Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Thursday, 08 January 2026, 22:46 / Updated on Thursday, 08 January 2026 22:49
Al Nasr Riyadh, the star team Cristiano Ronaldo (40 years old), lost at home with Al Qadsiah, score 1-2, in stage 14 of the Saudi Arabian championship. The Portuguese scored for the first time in 2026, but it was not enough for his team to get at least a point.
It is the second defeat of 2026, after 2-3 with Al Ahli on January 2. Ronaldo continues his run to reach 1,000 career goals, reaching 958.
VIDEO | Cristiano Ronaldo scored in Al Nassr – Al Qadsiah
After a first half controlled by Al Nassr, the halftime score was 0-0. Trouble continued in the second act and the first blow came in the 51st minute when Julian Quinones opened the scoring.
Al Nassr did not recover, and the guests scored once more, through Nahitan Nandez (66').
Cristiano Ronaldo went on the rampage in the 81st minute when he converted a shot from 11 meters. Koen Casteels, the visitors' goalkeeper, guessed the corner, but could not reject the ball sent by the former Real Madrid star.
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, at minute 07:54
It was CR7's first goal in 2026. In 2025, he scored 40 times, and in 2024, 43 times. Also, the legendary footballer scored every year since 2002!
Ronaldo reached 958 goals scored throughout his career, of which 5 for Sporting, 145 for Manchester United, 450 for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus, 114 for Al-Nassr and 143 for the Portuguese national team.
Following this result, Al Nassr is in 2nd place with 31 points, 4 behind the leader Al-Hilal.
Next up is the away match against the leader, on January 12 (7:30 p.m.).
