Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Lionel Messi to Top The List of Goal-Scorers in the Decade, Juventus Star Also Surpasses Harry Kane to Be the UEFA Competition Scorer of 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo might have had the worst goal-scoring season in 2019, but that does not stop him from creating records for himself. Now, the Juventus star has beaten Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane to be the highest goal-scorer of 2019 with 21 goals in his kitty. This record includes the seven matches played at the UEFA Champions League (UCL), 11 appearances at the European Qualifiers (EQ) and three games at the UEFA Nations League (UNL). Whereas Harry Kane stands on number two with 19 goals from seven UEFA Champions League matches and 12 games at the European Qualifiers. Cristiano Ronaldo Hailed As ‘Best in the World’ by Khabib Nurmagomedov, Juventus Star Plays Football With Young Spirited Kazakh Boy With No Legs (Watch Video).

When it comes to being the top scorer of the decade, CR7 has scored 145 goals from 107 appearances for UCL, a couple of games played at the UEFA Super Cup (SCUO), six games at the EURO Cup, three matches at the UNL and  27 appearances at the EQ. CR7 had represented three teams in the last decade i.e. Juventus, Portugal and Real Madrid. Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski stands on number two with 101 goals.

Check out the full list of top goal-scorers of 2019 below:

21: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus/Portugal) – 7 UCL, 11 EQ, 3 UNL

19: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur/England) – 7 UCL, 12 EQ

18: Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal/Netherlands) – 10 UWCL, 8 WEURO

17: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City/England) – 9 UCL, 8 EQ

16: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München/Poland) – 10 UCL, 6 EQ

16: Renan Mantelli (Omonia Nicosia) – 16 UFCL

15: Nikita Tromp (Netherlands) – 8 WU19, 7 WU17

14: Olivier Giroud (Chelsea/France) – 7 UEL, 1 SCUP, 6 EQ

14: Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) – 14 UEL

13: Dani Olmo (GNK Dinamo/Spain) – 5 UCL, 1 UEL, 1 EQ, 6 U21

12: Serge Gnabry (Bayern München/Germany) – 4 UCL, 8 EQ

12: Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg/Denmark) – 7 UWCL, 5 WEURO

12: Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) – 12 UWCL

12: Claudiu Keșerü (Ludogorets/Romania) – 6 UEL, 6 EQ

Top scorers in UEFA competitions in the Decade

145: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid/Juventus/Portugal) – 107 UCL, 2 SCUP, 6 EURO, 3 UNL, 27 EQ

101: Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund/Bayern München/Poland) – 63 UCL, 1 UEL, 2 EURO, 35 EQ

99: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 96 UCL, 3 SCUP

80: Ada Hegerberg (Stabæk/Turbine Potsdam/Lyon/Norway) – 53 UWCL, 11 WEURO, 2 WOLT, 9 WU19, 5 WU17

65: Eugénie Le Sommer (Lyon/France) – 46 UWCL, 19 WEURO

Cristiano Ronaldo also won the 2019 Men’s Player of the Year trophy yesterday. He posed with the trophy and shared it on his official social media pages. He also thanked the authorities for the hospitality in Dubai.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 30, 2019 04:45 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).