CRISTIANO RONALDO THE FIRST IN HISTORY !
Cristiano Ronaldo, first ever outfielder with 1200 games!
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first outfield player in the history of football to hold 1200 top-level matches for clubs and the national team.
He reached this milestone on 8 December in a Saudi Arabia league match for Al Nassr vs Al Riyadh (4-1).
Apart from him, only 3 goalkeepers have played 1200+ top level games in their careers: Rogério Ceni (1225), Peter Shilton (1217) and Fábio (who appeared for Fluminense in his 1200th top-level match just one day before CR7; it was last round Brazil Serie A game vs Grêmio).
Among outfield players, no one except Cristiano Ronaldo has ever reached even the mark of 1100.
The second after him, Roberto Carlos, has stopped at 1090.
| CRISTIANO RONALDO | GAMES | |||||||
| Years | Team | League | Games | Sum | ||||
| NL | NC | OC | MI | OI | ||||
| 2002-03 | Sporting | Portugal | 25 | 3 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2003-09 | Manchester United | England | 196 | 26 | 13 | 57 | 292 | |
| 2009-18 | Real Madrid | Spain | 292 | 30 | 7 | 109 | 438 | |
| 2018-21 | Juventus | Italy | 98 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 134 | |
| 2021-22 | Manchester United | England | 40 | 1 | 13 | 54 | ||
| 2023- | Al Nassr | Saudi Arabia | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 46 |
| 2003- | Portugal NT | 205 | ||||||
| Total | 682 | 73 | 26 | 208 | 6 | 1200 |
Abbreviatures:
NL = National Leagues,
NC = National Cups,
OC = other domestic cups,
MI = major international club competitions, set by FIFA and continental confederations,
OI = other relevant international club competitions,
NT = National Team (only “full internationals”).