Cristiano Ronaldo has turn into the face of the Saudi Professional League and Saudi soccer in practically three years within the Center East, including to his legacy as the game’s all-time main scorer. Forward of Al Nassr’s conflict with Al Kholood, the Portuguese star was as soon as once more honored by the SPL.
Moments earlier than kickoff at Al Awwal Park, Saudi legend Majed Abdullah introduced Ronaldo with the 2024-25 Golden Boot award. The 40-year-old topped the scoring charts final season with 25 objectives in 30 league appearances.
It marked Ronaldo’s second SPL Golden Boot. His first got here in 2023-24—his first full season in Saudi Arabia—when he scored a exceptional 35 objectives in 31 matches, ending nicely forward of Al Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrović, who had 28 objectives in 28 video games.
Although his manufacturing dipped in 2024-25, the veteran ahead nonetheless outpaced stars like Ivan Toney (23 objectives), Karim Benzema (21), and Abderrazak Hamdallah (21). Nonetheless, Al Nassr’s failure to qualify for the AFC Champions League Elite mirrored the influence of his decrease output.
Ronaldo just lately named Best of All Time
Simply final week, Ronaldo was additionally honored in his homeland. On the Liga Portugal Awards, the Al Nassr striker made a shock look to obtain the “Better of All Time” trophy.
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In a video shared by Liga Portugal, Ronaldo expressed his gratitude: “I’d wish to thank Liga Portugal for this award, being named the very best participant of all time. As you’ll be able to think about it’s a nice honour to win one thing for my nation.”
Ronaldo then paid tribute to those that formed his profession. “To start with I’d wish to thank all my teammates who’ve helped me all through my profession to attain this wonderful trophy in addition to all of the coaches, everybody who has supported me on this journey of at all times pushing to enhance. Thanks all a lot and luxuriate in, take care,” he concluded.
