<a href="" target="_blank" rel="" title=""></a>Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 40th birthday on Wednesday, but there is no sign of decline either in his talent or self-esteem. In an interview with Spanish television channel La Sexta, Al Nassr and Portugal superstar <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/cristiano-ronaldo/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/cristiano-ronaldo/">Ronaldo</a> declared himself "the greatest scorer in history" and that he had "never seen anyone better than me.” "Although I am not left-footed, I am in the top 10 in history for goals scored with the left foot. These are numbers, I am the most complete player who has ever existed," Ronaldo said. "I play well with my head, I take good free kicks, I am fast, I am strong, I jump ... I have never seen anyone better than me.” The eternal debate as to who is the best of all time, Ronaldo or <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/lionel-messi/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/lionel-messi/">Lionel Messi</a>, is unlikely to ever be truly settled. But, to be fair to Ronaldo, he has the stats to back up his personal claims. Ronaldo holds a host of records including the most international goals (135) and appearances (217) and, even more impressive, is within reach of 1,000 goals. He is the only player in history to have scored over 100 league goals in three of Europe's top leagues (England, Spain and Italy) and last season set a new <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/saudi-pro-league/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/saudi-pro-league/">Saudi Pro League</a> record for most goals in a campaign (35). On Monday, he <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/02/04/cristiano-ronaldo-steals-jhon-durans-thunder-to-power-al-nassr-to-victory-over-al-wasl/" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2025/02/04/cristiano-ronaldo-steals-jhon-durans-thunder-to-power-al-nassr-to-victory-over-al-wasl/">upstaged Al Nassr's new record signing Jhon Duran</a>, scoring twice in a 4-0 win over UAE champions Al Wasl in the AFC Champions League Elite. As Ronaldo celebrates turning 40 with modesty, we take a look at 40 of his incredible records. <b>International</b> 217 - Most international appearances (Portugal) 135 - Most international goals (Portugal) 48 - Most international teams scored against 40 - Most goals in European Championship qualifying 33 - Oldest player to score a hat-trick at a Fifa World Cup (33 years, 130 days) 32 - Most goals (club or country) in a calendar year 22 - Most matches played in World Cup finals 14 - Most goals in the European Championship 12 - First player to score in 10, 11 and 12 consecutive international tournaments 10 - First man to score 10 international hat-tricks (against Luxembourg on September 6, 2021) 6 - First and only player to score in six European Championship finals tournaments 7 - Most goals at the Fifa Club World Cup 5 - Most Fifa World Cups scored in <b>Individual</b> 923 - Most goals in men's football 454 - Most goals after turning 30 years old 171 - Most goals scored via penalty kick (excluding shoot-outs) 151 - Most headed goals 50 - Only player to score more than 50 goals in seven consecutive calendar years <b>Uefa Champions League and Europe</b> 197 - Most appearances in Uefa club competitions 183 - Most Uefa Champions League appearances 145 - Most goals scored in Uefa club competitions 140 - Most goals in the Uefa Champions League 115 - Most career wins in the Uefa Champions League/European Cup 67 - Most goals scored in a Uefa Champions League knockout phase 19 - Most penalty kicks in Uefa Champions League 17 - Most goals in a Uefa Champions League season 11 - Most goals scored in a Uefa Champions League group stage 10 - First player to score goals against a single opponent (Juventus) in the Uefa Champions League 6 - First player to score in all six Uefa Champions League group matches 3 - First and only player to score in three Uefa Champions League finals <b>Real Madrid</b> 450 - Most goals by any Real Madrid player 335 - Number of appearances it took Ronaldo to score 350 goals for one club 61 - Most penalties scored in La Liga history 34 - Most hat-tricks in La Liga 22 - Most goals in Madrid derbies 18 - Most goals in El Clasico 8 - Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season <b>Juventus</b> 37 - Most goals scores in a single season 11 - Most consecutive Serie A matches scored in <b>Al Nassr</b> 35 - Most goals in a single Saudi Pro League season