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Cristiano Ronaldo aims to become the all-time top scorer in international men’s football after breaking the 100th mark with Portugal.
The Juventus forward scored twice in Portugal’s 2-0 Nations League win against Sweden on Tuesday and needs eight goals to equal the record of 109 scored by Ali Daei, who played for Iran from 1993 to 2007.
Canada captain Christine Sinclair holds the all-time international record with 186 goals.
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“Obviously I am delighted to have reached the 100th mark with two goals,” Ronaldo told RTP.
“I wanted to get to the century and now I want to go to the next [109]. But records are not an obsession.
“What I have achieved speaks for itself.
“Only God knows what the future holds.”
Of Ronaldo’s 101 international goals, 49 of them came after he turned 30 and he’s looking to add more to that count of 35.
Ronaldo celebrated the milestone of the century by posting a video of some of his goals for Portugal with the caption: “It is a huge pride to reach this historic mark at the service of our national team! When they tell me I can reach 100, I say no enough … 101 “.
Ronaldo did not play in Portugal’s 4-1 win over Croatia on Saturday due to a toe infection and was an uncertainty heading into the match in Sweden.
“When I had my toe problem, I knew I could recover for this game,” he said. “I like being here, with this group, this coach and this squad. I have the privilege of playing with this group of players.
While Ronaldo was happy to hit the century mark, he said he was saddened that it happened without fans present due to coronavirus restrictions.
“Playing without fans is like going to the circus and not seeing clowns, or a garden without flowers,” he said.
“When I play away from home, I like to be bitten by fans because I can kick, but health comes first.
“If the who [World Health Organisation] says the conditions are not there, that’s all. The most important thing is the human being ”.
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