Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals in his fourth game for Al Nassr, solidifying his spot as one of the all-time greats.
The 38-year-old scored his 500th goal in the league and made good on a promise with his hat trick in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Al Wheda for the Saudi side.
In April of that year (2022), he posted on Twitter: “30 hat-tricks before 30 and 30 hat-tricks after 30. Now is the time to tip the scales in one direction!
By scoring four times, he notched his 61st hat trick overall and his 31st after the age of 30.
Ronaldo tweeted after the game, “Great feeling to have scored four goals and reaching my 500th league goal in a very strong win by the squad.”
After just 21 minutes on the field, he made an immediate impact by scoring the game’s first goal with a low, powerful shot from inside the penalty area.
The other two goals were scored in the second half to secure the victory in Saudi Arabia, and he scored his second just before halftime.
After scoring three times, he was awarded the match ball, as is tradition in football.
