Former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo continues to amaze.
Cristiano Ronaldo is 40-years-old and is still scoring goals. But they are not just tap-ins. He is still netting absolutely spectacular goals.
The latest incredible strike from Ronaldo was a rare bicycle kick, scored with a combination of athleticism, technique, and sheer bravery to try it.
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The Manchester United icon is racing towards 1,000 career goals, this was his 954th in total.
The goal helped Al-Nassr to a 4-1 win, keeping up their 100 per cent record after nine games. He is aiming to win a first league title since joining the club in 2022.
Cristiano Ronaldo scores bicycle kick for Al-Nassr
Photo by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images
Cristiano Ronaldo keeps on going
Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal was a thing of beauty, lauded by the Saudi Pro League’s official channel for ‘defying gravity’.
The goal came three years and one day to the exact date his Manchester United contract was terminated by mutual consent in 2022.
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Ronaldo posted a clip of the goal on his Instagram page and asked his millions of followers to caption his goal.
Former Manchester United teammate David de Gea was quick to react, posting an emoji showing a stunned face, reflecting how the opposition goalkeeper probably felt.
David de Gea response to Cristiano Ronaldo Instagram page
The bicycle kick was the third that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in his career, with two in his 30s and now this latest one at 40.
Ronaldo faced many detractors when he chose to quit European football to play in the Saudi Pro League. But he is proving many of his doubters wrong.
An influx of top players from around the world has raised the standards in the league, and more to the point, a bicycle kick like the one Ronaldo scored should be cherished at any level.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Bicycle Kick Goals
Date Scored Club / Team Opponent Competition
April 2018 Real Madrid Juventus Champions League QF
November 2024 Portugal Poland UEFA Nations League
November 2025 Al-Nassr Al Khaleej Saudi Pro League
Total 3
Ronaldo an icon at United
Cristiano Ronaldo will be remembered as one of Manchester United’s greatest ever players after what he achieved in his first stint at the club, winning the Champions League in 2008.
Ronaldo’s second spell at United split opinion. He was seen as a destabilising force in the project Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was trying to create, accelerating the manager’s downfall.
But the reality was, Solskjaer’s United were not good enough to win league titles in any case.
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Ronaldo still scored 24 goals in the 2021/22 season, playing in a desperately poor United team. These goals included back-to-back hat-tricks.
He scored three more goals under Erik ten Hag before forcing his exit, and three years on he looks to be in a happy place, while United are rebuilding too.