Despite turning 40 on February 5th, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to break records one after another... and he has no intention of stopping. Last night, in the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League, he scored the 927th goal of his career in Al-Nassr's victory over Esteghlal FC, which was completed by Jhon Durán with a brace. However, it wasn’t just any goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more than half of his goals since turning 30

A master at penalties, Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t hesitate to take responsibility and doubled the lead at the 27th minute of the match. A perfectly executed Panenka penalty, with which he reached the craziest record of his career: of the 927 goals he’s scored in his career, more than half have come after he turned 30.

In total, he has scored 464 goals since turning 30. Or, put another way, he’s scored the same number of goals in the last 10 years of his career as he did from the moment he debuted with Sporting CP in 2002 when he was still 17 years old. The biggest example that Cristiano Ronaldo is immune to the passing of time.

Why does Cristiano Ronaldo score more goals since turning 30?

During the early years of his career, Cristiano Ronaldo was known for being a fast and skillful winger. However, little by little, he added more aspects to his game and soon established himself as one of the planet’s top goal scorers, winning the Golden Boot in 2008 when he was still a player for Manchester United.

However, it was during his later years at Real Madrid that we began to see a complete transformation in Cristiano Ronaldo’s game, moving away from the winger position to become, possibly, the best center forward on the planet. This is the main explanation for how Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more than half of his goals after turning 30.