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Cristiano Ronaldo's move to the Saudi outfit Al-Nassr FC has defined an era in the Saudi Pro League, opening doors for top footballing stars to make their way to the Saudi Pro League. Since his move to Al-Nassr FC in January 2023, Ronaldo has continued his goalscoring spree in the new atmosphere as well as monumental performances for the Saudi club.
Ronaldo has scored 73 goals and made 18 assists for Al-Nassr so far in just 83 matches! In the Saudi Pro League alone, he has scored 55 goals in just 55 matches with 15 assists by his name as well!
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After Cristiano's arrival, Al-Nassr cracked a deal with NIKE to be their kit sponsor for the 2023-24 season which was the club's first major commercial deal in recent times. The Cristiano Ronaldo madness pulled another huge deal for the Riyadh-based club as they agreed on a three-year deal with ADIDAS to replace NIKE as their principal kit sponsor from 2024-25.
Cristiano Ronaldo brought both goals and glamour to Al-Nassr FC and moreover to Saudi Arabia. His arrival in Saudi made the pavement for Saudi Clubs to sign top European talents and big names to reinforce themselves.
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However, the only fact that still can bother the Portuguese star is his trophy drought with Al-Nassr FC. Cristiano joined the club midway through the 2022-23 season and he scored 14 goals in 16 matches but Al-Nassr finished second in the league table that season.
The following 2023-24 was a season of close finishes for the Saudi club as they finished second in the league for the second consecutive time. Cristiano scored 35 goals to break the record for most goals scored in a single season but failed to win the league. Al-Nassr lost both the penalty shoot-outs in the AFC Champions League quarter-final against Al-Ain and in the King's Cup final against Al-Hilal SC.
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Although Cristiano Ronaldo won the Arab Club Champions Cup with Al-Nassr, the tournament was not an official tournament. The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the organizing head of the tournament, is not recognized by FIFA and the organizers also declared to consider it as a friendly tournament. Ronaldo also scored 6 goals in this campaign.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Stats for Al-Nassr
2022-23
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| Tournament / League | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| Saudi Pro League | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| King's Cup | 2 | - | - |
| Saudi Super Cup | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 2 |
2023-24
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| Tournament / League | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| Saudi Pro League | 31 | 35 | 11 |
| AFC Champions League | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| King's cup | 4 | 3 | - |
| Saudi Super Cup | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 45 | 44 | 13 |
2024-25*
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| Tournament / League | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| Saudi Pro League | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 2 | 1 | - |
| King's cup | 1 | - | - |
| Saudi Super Cup | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 3 |
*2024-25 stats are accurate as of 2 November 2024.