Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo is only the second men’s player to pass 100 international goals.
UEFA.com looks back over his 176 national-team games to see how he has built up that huge tally.
Ronaldo’s goals so far
1. 12/06/04: EURO group stage L 1-2 vs Greece (n), 90+3 minute – header (assist: Luís Figo)2. 30/06/04: EURO semi-finals W 2-1 vs Netherlands (n), 26th minute – header (Deco)3. 04/09/04: World Cup qualifying W 2-0 vs Latvia (a), 57th minute – left foot4. 08/09/04: World Cup qualifying W 4-0 vs Estonia (h), 76th minute – header (Deco)5. 13/10/04: World Cup qualifying W 7-1 vs Russia (h), 39th minute – left foot (Pauleta)6. 13/10/04: World Cup qualifying W 7-1 vs Russia (h), 69th minute – right foot7. 17/11/04: World Cup qualifying W 5-0 vs Luxembourg (a), 28th minute – header (Deco)8. 04/06/05: World Cup qualifying W 2-0 vs Slovakia (h), 42nd minute – right-foot free-kick9. 08/06/05: World Cup qualifying W 1-0 vs Estonia (a), 32nd minute – header (Figo)10. 01/03/06: friendly W 3-0 vs Saudi Arabia (n), 30th minute – header (Figo)11. 01/03/06: friendly W 3-0 vs Saudi Arabia (n), 84th minute – left foot (Hugo Viana)12. 17/06/06: World Cup group stage W 2-0 vs Iran (n), 80th minute – right-foot penalty13. 07/10/06: EURO qualifying W 3-0 vs Azerbaijan (h), 24th minute – left foot (Deco)14. 07/10/06: EURO qualifying W 3-0 vs Azerbaijan (h), 63rd minute – header (Simão Sabrosa)15. 15/11/06: EURO qualifying W 3-0 vs Kazakhstan (h), 30th minute – right foot16. 24/03/07: EURO qualifying W 4-0 vs Belgium (h), 55th minute – header (Ricardo Quaresma)17. 24/03/07: EURO qualifying W 4-0 vs Belgium (h), 75th minute – left foot18. 22/08/07: EURO qualifying D 1-1 vs Armenia (a), 37th minute – left foot19. 08/09/07: EURO qualifying D 2-2 vs Poland (h), 73rd minute – right foot (Quaresma)20. 17/10/07: EURO qualifying W 2-1 vs Kazakhstan (a), 90+1 minute – left foot (Nani)21. 11/06/08: EURO group stage W 3-1 vs Czech Republic (n), 63rd minute – right foot (Deco)22. 11/02/09: friendly W 1-0 vs Finland (h), 78th minute – right-foot penalty23. 21/06/10: World Cup group stage W 7-0 vs North Korea (n), 87th minute – right foot (Nani)24. 08/10/10: EURO qualifying W 3-1 vs Denmark (h), 85th minute – left foot (Nani)25. 12/10/10: EURO qualifying W 3-1 vs Iceland (n), 3rd minute – right-foot free-kick26. 09/02/11: friendly L 1-2 vs Argentina (n), 20th minute – right foot (João Pereira)27. 10/08/11: friendly W 5-0 vs Luxembourg (h), 43rd minute – right-foot free-kick28. 02/09/11: EURO qualifying W 4-0 vs Cyprus (a), 35th minute – right-foot penalty29. 02/09/11: EURO qualifying W 4-0 vs Cyprus (a), 85th minute – left foot (Nani)30. 11/10/11: EURO qualifying L 2-1 vs Denmark (a), 90+2 minute – right-foot free-kick31. 15/11/11: EURO qualifying W 6-2 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (h), 8th minute – right-foot free-kick32. 15/11/11: EURO qualifying W 6-2 vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (h), 53rd minute – left foot (João Moutinho)33. 17/06/12: EURO group stage W 2-1 vs Netherlands (n), 28th minute – right foot (João Pereira)34. 17/06/12: EURO group stage W 2-1 vs Netherlands (n), 74th minute – right foot (Nani)35. 21/06/12: EURO quarter-finals W 1-0 vs Czech Republic (n), 79th minute – header (Moutinho)36. 15/08/12: friendly W 2-0 vs Panama (h), 51st minute – right foot (Raul Meireles)37. 07/09/12: World Cup qualifying W 2-1 vs Luxembourg (a), 28th minute – right foot (Moutinho)38. 06/02/13: friendly L 2-3 vs Ecuador (h), 23rd minute – right foot (Fábio Coentrão)39. 10/06/13: friendly W 1-0 vs Croatia (n), 36th minute – left foot (Silvestre Varela)40. 14/08/13: friendly D 1-1 vs Netherlands (h), 87th minute – left foot (Pepe)41. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 68th minute – header (Moutinho)42. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 77th minute – header (Coentrão)43. 06/09/13: World Cup qualifying W 4-2 vs Northern Ireland (a), 83rd minute – right-foot free-kick44. 15/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 1-0 vs Sweden (h), 82nd minute – header (Miguel Veloso)45. 19/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 3-2 vs Sweden (a), 50th minute – left foot (Moutinho)46. 19/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 3-2 vs Sweden (a), 77th minute – left foot (Hugo Almeida)47. 19/11/13: World Cup play-offs W 3-2 vs Sweden (a), 79th minute – right foot (Moutinho)48. 05/03/14: friendly W 5-1 vs Cameroon (h), 21st minute – right foot (João Pereira)49. 05/03/14: friendly W 5-1 vs Cameroon (h), 83rd minute – right foot (Miguel Veloso)50. 26/06/14: World Cup group stage W 2-1 vs Ghana (n), 80th minute – left foot (Moutinho)51. 14/10/14: EURO qualifying W 1-0 vs Denmark (a), 90+5 minute – header (Moutinho)52. 14/11/14: EURO qualifying W 1-0 vs Armenia (h), 72nd minute – right foot (Nani)53. 13/06/15: EURO qualifying W 3-2 vs Armenia (a), 29th minute – right-foot penalty54. 13/06/15: EURO qualifying W 3-2 vs Armenia (a), 55th minute – right foot (Ricardo Carvalho)55. 13/06/15: EURO qualifying W 3-2 vs Armenia (a), 58th minute – right foot56. 29/03/16: friendly W 2-1 vs Belgium (h), 40th minute – header (João Mário)57. 08/06/16: friendly W 7-0 vs Estonia (h), 36th minute – header (Quaresma)58. 08/06/16: friendly W 7-0 vs Estonia (h), 45th minute – right foot (João Mário)59. 22/06/16: EURO group stage D 3-3 vs Hungary (n), 50th minute – right foot (João Mário)60. 22/06/16: EURO group stage D 3-3 vs Hungary (n), 62nd minute – header (Quaresma)61. 06/07/16: EURO semi-finals W 2-0 vs Wales (n), 50th minute – header (Raphaël Guerreiro)62. 07/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Andorra (h), 2nd minute – left foot63. 07/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Andorra (h), 4th minute – header (Quaresma)64. 07/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Andorra (h), 47th minute – right foot (André Gomes)65. 07/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Andorra (h), 68th minute – left foot (José Fonte)66. 10/10/16: World Cup qualifying W 6-0 vs Faroe Islands (a), 65th minute – left foot (João Mário)67. 13/11/16: World Cup qualifying W 4-1 vs Latvia (h), 28th minute – right-foot penalty68. 13/11/16: World Cup qualifying W 4-1 vs Latvia (h), 85th minute – right foot (Quaresma)69. 25/03/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Hungary (h), 36th minute – left foot (André Silva)70. 25/03/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Hungary (h), 65th minute – right-foot free-kick71. 28/03/17: friendly L 2-3 vs Sweden (h), 18th minute – right foot (Gelson Martins)72. 09/06/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Latvia (a), 41st minute – header73. 09/06/17: World Cup qualifying W 3-0 vs Latvia (a), 63rd minute – header74. 21/06/17: Confederations Cup W 1-0 vs Russia (n), 8th minute – header (Guerreiro)75. 24/06/17: Confederations Cup W 4-0 vs New Zealand (n), 33rd minute – right-foot penalty76. 31/08/17: World Cup qualifying W 5-1 vs Faroe Islands (h), 3rd minute – right foot (Bernardo Silva)77. 31/08/17: World Cup qualifying W 5-1 vs Faroe Islands (h), 29th minute – right-foot penalty78. 31/08/17: World Cup qualifying W 5-1 vs Faroe Islands (h), 64th minute – left foot (William Carvalho)79. 07/10/17: World Cup qualifying W 2-0 vs Andorra (a), 63rd minute – left foot80. 23/03/18: friendly W 2-1 vs Egypt (n), 90+2 minute – header (Quaresma)81. 23/03/18: friendly W 2-1 vs Egypt (n), 90+4 minute – header (Quaresma)82. 15/06/18: World Cup group stage D 3-3 vs Spain (n), 4th minute – right-foot penalty83. 15/06/18: World Cup group stage D 3-3 vs Spain (n), 44th minute – left foot (Gonçalo Guedes)84. 15/06/18: World Cup group stage D 3-3 vs Spain (n), 88th minute – right-foot free-kick85. 20/06/18: World Cup group stage W 1-0 vs Morocco (n), 4th minute – header (Moutinho)86. 05/06/19: Nations League semi-finals W 3-1 v Switzerland (n), 25th minute – right-foot free-kick87. 05/06/19: Nations League semi-finals W 3-1 vs Switzerland (n), 88th minute – right foot (Bernardo Silva)88. 05/06/19: Nations League semi-finals W 3-1 vs Switzerland (n), 90th minute – right foot (Gonçalo Guedes)89. 07/09/19: EURO qualifying W 4-2 vs Serbia (a), 80th minute – right foot (Bernardo Silva)90. 10/09/19: EURO qualifying W 5-1 vs Lithuania (a), 7th minute – right-foot penalty91. 10/09/19: EURO qualifying W 5-1 vs Lithuania (a), 62nd minute – right foot92. 10/09/19: EURO qualifying W 5-1 vs Lithuania (a), 65th minute – right foot (Bernardo Silva)93. 10/09/19: EURO qualifying W 5-1 vs Lithuania (a), 76th minute – right foot (Bernardo Silva)94. 11/10/19: EURO qualifying W 3-0 vs Luxembourg (h), 65th minute – right foot95. 14/10/19: EURO qualifying L 1-2 vs Ukraine (a), 72nd minute – right-foot penalty96. 14/11/19: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Lithuania (h), 7th minute – right-foot penalty97. 14/11/19: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Lithuania (h), 22nd minute – right foot (Gonçalo Paciência)98. 14/11/19: EURO qualifying W 6-0 vs Lithuania (h), 65th minute – right foot (Bernardo Silva)99. 17/11/19: EURO qualifying W 2-0 vs Luxembourg (a), 86th minute – right foot (Diogo Jota)100. 08/09/20: Nations League league phase W 2-0 vs Sweden (a) 45th minute – right foot free-kick101. 08/09/20: Nations League league phase W 2-0 vs Sweden (a) 72nd minute – right foot (João Félix)102. 11/11/20: friendly W 7-0 vs Andorra (h) 85th minute – header (Mário Rui)103. 30/03/21: World Cup qualifying W 3-1 vs Luxembourg (a), 51st minute – (João Cancelo)104. 09/06/21: friendly W 4-0 vs Israel (h), 44th minute – (Bruno Fernandes)105. 15/06/2021: EURO group stage W 3-0 vs Hungary (n), 87th minute – right foot penalty106. 15/06/2021: EURO group stage W 3-0 vs Hungary (n), 90+2 minute – left foot (Rafa Silva)
When has Cristiano Ronaldo scored his international goals?
The rhythms of Ronaldo’s international goalscoring are not dissimilar to his statistics in the UEFA Champions League, where he is also more dangerous after half-time. He is oddly goal-shy between the 11th and 20th minutes with Portugal, but piles on the goals between the 76th minute and full time.
1–10 minutes: 10 (3 penalties)11–20 minutes: 221–30 minutes: 14 (3)31–40 minutes: 9 (2)41–half-time: 7
Ronaldo celebrates against Hungary / Alex Pantling/Getty Images
FIRST HALF: 42
46–55 minutes: 956–65 minutes: 1466–75 minutes: 8 (1)76–85 minutes: 19 (2)86–full time: 14
SECOND HALF: 64
How has Cristiano Ronaldo scored his international goals?
Ronaldo’s right foot is his most potent weapon in international football, and he is slightly more potent with his head than he is with his left foot. Set plays and penalties account for approximately one in five of his 105 international strikes.
Left foot: 24Right foot: 57Head: 25
Direct free-kicks: 10Open play: 84Penalties: 12
Against which sides has Cristiano Ronaldo scored international goals?
Ronaldo has scored seven goals against both Sweden and Lithuania. He has played 15 games against the ‘big five’ European nations – 2 vs England, 3 vs France, 3 vs Germany, 2 vs Italy and 5 vs Spain – but only scored against Spain, getting a celebrated hat-trick against La Roja at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Andorra: 6Argentina: 1Armenia: 5Azerbaijan: 2Belgium: 3Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2Cameroon: 2Croatia: 1Cyprus: 2Czech Republic: 2Denmark: 3Ecuador: 1Egypt: 2Estonia: 4Faroe Islands: 4Finland: 1Ghana: 1Greece: 1Hungary: 6Iceland: 1Iran: 1Israel: 1Kazakhstan: 2Latvia: 5Lithuania: 7Luxembourg: 6Morocco: 1Netherlands: 4New Zealand: 1Northern Ireland: 3North Korea: 1Panama: 1Poland: 1Russia: 3Saudi Arabia: 2Serbia: 1Slovakia: 1Spain: 3Sweden: 7Switzerland: 3Ukraine: 1Wales: 1
Who provided the assists for Cristiano Ronaldo’s international goals?
João Moutinho has laid on eight Portugal goals for RonaldoUEFA via Getty Images
In terms of setting up goals, Ricardo Quaresma and João Moutinho have been Ronaldo’s most reliable providers, assisting eight goals each for their team-mate.
André Gomes: 1André Silva: 1Bernardo Silva: 6Bruno Fernandes: 1Fábio Coentrão: 2Deco: 5Diogo Jota: 1Gelson Martins: 1Gonçalo Guedes: 2Gonçalo Paciência: 1Hugo Almeida: 1Hugo Viana: 1João Cancelo 1João Mário: 4João Moutinho: 8Joåo Pereira: 3João Félix: 1José Fonte: 1Luís Figo: 3Mário Rui 1Miguel Veloso: 2Nani: 6Pauleta: 1Pepe: 1Ricardo Quaresma: 8Rafa Silva: 1Raphaël Guerreiro: 2Raul Meireles: 1Ricardo Carvalho: 1Silvestre Varela: 1Simão Sabrosa: 1William Carvalho: 1
