Cristiano Ronaldo — career goal #980

Al-Nassr vs Diriyah

Ronaldo reacted to a rebound to open the scoring in the 23rd minute. Samú Costa added the second before half-time and Kingsley Coman completed a 3–0 win after the interval. The competition organizer identifies Ronaldo’s opener as career goal 980.

Date

2026-10-09

Competition

Saudi Pro League

Match result

3–0

Venue

Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Goal minute

23

Recorded match events

1. 23′ First half: Cristiano Ronaldo — Al-Nassr 1–0 Diriyah · Career goal #980
2. 28′ First half: Chancel Mbemba — Yellow card
3. 35′ First half: Samú Costa — Al-Nassr 2–0 Diriyah
4. 45+2′ First half: Abdulaziz Al Faraj — Yellow card
5. 68′ Second half: Mohammed Dheban — On for Abdulaziz Al Faraj
6. 68′ Second half: Lovro Chelfi — On for Hussain Al-Sabiyani
7. 77′ Second half: Kingsley Coman — Al-Nassr 3–0 Diriyah
8. 78′ Second half: Aiman Yahya — On for Kingsley Coman
9. 78′ Second half: Sami Al-Najei — On for Abdullah Al-Khaibari
10. 78′ Second half: Abdullah Al-Hamdan — On for João Félix
11. 83′ Second half: Taher Wadi — On for Óscar Rodríguez
12. 83′ Second half: Hussain Al-Qahtani — On for Adil Boulbina
13. 84′ Second half: Meshari Al Nemer — On for Idrissa Gueye
14. 84′ Second half: Saad Al Nasser — On for Awad Aman

Match facts

Venue

Al-Awwal Park

Kick-off (UTC)

2026-10-09 18:00 UTC

Possession

52% – 48%

Shots on target

10 – 1

Corners

10 – 8

Offsides

3 – 2

Fouls committed

15 – 4

Yellow cards

0 – 2

Red cards

0 – 0

Passes

376 – 342

Accurate passes

328 – 298

Shots · Sporting Life / Opta

17 – 11

Shots · FootSam alternative

17 – 10

Referee

Mohammed Al-Ismail

Related goals

• Goal #980 · Al-Nassr vs Diriyah

Sources

• Career ledger · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia scorecard · CC BY-SA 4.0
• ESPN · match record, team sheets & events
• Saudi Pro League · Ronaldo reaches career goal 980 against Diriyah
• Sporting Life / Opta · detailed statistics
• FootSam · alternative shot count