Welcome back to the record books, Cristiano Ronaldo. Again.
Ronaldo broke Raul’s record for most goals scored for Real Madrid on Saturday, netting in the first half of his team’s 3-0 La Liga (Spanish first division) win over Levante. Ronaldo’s goal gave him 324 in his career with the Spanish giant.
Ronaldo is now @realmadrid's all-time leading goal scorer with 324 goals!!! http://t.co/GPsDifImVc https://t.co/i2yz35VexP
— World Soccer Shop (@worldsoccershop) October 17, 2015
324 – Cristiano Ronaldo is now the all time the Real Madrid Top Scorer in all competitions (324). CR7 pic.twitter.com/jy1YX3kCyY
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 17, 2015
Ronaldo, 30, needed less than seven seasons to out-gun Raul, who played parts of 16 seasons — between 1994 and 2010 — in Real Madrid’s first team.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 324th Real Madrid goal, breaking the club record set by Raúl.
Ronaldo did it in 310 games; Raúl needed 741.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 17, 2015
Prior to the goal, Ronaldo hadn’t scored in league play in 399 minutes. However, he maintains his league lead in goals thanks to his explosion against Espanyol on Sept. 12 and Saturday’s record-breaking feat.
Cristiano Ronaldo: No player has scored more goals in La Liga this season than Ronaldo (6)
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) October 17, 2015
Thumbnail photo via Daniel Ochoa de Olza/The Associated Press
