Cristiano Ronaldo added another extraordinary achievement to his resume by scoring his 100th goal for Portugal on Tuesday.The five-time Ballon d’Or winner brought up his century with a majestic free-kick in Portugal’s 2-0 win over Sweden in the Nations League.He then added a second goal to move even closer to the record for the highest international goalscorer of all-time.Ronaldo cemented his legacy many years ago but it’s still extraordinary to watch him reach new heights.He’s scored 48 goals in 47 international games since turning 30. Just think about that for a second.
Ronaldo has extended his lead over Argentina's Lionel Messi to 31 international strikes and only Ali Daei of Iran has scored more international goals than the Juventus star.
We’ve taken a look at the top 25 highest international goalscorers in history.
T23. - Ronaldo (Brazil), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Ahmed Radhi (Iraq): 62 goals
The trio all scored 62 international goals, although 2002 World Cup winner Ronaldo has the best goals per game ratio (0.63).
22. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast): 65 goals
Drogba is the Ivory Coast’s all-time top goalscorer with 65 strikes.
T19. Gerd Muller (West Germany), Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala), Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland): 68 goals
Muller’s return of 68 goals in 62 games is brilliant. He helped his country win the World Cup in 1974.
T15. Lionel Messi (Argentina), Piyapong Pue-on (Thailand), Stern John (Trinidad and Tobago), Hossam Hassan (Egypt): 70 goals
Messi is behind Ronaldo and he has some serious catching up to do.
T11. Miroslav Klose (Germany), Kinnah Phiri (Malawi), Majed Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), Kiatisuk Senamuang (Thailand): 71 goals
The all-time record goalscorer in World Cup history, Klose enjoyed an incredible international career that he capped by winning the tournament in 2014.
10. Sunil Chhetri (India): 72 goals
Chhetri, 36, is the second-highest active international goalscorer.
T7. Sandor Kocsis (Hungary), Kunishige Kamamoto (Japan), Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait): 75 goals
Kocsis finished his international career with an impressive 75 goals in 68 games.
6. Pele (Brazil): 77 goals
Brazil’s all-time leading goalscorer and the youngster goalscorer in a World Cup final, Pele’s international resume speaks for itself.
5. Hussein Saeed (Iraq): 78 goals
Saeed helped Iraq win the Arabian Gulf Cup in 1979 and 1984 and led them to a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games.
4. Godfrey Chitalu (Zambia): 79 goals
Chitalu finished runner-up with Zambia at the 1974 African Cup of Nations and was named Zambian Footballer of the Year five times.
3. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary): 84 goals
Former Real Madrid star Puskas was a prolific forward who managed 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary.
He was named the best player at the 1954 World Cup after leading Hungary to the final.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): 101 goals
Ronaldo reached triple figures with his brace against Sweden and he’s now just eight goals shy of tying the record.
1. Ali Daei (Iran): 109 goals
Daei leads the way on 109 goals, which came during an international career that stretched from 1993 to 2006.
But watch out Ali, Ronaldo’s coming.