Ronaldo currently has 827 goals and unlikely to reach the1000 goal mark even if he maintains his scoring prowess and plays for a couple more seasons at near peak. Nevertheless, anything is possible in the game of football.
CR7's 1000 games breakdown: 626 goals in 836 club games & 99 in 164 for Portugal| All Football.
1,000 goals!
Incredibly, Pele was not even 30 when he reached this milestone, which puts his otherworldly ability to find the back of the net into some sort of context. Estimates of how many he scored by the time he hung up his boots vary considerably, with the man himself claiming he netted 1,283 goals back in 2015.
Messi records 1,000th goal contribution, breaks Ronaldo record in PSG win.
Precisely how many time Pele hit the net is a matter of debate, with most statisticians agreeing the number is between 1,281 and 1,283. FIFA put his overall total at more than 1,200 - over 1,000 of which came for his first club, Santos. Most of the others came for the New York Cosmos and Brazil.
Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
We may never see the feat again, writes NEIL CORDY. If you've got the chance to witness Lance Franklin's 1000th career goal, make sure you take it. It might not happen again. Gary Ablett Sr was the last to accomplish the feat 27 years ago and it will be at least that long before anybody matches Franklin's effort.
The only player in the history of the game to score more than 800 official senior goals for club and country is the one and only Cristiano Ronaldo.
After playing 1,000 games, Messi has scored 789 goals, while Ronaldo has scored 725 goals. The Argentina great assisted in 348 goals. Meanwhile, Ronaldo assisted in 216 goals.
As for Cristiano Ronaldo, his statistics are even better from an absolute point of view. He has scored 838 goals in 1,167 matches, making him the all-time top scorer. A stratospheric achievement, although it cannot be ruled out that Messi, now 35, could take it away from him.
1031 – GARY ABLETT SNR
Ablett was the most recent AFL/VFL footballer to reach the magical 1000-goal barrier, doing so in 1996. That was Ablett's final season in football and came about after his three best years.
With over 800 goals at club and international level combined, Cristiano Ronaldo is the top goalscorer of all time.
Brazil's Pelé became the first man to score 1,000 goals in competitive football in November 1969 after converting a penalty for Santos against Vasco da Gama in Rio. The match was stopped for 30 minutes as supporters invaded the pitch.
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo achieved yet another milestone in his illustrious football career.
Ronaldo has scored 701 goals at all club competitions while Messi has 695 – making them the leading goal scorers at club level in football history. But the Portuguese has played 100 more games than Messi, giving the latter a better game per goal average.
Ronaldo has 837 career goals compared to Messi's 806, but 152 of those from the Portuguese have been penalties while the Argentine's penalty tally is 108. The main difference between the two, according to Dr Graham, is that Messi is also a top quality attacking midfielder.
Pele. One of the greatest ever and a three-time World Cup winner. Pele scored nearly a goal-per-game during his 656 competitive games for Santos, though claims to have scored more than 1,000 times in his career.
Pelé scored 92 hat-tricks during his career for Santos, NY Cosmos and Brazil. Cristiano Ronaldo is the record holder for the most international hat-tricks (10).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) – 830 goals
The Portuguese maestro has had successful spells at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus and has gone on to become the highest-ever goalscorer in the history of football.
Harold Vivian 'Vic' Cumberland made his VFL debut for Melbourne in 1898 as a 21-year-old. More than 20 years later, he would line up for St Kilda at the ripe old age of 43. Standing at just 5ft 11in, Cumberland was used predominantly in the ruck.