Goals by year

Cristiano Ronaldo goals by year

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 978 goals across 25 calendar years, from 5 in 2002 to 21 so far in 2026, as of 28 August 2026. His best year was 2013, with 69 goals, and he has reached 40 or more in fourteen separate years.

Updated 28 August 2026

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How many goals does Ronaldo score each year?

Goals scored in each calendar year and the cumulative climb to 978

978

Total goals

Years scoring

Best year (2013)

39.1

Average per year

Ronaldo goals year by year, 2002 to 2026

The same goals by season

The table below carries the same figures as the chart. Ronaldo reached 500 career goals during 2015 and 900 in 2024, and stands on 978 with 21 scored so far in 2026.

Cristiano Ronaldo goals in every calendar year for club and country, with the running career total and his age at the end of each year, as of 28 August 2026. The 2026 row is still in progress. Club splits are on the career statistics page.
Year	Goals	Career total	Age
2002	5	5	17
2003	1	6	18
2004	13	19	19
2005	15	34	20
2006	25	59	21
2007	34	93	22
2008	35	128	23
2009	30	158	24
2010	48	206	25
2011	60	266	26
2012	63	329	27
2013	69	398	28
2014	61	459	29
2015	57	516	30
2016	55	571	31
2017	53	624	32
2018	49	673	33
2019	39	712	34
2020	44	756	35
2021	47	803	36
2022	16	819	37
2023	54	873	38
2024	43	916	39
2025	41	957	40
2026	21	978	41
Total	978	978	41

The highlighted row is 2013, his best calendar year. Ages are his age on 31 December of that year.

What was Ronaldo's best year?

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Cristiano Ronaldo's best calendar year was 2013, when he scored 69 goals for Real Madrid and Portugal. His five highest scoring years all came between 2011 and 2015, at Real Madrid: 69 in 2013, 63 in 2012, 61 in 2014, 60 in 2011 and 57 in 2015. He has scored 40 goals or more in fourteen separate years and has never gone a calendar year without scoring since 2002.

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How these numbers are compiled

Goals are counted by calendar year rather than by season, so a figure covers 1 January to 31 December and mixes two club campaigns with any Portugal matches played in between. Only official senior first team matches count, in all league, domestic cup, continental and international competitions, and youth and reserve football is excluded.

Every year is an own compiled tally, counted goal by goal from full match records and checked against club and competition sources. The 2026 total is updated after every match Ronaldo features in. Last updated 28 August 2026.