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Cristiano Ronaldo is a footballing gift which keeps on giving. Even at 36, in the twilight years of his career, the Portuguese ace shows no signs of slowing down.
Despite all his incredible accomplishments, he remains hungry for more - more goals, more trophies, more individual honors, etc.
He'll officially kick-start his 19th club season this weekend, back at his old club Manchester United where he's about to begin his second spell.
All eyes will be on Old Trafford as there's plenty of excitement and frenzy surrounding his second debut for the Red Devils.
But over the course of the next 10 months, he could break plenty of records. Here are the top five:
#5 First player to score 100 league goals in Premier League and La Liga
There have been quite a few players this century who've netted over 100 goals for two different top-flight leagues.
Gonzalo Higuain (La Liga and Serie A), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Serie A and Ligue 1), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Ligue 1 and Liga MX), and Edinson Cavani (Serie A and Ligue 1) have all managed to accomplish the feat.
However, one is yet to record the same in the Premier League and La Liga.
In comes Ronaldo. The Portuguese ace needs only 16 more goals to hit a century in the English top-flight, whilst having registered 311 in La Liga.
Of all the proposed records on this list, this is the one he's most certain to write.
#4 Oldest player to win the Premier League Golden Boot
Goals are Ronaldo's raison d'etre. And he promises to bring a lot of them with him to Manchester. Sure, the Portuguese ace may no longer be able to strike 40 leagues goals like before. But he's still chipping in consistently.
In fact, he even won the Serie A Golden Boot last season with 29 goals, beating his closest rival, Romelu Lukaku, by five. An outstanding demonstration of how Ronaldo hasn't missed a beat in front of goal despite entering his twilight years.
A repeat of the same this season will see him become the oldest player in Premier League history to win the top-scorer award.
The record currently lies with Leicester City's prolific striker Jamie Vardy, who took home the accolade at 33 during the 2019-20 season.
#3 Most goals in a Champions League season by a Manchester United player
Talking further about goals, here's another one. Ronaldo is the all-time top-scorer in the Champions League with 134 goals. He also holds the record for the most scored in a single campaign with 17.
However, when it comes to Manchester United, his best return came during the title-winning season of 2007-08 with eight goals.
He ranks third in that regard, behind Ruud van Nistelrooy's 10 goals in the 2001-02 season and 12 in the 2002-03 season.
Everyone knows how much the Portuguese ace loves scoring in the competition. So you wouldn't put it past him to bag 12+ goals once again, would you?
#2 First Manchester United player to win Premier League under two managers
An obvious one but quite an important record too. All of Ronaldo's Premier League success came under Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United haven't won one since the Scotsman retired in 2013.
But if the former Real Madrid star could guide United back to the pinnacle of English football under Solskjaer, he'd become the first player to do so under two managers.
But more importantly, it would underline what a great player he remains and also add to his legendary status.
#1 First player in professional football to cross 800 career goals
According to official records from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), Ronaldo is currently the most prolific goalscorer in the history of football with 785 goals.
That's more than Pele, Romario, Ferenc Puskas, Josef Bican and his arch-rival Lionel Messi, all of whom are in the 700s when it comes to official number of goals scored.
However, with just 15 more goals, he could be the first player in history to surpass the elusive 800-goal mark. With Messi at a distant 748, he faces no real challenge either.
To put that into perspective, if a player scores 50 goals each in 15 seasons, he'd still have a lot less than that. But again, Ronaldo isn't any other player.
He's the greatest scorer football has ever seen.
