# Ronaldo closes in on 1,000th goal with hat-trick

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ronaldo-closes-in-on-1000th-goal-with-hat-trick/
- Published: 2026-10-30T10:22:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T11:26:34+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmkgqprr44gzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Middle East, Sport, World

## Key points

- Ronaldo reached 985 career goals with a hat-trick.
- Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3.
- It was his 67th career hat-trick.

## Summary

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3 in the Saudi Pro League, bringing his career total to 985 goals. The 41-year-old is closing in on 1,000, a milestone that would add to a career in which he has become men’s international football’s leading goalscorer.

The match was level at 2-2 before Ronaldo scored three times in 15 minutes in the second half; team-mate João Félix provided four assists, including two for Ronaldo. It was the 67th hat-trick of Ronaldo’s career, seven of them for Al-Nassr. The defending champions are second, with a game in hand on leaders Al-Qadsiah, and Ronaldo has one year left on his contract.

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