2) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 52 goals
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal-scoring exploits have turned him into a household name around the world. Often rated as the best player in the world alongside La Liga rival Lionel Messi, he has scored more than 250 goals for Real Madrid since joining them from Manchester United in 2009.
He has an overflowing trophy cabinet having won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Football League cups, one La Liga title, two Copas del Rey, two Champions League titles, one UEFA Super Cup and two FIFA club world cups in addition to his three Ballon d’Ors.
Ronaldo, in his final season with Manchester United scored an outrageous 42 goals. Bought for a then world record fee of £80 million from Manchester United, Ronaldo has justified every penny spent on him.
The three-time Ballon d’Or winner proved his worth to his team again with his hat-trick against Wolfsburg which put Real Madrid through to the Champions League semi-finals.
The Portuguese’s form shows no sign of abating, having scored an astonishing 52 goals in 51 appearances for Real Madrid this season, with one of those goals coming in four pre-season appearances in the International Champions Cup.
Ronaldo is on course to equal his own Champions League goal-scoring record of 17 goals having led them to the finals against arch rivals Atletico Madrid in a repeat of the 2013 finals.
