Al Nassr secured a resounding 5-2 victory over Al Ittihad, with their captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, breaking yet another record. Ronaldo’s brace in the Saudi Super League saw him become the top scorer of the year, with a total of 53 goals.
In a statement released by the team on X, they announced: "Al Nassr Captain, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the world's top scorer in 2023 after reaching his 53rd goal against Ittihad today”. "He surpassed Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane, who scored 52 goals each."
Top scorers in 2023
1) Cristiano Ronaldo: Al Nassr
2) Harry Kane: Bayern Munich
2) Kylian Mbappe: PSG
4) Erling Haaland: Man City
5) Garbhan Coughlan: Cashmere Technical (NZ)
Al Nassr has one remaining game in the Saudi Pro League against Al-Taawoun on December 30th, while Manchester City's Erling Haaland has two more games left in 2023 to surpass the Al Nassr striker.
