The 38-year-old Portuguese has surpassed Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.
Saudi Al-Nasr star forward Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top scorer of 2023.
In the match of the 19th round of the Saudi Arabian championship against Al-Taawon, the 38-year-old Portuguese again scored a goal.
In the 90+2nd minute, he set the final score of the game by heading in a cross from the right flank. The match ended with a crushing away victory for Al-Nasr (1:4).
Review of the match “Al-Taawon” – “Al-Nasr”
For Ronaldo, the goal against Al-Taawon was his 54th this calendar year. Thus, it was Cristiano who finished in first place in the list of top scorers in 2023.
The second position was shared by PSG striker Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane, who scored 52 goals each in 2023. Manchester City scorer Erling Haaland was fourth, with 50 strikes to his name.
Top scorers in the world 2023 (top 5)
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr, Portugal national team) – 54
2-3. Harry Kane (Bayern, England) – 52
2-3. Kylian Mbappe (PSG, French national team) – 52
4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway national team) – 50
5. Barnabas Varga (Ferencváros, Hungarian national team) – 38
Let us add that Al-Nasr is now in second place in the Saudi Arabian championship with 46 points. The charges of former Shakhtar Donetsk coach Luis Castro are 7 points behind the leader of Al-Hilal.
Earlier it was reported that Ronaldo's double helped Al-Nasr destroy the team of another Ballon d'Or winner, Karim Benzema, in the Saudi Arabian championship.
