Cristiano Ronaldo opened his scoring account for 2025 from the penalty spot during Al-Nassr's 3-1 win on Thursday night.
The veteran striker, 39, and his teammates enjoyed a winter break from the Saudi Pro League as they look to close in on league leaders Al Ittihad.
And it only took 42 minutes of his first game after the break for the former Real Madrid and Man United striker to find the back of the net.
Al Akhdoud took the lead in the sixth minute of the match before Al-Nassr responded through former Liverpool winger Sadio Mane, who would later score again.
After Mane's equalizer, Al-Nassr was awarded a penalty and Ronaldo stepped in to take it and give his team the lead on the night.
The 39-year-old fired his shot into the top right corner of the goal before stepping away to celebrate with his teammates.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of 2025 during Al-Nassr's 3-1 victory on Thursday.
The 39-year-old converted a penalty during the clash against Al-Akhdoud.
By scoring that night, he marks the 24th consecutive year that Ronaldo has scored a professional goal, dating back to 2002.
Ronaldo reportedly recently asked Al-Nassr to sign Casemiro from Manchester United in what could be a critical factor determining his future.
The Portugal icon is in the final six months of his £175million-a-year contract with the Saudi Pro League side and is considering a move elsewhere.
He and Casemiro won 12 trophies together at Real Madrid, including four Champions Leagues and two LaLiga titles, while they were also reunited at Manchester United with Erik ten Hag.
The two are close friends and the move could be viable considering United are open to selling the Brazilian and eager to offload his £350,000-a-week wages.
However, Mail Sport reported last week that Saudi sides Al-Qadsiah and Al-Ittihad are also interested in the 32-year-old midfielder.
Brand reports that a move to MLS is a potential option for Ronaldo, now 39 years old. Conquering America has been an attractive option for some of the world's best players, including Pelé and Lionel Messi.
Ronaldo's former Old Trafford teammate Wes Brown has urged the striker to make the move in the United States.
The goal marks the 24th consecutive year that Ronaldo has scored a professional goal
Former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane found the back of the net twice during the match.
“Cristiano Ronaldo has to go to the United States, especially considering that Lionel Messi is also there,” he told The Sports Daily.
“I have seen Ronaldo play several times and he has been a good standard, he is scoring goals and looks very fit for his age, he is still running at full speed at 40 years old. He wants to play as long as he can and is a player who can do it”. Manually choose where you want to play next.
“He won't be hanging up his boots anytime soon and will continue to break records.” He's been to a few places and I'd love to see him add the United States to the list.
“Lately he has scored more goals than Messi and it would be great to see them face each other again.”
