Football: Ronaldo breaks Saudi Pro League hat-trick record
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals in Al-Nassr’s 5-3 win over Al-Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League on 29 October 2026. With seven hat-tricks in the Saudi league, the Portuguese striker moves ahead of Ivan Toney to become the competition’s record-holder, according to Opta statistics.
Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al-Nassr, scored his seventh hat-trick in the Saudi Pro League during a 5-3 win over Al-Khaleej on Thursday, 29 October. According to Opta, the Portuguese player now holds the record for the most hat-tricks in the Saudi league, ahead of Al-Ahli’s English striker Ivan Toney, who has six.
Ronaldo has scored seven league goals this season. He shares second place in the scoring charts with Italian Mateo Retegui of Al-Qadsiah and Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri of Al-Ittihad.
The 41-year-old striker had also scored 146 goals for Portugal as of 29 October, a record in men’s international football. The hat-trick came a day after another Ronaldo achievement, when he reached 985 career goals, reported in his previous hat-trick.
