless, there is still one rather large conquest to topple before the great of his own time can slip into existential dread.<\/p>\n As much as his lack of a major title in Saudi Arabia may needle him, the most notable pot of silver missing from Ronaldo\u2019s trophy cabinet is undoubtedly a World Cup<\/a>. The Portugal international\u2019s failure on the grandest stage the sport has to offer was only heightened by the success of his arch rival, Lionel Messi, at the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n Ronaldo\u2019s Trophy Cabinet<\/p>\n Type<\/p>\n Titles<\/p>\n International<\/p>\n x1 European Championship, x2 Nations League<\/p>\n Continental Club<\/p>\n x5 Champions League, x4 Club World Cup<\/p>\n Domestic Top Flight<\/p>\n x3 Premier League, x2 La Liga, x2 Serie A<\/p>\n Domestic Cup<\/p>\n x1 FA Cup, x2 Copa del Rey, x1 Coppa Italia, x2 English League Cup<\/p>\n Individual<\/p>\n x5 Ballon d\u2019Or, x2 The Best<\/p>\n Scoring<\/p>\n x1 Pusk\u00e1s Award, x4 European Golden Shoe, x7 Top-Flight Top Scorer<\/p>\n This summer could be Ronaldo\u2019s best chance of scaling this peak. The increasingly immobile forward has been blessed with a youthful generation of supremely gifted compatriots capable of doing enough running to cover for their talisman. Vitinha and Jo\u00e3o Neves anchor the midfield of defending European champions Paris Saint-Germain where they are joined by the unrivaled left back Nuno Mendes.<\/p>\n Bruno Fernandes has hit upon the best form of his career for Manchester United<\/a> while there are a wealth of options out wide to supply Ronaldo, who served as the inspiration for so many of his youthful countrymen. Much like Messi\u2019s Argentina, Portugal even have a penalty-saving specialist between the posts in the form of Diogo Costa. Unsurprisingly, they are among the serious contenders<\/a> for ultimate glory this summer.<\/p>\n Predicting Ronaldo\u2019s Retirement Date Cristiano Ronaldo is set for another season with Al Nassr. | Fayez NURELDINE\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Even if Portugal win the nation\u2019s first ever World Cup and Ronaldo completes his set of individual honors, there is still one more goal for the record-chaser to claim\u2014or rather, around 30 more goals.<\/p>\n The highest scoring player in recorded soccer history is not content with that status, Ronaldo has admitted<\/a> that he will keep plugging away until he brings his tally up to 1,000 goals.<\/p>\n The supreme finisher hit 970 with that header against Al Ahli at the end of April. Given he has failed to score 30 goals in just two of the previous 17 seasons, there is every chance that Ronaldo cracks four digits by the end of next term. That just so happens to be when his Al Nassr contract expires, offering a natural conclusion to his Saudi sojourn.<\/p>\n![\"Cristiano](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01kqf4cah1hr0tw9fde7.jpg\" "\\"Cristiano")
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