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Cristiano Ronaldo is without a doubt one of the greatest players of all time. In the last decade, the Portuguese superstar won 4 Ballon d'Or awards, 4 Champions Leagues, 3 league titles, 2 international trophies and scored a staggering 555 goals.
Whilst Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most complete footballers ever, his goal-scoring prowess is undoubtedly his greatest asset. The Portuguese himself would be the first to admit that he loves scoring goals more than anything else and it shows.
The last decade saw Cristiano Ronaldo at his absolute peak and whilst he is beginning to show signs of this form again, he doesn't quite seem the player he was when he was younger. This piece will look at Ronaldo's 5 best seasons in terms of goals scored.
This piece will not look at international goals, however, but will only look at the goals that the footballing legend scored in club matches.
#5 2013-14 season (51 goals, 47 apps)
In fifth place is the hallowed 2013-14 season. This season is most famous for Real Madrid winning the 'La Decima' after a 12-year wait. Ronaldo was an integral part of the Madrid squad in this season and was undoubtedly their best player.
The Portuguese scored 51 goals in just 47 appearances, achieving a goal-to-game ratio of 1.09. Whilst his 31 goals in La Liga was impressive, his 17 goals in the Champions League that season was stupendous, especially considering he achieved this in just 11 games.
This figure set a new record for goals scored in a single Champions League season and has yet to be beaten as of writing this article. Ronaldo's exploits this season saw him win the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, the Pichichi, the Golden Boot, and the Ballon d'Or
#4 2010-11 (53 goals, 54 apps)
The 2010-11 season saw Ronaldo win his first-ever trophy at Real Madrid. This was, of course, the Copa del Rey where Ronaldo scored a gravity-defying header against Barcelona in the final to win the match.
Although Real Madrid weren't overly successful in the trophy department that season, Ronaldo was impeccable. The Portuguese scored 40 goals in La Liga which was a record at the time, 6 goals in the Champions League, and 7 goals in all other competitions.
Whilst this was Ronaldo's third-best La Liga campaign in terms of goals scored, it was by far his worst in the Champions League. He only managed to score 6 goals in 12 matches. Nevertheless, the Portuguese won the Pichichi and the Golden Boot for the second time in his career.
#3 2012-13 (55 goals, 55 apps)
Though the 2012-13 season wasn't successful for Real Madrid in terms of trophies won, Ronaldo was still playing at his brilliant best, scoring 55 goals in as many games for Los Blancos. Whilst his haul of 34 goals in La Liga was impressive, he fell short of Messi's mind-numbing 46 goals that year.
In the Champions League, Ronaldo was impressive in front of goal and was the top scorer of the competition. This was also his second season running where he had scored more than 10 goals throughout the competition, finishing the campaign with 12 goals to his name.
Ronaldo scored a further 9 goals in other competitions as he helped Madrid win the Spanish Super Cup at the beginning of the season. He was consistent across all competitions, averaging a goal-per-game in all of them, a great season for Ronaldo, but not quite his best.
#2 2011-12 (60 goals, 55 apps)
The 2011-12 season saw Real Madrid finally break Barcelona's stranglehold over the Spanish top flight. This is a season which many argue was Ronaldo's very best for Real Madrid and its hard to argue with this.
Ronaldo scored 46 goals in 38 goals in the league which was his second season in a row scoring at least 40 goals in La Liga. This ridiculous tally, however, was not enough for the Portuguese to win the Golden Boot as Messi managed to score a record-breaking 50 goals that season.
Ronaldo also scored 10 goals in as many games in the Champions League, which was the first time he had scored more than 10 goals in a single season in his career, it would not be his last time though.
This was his second-most successful season statistically but, as aforementioned, is regarded by many as his very best season for Real Madrid, due to his general level of play.
#1 2014-15 (61 goals, 54 apps)
In first place is Cristiano Ronaldo's fabled 2014-15 season for Real Madrid. This season saw the Portuguese collect his 3rd Ballon d'Or, the European Super Cup, the Club World Cup, the Pichichi, and the Golden boot.
This season Ronaldo scored a stupendous 48 goals in 35 games in La Liga and whilst this fell 2 short of Messi's record of 50, his goal-to-game ratio of 1.37 was superior to Messi's in 2012 and had Ronaldo played more he probably would have surpassed Messi.
Nevertheless, it was a stellar season for Ronaldo that saw him score 5 goals in a single game for the first time in his career. Additionally, he scored 10 goals in the Champions League which was the 4th consecutive season that the Portuguese had done that.
As well as being Ronaldo's highest goalscoring season, it was also his best in terms of goal-to-game ratio, with the Portuguese managing to average 1.13 goals a game.
