Cristiano Ronaldo surpasses all to finish as 2023's top goal scorer

After having a rather disastrous 2022 with only 16 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo has made a remarkable comeback in 2023 and is set to finish as the year's top goal scorer.

Ronaldo, 38, seems undeterred by age and a career spanning more than two decades as the Portuguese striker managed to score a remarkable 53 goals in the outgoing year.

The Al Nassr forward's goal tally is trailed by Harry Kane and Kylian Mbapper who netted 52 goals each in 2023.

Meanwhile, Erling Haaland — who was the only one who could've surpassed Ronaldo — scored 50 goals in the current year.

Mbappe, Haaland, and Kane have no more matches scheduled in the year while the Al Nassr star will play against Al Taawoun on December 30.

However, since Ronaldo is guaranteed to finish the year with the most goals, he is likely to rest for the upcoming match.

Cristiano Ronaldo in 2023

• 58 matches
• 53 goals
• 15 assists

Ronaldo played 438 matches with Madrid where he scored a whopping amount of 450 goals, a record that is likely to remain unbeaten, and provided 131 assists.

With Man United, across his two stints, the forward scored 145 goals and provided 64 assists.

In his 21-year-long career, Ronaldo also won the Ballon d’Or, the highest individual award in football, five times and clinched the UEFA Champions League many times as well.