The 38-year-old striker, at 90+2 minutes, scored his 54th goal, with 44 goals for Al Nassr and 10 for Portugal national team in 2023.

CR7 went into the final match of 2023 knowing that the Englishman Harry Kane, from Bayern Munich, and the Frenchman Kylian Mbapé, from Paris Saint Germain, were one less and will only compete again in 2024.