WORLD RECORD IN 5 GOAL SCORING CATEGORIES - CRISTIANO RONALDO !
Picture : 3 goals against Tottenham - CR7 on the World's Top !
Cristiano Ronaldo – World record holder in 5 goal-scoring categories!
Three goals that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored against Tottenham Hotspur in EPL game on 12 March made him the sole world record holder for the number of top-level goals scored in a club career - 692. He surpassed the previous record holder Romario (689).
Now Cristiano Ronaldo holds world records in 5 out of 9 goal-scoring categories. Details are in the table below. Messi and Pele have two world records for each.
| ALL-TIME WORLD GOAL-SCORING | RECORDS | |||
| Category | Record holder | Goals | Beating Date | |
| Total Goals | Cristiano Ronaldo | 807 | 27/02/2021 | |
| League Goals | Pele | 606 | 02/08/1972 | |
| Club Goals | Cristiano Ronaldo | 692 | 12/03/2022 | |
| Domestic Goals | Pele | 661 | 15/05/1977 | |
| One-League Goals | Lionel Messi | 474 | 22/04/2021 | Spain |
| One-Club Goals | Lionel Messi | 672 | 06/01/2021 | Barcelona |
| International Goals | Cristiano Ronaldo | 265 | 13/11/2016 | |
| International Club Goals | Cristiano Ronaldo | 150 | 18/12/2016 | |
| National Team Goals | Cristiano Ronaldo | 115 | 23/06/2021 | Portugal |