5 most rare goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored several world-class goals in his 18 year career. The Portuguese international is the top scorer in world football and is not going to stop scoring anytime soon. Ronaldo has scored goals for many important teams and in many important matches or tournaments.

The 37-year-old has scored goals for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al Nassr in his club career. He has also scored more than 100 goals for the Portugal National team making him the men’s highest scoring international player ever.

However, Ronaldo has scored some crazy goals in his stellar career that the fans won’t forget even after decades. Here is a list of the top 5 most rare goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo during his successful career:

Top 5 rare goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo:

Ronaldo has been at the top of the goalscorer’s chart in every league he has played in. He is not just a phenomenal goal-scoring machine, he is also an scorer of phenomenal goals in clutch situation. Here is a list of five most incredible goals scored by the Portuguese throughout his career.

Rank	Game	Year
5	Manchester United vs Aston Villa	2009
4	Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano	2012
3	Juventus vs Sampdoria	2019
2	Manchester United vs Porto	2009
1	Real Madrid vs Juventus	2018

5. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Aston Villa (2009)

Cristiano Ronaldo scored some sensational goals during his first stint at Manchester United. The Portuguese star scored against almost all the teams that he faced and had a successful time in England.

However, one of the most absurd or rare goals that he has scored came against another English club Aston Villa in 2008/09 when Manchester United went to win the game 3-2 right at the end. Manchester United won an indirect free kick inside Aston Villa’s goalkeeping box. The foul was conceded by Aston Villa as there was a back pass involved and Brad Friedel caught a pass from his own player.

Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo were on the ball and there was a 6-man-wall created by the Villa defenders just a few yards away on the goal line. The only place to score was through the keeper who was standing on the opposite side of the goal. The Portuguese international got set by Ryan Giggs and scored one of the rarest goals the Premier League has ever seen.

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4. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Rayo Vallecano (2012)

Cristiano Ronaldo’s spectacular backheel goal for Real Madrid against Rayo Vallecano in the La Liga is one of the best the 37-year-old has ever scored. The game was a tight contest with both teams not letting the other one to score easily.

The only possible way to score was seemingly by a world-class effort and Ronaldo produced a wonder goal to save Real Madrid from dropping points. Real Madrid got a corner and everyone was in the Vallecano box to head the ball. However, after the corner was taken, there were too many scrambles to get the ball away from the Vallecano defenders.

The ball was slowly kicked away from their goal and Ronaldo ran towards the ball with his back facing the goal and scored a wonderful backheel goal, giving Real Madrid the lead. What makes it unique is that the shot had power and it was so well placed and well-struck given that Ronaldo was far away from the goal.

3. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Sampdoria (2019)

Arguably one of the best-headed goals Cristiano Ronaldo has ever scored. While playing in a match for Juventus against Sampdoria in the Serie A, Ronaldo stepped up and scored a wonderful goal to help the Bionconneri beat Sampdoria 2-1.

Juventus had a spell of possession and were passing the ball around quite a lot just moments before the goal. Ronaldo was lurking inside the box trying to find some space for his teammates so that they could pass the ball to him. Juventus defender Bonucci passed the ball wide to Alex Sandro who found some space and crossed the ball in.

Everyone but Ronaldo thought the ball was crossed in a bit too hard and high and the Portuguese star jumped 28 inches (71 cms) to meet the ball with his head and bang it home. The height of the crossbar is 8 ft and Ronaldo jumped 8.39 ft to make contact with the ball. This is as insane as it sounds and is surely one of the rarest goals he has scored.

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2. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Porto (2009)

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the best goal of the 2008/09 season with his wonder goal against FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League. His long range effort in that game won the Puskas Award that year.

Manchester United came into that game needing a win or a 3-3 draw to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. Safe to say that Ronaldo stepped up when it mattered the most and scored one of the best goals of his career. Ronaldo received the ball just near the halfway line. He took one touch and just shot at goal after seeing the keeper out of position.

The shot was clocked at 64.2 mph and the goal was scored from a distance of 39.6 yards. It was a goal worthy of winning any game. The goal was so good that the Portuguese star made a DVD of it just so that he could see it endless times in the future.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo vs Juventus (2018)

Surely the best goal the 37-year-old has ever scored. Real Madrid were playing Juventus in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League at the home of Juventus. Real Madrid dominated that game and won the first leg comfortably by a score of 3-0.

However, it was the 2nd goal of the game that caught everyone’s attention as Ronaldo scored a bicycle kick from a Dani Carvajal cross to beat the Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon. The goal was so good that even the Juventus fans stood up and applauded the Portuguese international.

Ronaldo’s own teammates could not believe what they had seen and Ronaldo himself described this goal as the best one he has ever scored. The Juventus fans applauding him made it extra special and it is one of the factors that made him decide to join the Italian club the following season.

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