Ronaldo now has more international goals then Pele
In terms active players, Ronaldo heads the list of most international goals, ahead of David Villa (59) and Messi (58). India’s Sunil Chhetri is fifth on the list with 54 goals.
Ronaldo scoring goals is nothing new, the Portuguese skipper scores for fun, naturally, it reflects in the stats, last night he was once again on the score sheet, this time he scored a sublime hat-trick against Faeroe Island to stay close to Switzerland at the top of Group B in World Cup European qualifying.
With the hat-trick, Real Madrid forward moved past legendary Pele (77) on the list of an all-time international goal scorer. Ronaldo now has 78 international goals which are the second on the list of Europe’s all time scorers, behind great Ferenc Puskas (84)
In terms active players, Ronaldo heads the list of most international goals, ahead of David Villa (59) and Messi (58). India’s Sunil Chhetri is fifth on the list with 54 goals.
Hat-trick Cristiano Ronaldo! pic.twitter.com/W5b2cZmd6F
— Madridistas (@_MeuMadrid) August 31, 2017
Apart from that, Ronaldo also bagged his 48th career hat-trick for club and country. He scored 42 for Spanish giants Real Madrid, five for national team Portugal and one for Manchester United.
Ronaldo's three strikes also put him on 14 goals for the current World Cup qualifying campaign, equalling the record for goals scored by a European player in a single qualifying campaign.