Cristiano Ronaldo at 35: A breakdown of the Juventus star's goalscoring record

Aged 31-Present: Seasons 2016-17 to 2019-20

The Portuguese legend is now scoring goals for Juventus

Despite turning 32 midway through the 2016-17 season, Ronaldo’s goalscoring feats showed no signs of slowing down. December 2016 saw him awarded with his third Ballon d’Or, and he followed that with one of his best seasons yet; the Portuguese scored 42 goals in 46 matches – including another 12 in Champions League action, taking him past 100 goals in the competition – as Real Madrid won a double of the Champions League and La Liga title.

It came as no surprise when he retained the Ballon d’Or in December 2017 – and he did not slow down in 2017-18 either, scoring another 44 goals in as many games across all competitions. Landmarks reached by Ronaldo during this season included scoring his 300th La Liga goal, his 50th career hat-trick, and another 15 in the Champions League – including arguably the greatest in the history of the competition, his famous overhead kick against Juventus in the quarter-finals.

The final saw him help Los Blancos to their third successive Champions League victory, and the fifth in his own career. And while he couldn’t help Portugal to win the World Cup during the summer of 2018, he did register an incredible hat-trick against Spain in the group stage, ensuring that another international tournament was graced by his goals.

CR7 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

2017-18 also turned out to be his final season in Spain; July 2018 saw him ink a deal with Juventus, moving to the Italian giants for a fee of €100m. But Ronaldo hadn’t moved to Serie A as part of an early retirement; he continued to score goals at a phenomenal clip in 2018-19, firing 28 in 43 appearances to help The Old Lady win the Scudetto.

In the summer of 2019, Ronaldo inspired Portugal to their second major international trophy; his hat-trick against Switzerland put them in the final of the inaugural UEFA Nations League, and the final saw them defeat the Netherlands to become champions. At the international level, CR7 now sits on an incredible 99 goals – and it seems likely that he’ll go way beyond 100 before he’s done.

At club level meanwhile, the great man continues to have success with Juventus; at time of writing, as he turns 35 years old, Ronaldo has scored 22 goals in 27 appearances during the current campaign. January saw him become only the third man to score hat-tricks in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, and he could well win further trophies this season too.

Ronaldo has now reached a total of 722 career goals – and at the age of 35, he still appears to be in prime shape. Could he yet reach 1000 goals? It sounds impossible – but then Ronaldo is a player who’s made the impossible happen for almost two decades.