Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 900th goal in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Croatia, and fans praised him on social media.  

That goal, Ronaldo waiting at the back post to tap home a smart cross from the left, looked like a normal Ronaldo goal. But it was a historic moment, as the 39-year-old broke the incredible record while wearing his national shirt.

There was a former Real Madrid player waiting in the box with Bruno Fernandes and Rafael Leao. Leao dropped deep to the left to get the ball.

Then, the AC Milan star made a pinpoint delivery that was just asking to be poked home, which ‘CR7’ did. He then wheeled off in celebration, probably knowing what he had just done.

Soon, Ronaldo’s fans were full of praise for him; some even called him the “best to ever do it.” 

“900 goals for Cristiano Ronaldo, the best to ever do it,” one person said.

With a goat emoji, someone else wrote, “The goat for a reason, no one compares.” A third person wrote, “Best player the world has ever produced.” 

“900 goals and the legacy keeps growing!” said a fourth.

Transfermarkt says Ronaldo scored his first goal for Sporting Lisbon in a league match against Moreirense on October 7, 2002, after going on a single run.

But even a man with his level of confidence could not have known that 22 years later he would still be scoring and have passed 900 hits.

Ronaldo scored his 100th goal against Tottenham on January 27, 2008, from the penalty spot. It had taken him just over five years to reach that milestone.

After seven years, the forward scored a goal against Malmo in the group stage of the 2015–16 Champions League, which was his 500th finish.

Amazingly, it only took him nine years to finish the last 400 strikes and become the first person to get 90% of the way to 1000 strikes.

The only other player to score more than 800 is Lionel Messi, who has 838 goals for both his club and his country.