#3 500 career goals
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To have a half a chiliad of goals in the bag is a dream that every forward vouches for, but there are very few who actually go on to realise it. Ronaldo will soon join the distinguished class of players to have registered at least 500 official goals in their top-flight career.
5 for Sporting CP, another 118 for Manchester United and add another 313 in Real colours, Ronaldo has racked up a massive 491 strikes in his career so far and needs just 9 more to add another leaf in his hat.
Gerd Muller, Arthur Friedenreich, Pele, Franz Binder, Romario, Eusebio, Ferenc Puskas and Josef Bican are the nine veterans to have struck at least 500 times in their career and Ronaldo has a chance to be the 10th man on the list.
For the record, Messi needs 40 more goals to emulate the feat.