1200th Appearance Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr Hajar Al-Riyadh

Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates the goal in the 1,200th match he has played. (Twitter @AlNassrFC_EN)

JAKARTA - Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his 1200th match by leading Al-Nassr to a 4-1 win over rival Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Arabian Professional League match at Al-Awwal Park Stadium, Saturday, December 9 in the morning WIB.

In the 1,200th match he played, Ronaldo scored and made one assist showing the important role of the former Manchester United star for Al-Nassr.

This is a tribute to the Arab league because Ronaldo reaches the milestone while playing in the Middle East.

Not only that, the presence of the Portugal national team captain and a number of stars who were previously poor in European leagues made the Arab League have its own charm. The League has further confirmed it as one of the best in Asia and headed for the world.

Ronaldo's goal in that match made himself the top score with 16 goals. He also brought the team back after losing 3-0 against Al-Hilal.

"Cristiano Ronaldo has played 1,200 professional matches," the Saudi Arabian League posted information on platform X or Twitter.

Ronaldo himself opened Al Nassr's victory after scoring a goal in the 33rd minute. He welcomed Sadio Mane's assist.

Furthermore, this former Real Madrid star provided assists to Otavia in first-half injury time. Otavia completed the pass which put Al Nassr 2-0 up.

In the second half, Al Nassr, who played aggressively, managed to increase his advantage. This time Anderson Talisca welcomed Mane's assist in the 67th minute.

Only one minute later, Al Riyadh reduced the lag to 3-1 through Andrea Gray by using a pass from Juanmi.

But Al Nassr is unstoppable. Talisca scored a brace while strengthening the team's 4-1 win in injury time.

"Again, three points!" Ronaldo wrote on his social media accounts in response to the team's victory.

"Thank you for all the teammates who helped me achieve the 1,200th match. It's really impressive, but our journey is not over yet," he said.

Even though it has crossed 1,200, Ronaldo, who is 38, must fight hard if he wants to match England's legendary goalkeeper Peter Zenton's record.

Currently, waroton still holds the record for being the most professional player to play.

Statistical data states thatkelton has played 1,390 times. However, the goalkeeper, who played in the 1982 and 1986 World Cup, said he played 1,387.