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Published 11:49 IST, October 15th 2019

Cristiano Ronaldo's 700th goal makes him the 6th highest goalscorer

Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th goal in the Ukraine vs Portugal match in Kiev last night. Here is a breakdown of Ronaldo's goal tally.

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Portugal and Juventus FC superstar Cristiano Ronaldo created history by scoring his 700th goal across all international competitions for club and country. The former Sporting Lisbon academy player, who rose to fame under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, scored a penalty in the second half in Portugal's Euro 2020 qualifier against Ukraine on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo is now the sixth highest goal-scorer in international football behind Gerd Muller (701) and Ferenc Puskas (709). Here is a take on the talismanic forward's impressive goal haul across all international formats.

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The Portuguese superstar could not prevent his side from slipping to a 2-1 loss at the Kyiv Olympic Stadium on Monday night. However, the iconic forward created history to officially become the sixth-highest goalscorer in the history of football as he netted a second-half penalty for Portugal to reach the milestone. Ronaldo has now scored 95 goals for Portugal and will be eyeing Iranian forward Ali Dael's goal tally of 109 goals. Will the Portuguese forward get there in time before he hangs up his boots?

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Here is a breakdown of Cristiano Ronaldo's 700 goals for club and country

Real Madrid - 450

Manchester United - 118

Portugal - 95

Juventus FC - 32

Sporting Lisbon - 7

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Updated 13:02 IST, October 15th 2019