Cristiano Ronaldo started the game in Riyadh Victory's 4-1 win over Yadh Sports in the Saudi Arabian league and contributed a goal and an assist to a 4-1 victory. The match was a milestone for Cristiano Ronaldo as he played the 1,200th official match of his career. With this milestone battle, Cristiano Ronaldo has once again set a new record in football.
According to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), Cristiano Ronaldo became the first goalkeeper in football history to reach the milestone of 1,200 games. Prior to this, there were only three players in the history of football who had made more than 1,200 appearances, and they were all goalkeepers.
They are Cheney with 1,225 appearances, Peter Hilton with 1,217 appearances, and Fabio, who reached 1,200 games the day before Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo's 1,200 appearances are currently tied for third highest total appearances in football history. In fact, with the exception of Cristiano Ronaldo, no other non-goalkeeper has ever made more than 1,100 appearances, and Ronaldo has left the others far behind.
According to statistics, in Ronaldo's 1,200 games, he played 31 for Sporting de Portugal, 292+54 for Manchester United twice, 438 for Real Madrid, 134 for Juventus, 46 for Riyadh Victory, and 206 for the national team.
The second most played outfield player is Robert Carlos, who has played a total of 1,090 games in his career. And Ronaldo's old rival Messi has participated in 1,047 games so far, a gap of 153 games compared with Ronaldo.