Records Cristiano Ronaldo Could Break Or Extend At Euro 2024

As Cristiano Ronaldo nears 40 and no longer features prominently in Europe’s top leagues, discussions about him have decreased.

However, one should refrain from dismissing the Portuguese veteran too hastily, as his abilities remain noteworthy.

According to Ronaldo himself, he has had one of the most outstanding seasons in his career and is confident to potentially set or extend numerous records in Germany.

With an impressive 206 international matches under his belt, Ronaldo holds the record for the most international appearances by a player.

Cristiano Ronaldo With 200 Apps For Portugal

Additionally, he is the leading scorer in the history of the European Championships.

Ronaldo is already the only player to have ever participated in five European Championships, with the potential to extend that record to six this month. While Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas has also been part of the squad for five Euros, he did not feature in two of those tournaments.

Cristiano Ronaldo has participated in at least six more Euro matches than any other player. Pepe currently shares the second spot with 19 international appearances and has the opportunity to become Portugal’s second player to surpass the 20-match milestone at the tournament.

Young Cristiano Ronaldo With Portugal In Euros

At the age of 41, Pepe has the chance to become the oldest player ever to compete in the European Championship. Joining his former Real Madrid teammates Ronaldo and Luka Modric, Pepe could also surpass the record for the oldest goal scorer in the history of the European Championship.

In total, Ronaldo has won 12 games at the Euros and no one can match him in that respect either.

Cristiano Ronaldo Lifting Euro 2016 Trophy With His Teammate

Players with the most matches at the Euros:

25: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

19: Joao Moutinho (Portugal), Pepe (Portugal)

18: Leonardo Bonucci (Italy), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)

17: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Giorgio Chiellini (Italy)

The King of Goals

Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals scored at the European Championships with a total of 14, far surpassing the next player on the list who has just nine goals.

Among the players set to participate in Germany, Antoine Griezmann shares the third position with seven goals, while Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata jointly occupy the fourth spot with six goals each.

In terms of goals in Euro qualification, Ronaldo incidentally also holds first place with 41 goals.

In 2021, he achieved the remarkable feat of scoring at least three goals at the Euros for the third consecutive time, a record yet to be matched by anyone else. Additionally, he stands as the sole player to have been named Man of the Match six times at the tournament.

A notable aspect of Ronaldo’s skill set is his ability with headers, as he stands alone as the only player to score five times with his head at the tournament.

Given the statistics mentioned above, it comes as no surprise that Ronaldo leads as the player with the most Euro matches in which he has scored at least once or twice (10 and four, respectively).

Additionally, he holds the record for the most penalties taken during regular playing time, with three to his name.

Cristiano Ronaldo also has the most international goals to his name (128) and is already 20 goals above number two on the list, Iranian Ali Daei.

The Portuguese became the first player to score at 10, 11, and 12 international tournaments in a row and he can make that 13 this summer.

Ronaldo holds the record of scoring against the most different countries (47) at the Euros. This number could potentially increase this summer as Portugal faces Turkey and Georgia, two countries not yet on his list of goals.

Because he has been active at the highest level for so long, Ronaldo is also the player with the longest gap between two goals at the Euros 17 years and 15 days to be exact.

Ronaldo is just one assist away from equaling Czech Karel Poborsky’s record. Having provided seven crucial passes at the Euros thus far, he stands alone as the only player to have delivered an assist at four different European Championships.

An overview of the records Ronaldo can extend in Germany:

– Most Euros played (5)

– Most international games (206)

– Most international goals (128)

– Most Euro matches (25)

– Most Euro goals (14)

– Most Euro wins (12)

– Most final tournament in a row with a goal scored (12)

– Most different countries scored against (47)

– Most Euros with at least five goals (5)

– Most Euro with at least four goals (4)

– Most Euro with at least three goals (3)

– Most often named Man of the Match at the Euros (6)

– Most headed goals at the Euros (5)

– Most Euro matches with a goal (10)

– Most Euro matches with at least two goals (4)

– Player with the longest gap between two Euro goals (17 years)

– Most penalties scored in regular playing time at the Euros (3)

– Most Euros with an assist (4)

Records Ronaldo can match or break in Germany:

– Most assists at the Euros (1 more needed)

– Oldest goalscorer at the Euros