Revisiting Cristiano Ronaldo's record 15 consecutive 10 plus goal seasons

Juventus' star striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first brace of the season as Juventus eased to a 3-0 Serie A win over Udinese Calcio to go top before Internazionale joined the Bianconeri at the summit of the Italian top-flight.

It marked the sixth time the Portugal captain scored two or more goals in a game (5 braces, 1 hat-trick) for Juventus as Ronaldo brought up his 10th and 11th goals of the season.

In the process, Ronaldo became the first player in the top five European football leagues to record 15 consecutive double-digit goal-hauls in a season.

Let us have a look at all the seasons when the 34-year-old forward has bagged 10 or more goals.

#1 2005-06 (12 goals)

Ronaldo bagged his first goal in his 17th European club competition game when the then 20-year-old scored the third goal in Manchester United's 3-0 Champions League third qualifying round first-leg win.

After nine goals in 62 Premier League games in the two previous seasons, Ronaldo doubled his English top-flight goal-tally by bagging nine in the 2005-06 season. The Portugal star also scored two goals in the FA Cup for a total of 12 goals in 47 games.

Except for the 1-4 Premier League defeat to Middlesbrough, United won each of the eight other games when Ronaldo found the back of the net.

#2 2006-07 (23 goals)

Cristiano Ronaldo exults after scoring his first Champions League goal, against AS Roma

After 26 games without a goal in the competition, Ronaldo scored his first Champions League game against AS Roma as Manchester United overcame a 2-1 first-leg quarter-final deficit to reach the semi-finals.

Ronaldo almost doubled his Premier League goal tally for the second consecutive season, scoring 17 goals in 34 games as United won their first league title in four years and Ronaldo lifted his first league title in club football.

The Portugal star also scored in the Champions League semifinal defeat to AC Milan to end the season with 23 goals (17 EPL, 3 Champions League, 3 FA Cup) in 53 games in all competitions.

#3 2007-08 (42 goals)

It was the season when the enormous potential of Cristiano Ronaldo came into full bloom.

Ronaldo produced the first and only 30-goal Premier League season of his career as United won consecutive league titles for the first time in seven years en route to scoring 42 goals in 49 games in all competitions.

The Portuguese winger scored the only hat-trick of his United career during this season (against Newcastle United in the Premier League) as he became the first winger to win the European Golden Shoe award. Ronaldo's 33rd goal of the season bettered George Best's 32-goal 1967-68 season for the best Manchester United goal-scoring season by a midfielder.

In the Champions League, Ronaldo brought up his first group-stage goals as he found the back of the net against his former club Sporting Lisbon (away), a brace against Dynamo Kyiv (away), and goals apiece in home wins against Dynamo Kyiv and Sporting Lisbon.

Ronaldo scored the winning goal in the 2-1 aggregate win in the Round of 16 against Olympique Lyonnais and scored in a 2-0 quarter-final win at AS Roma.

After failing to score in both legs in the 1-0 aggregate win over Barcelona in the semis, Ronaldo scored the opener in the final against fellow Premier League club Chelsea.

Despite Ronaldo missing his spot-kick in the ensuing penalty shootout, United won their third title in the competition, and their first since their 1999 triumph as the Portuguese winger won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year for topping the season scoring charts with 8 goals.

#4 2008-09 (26 goals)

In his sixth and final season in Manchester United colours, Ronaldo brought up his 100th goal for the club with the first of his two free-kicks against Stoke City.

Following an assist in the final of the Club World Cup against Quito, Ronaldo became United's first Ballon d'Or winner in four decades and also became the first Premier League player to win the FIFA World Player of the year.

The winger's returns dwindled in the Champions League after an eight-goal season, scoring four goals in 12 games. The Portuguese star's fabulous freekick and a counter-attacking goal following a long-busting run against Arsenal propelled United to consecutive Champions League finals where they fell to 0-2 defeat to Barcelona.

Ronaldo scored his final goal for United with a freekick at home in the Manchester Derby as he ended the season with 26 goals in all competitions.

#5 2009-10 (33 goals)

After six fruitful trophy-laden seasons with Manchester United, Ronaldo realised his boyhood dream by moving to Real Madrid in the summer of 2009-10 for a then-record €94 million transfer fee.

Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot in his LaLiga debut in a 3-2 win against Deportivo La Coruna. With goals in each of his next three Liga fixtures, Ronaldo became the first player to score in each of his first four games in the Spanish top-flight.

A pair of free-kicks against Zurich brought up Ronaldo's first Champions League goals for his new club as the Portuguese player ended his first season in Spain with 33 goals in 35 games in all competitions.

#6 2010-11 (53 goals)

Following club record-scorer Raul's departure in the off-season, Ronaldo inherited the no. 7 jersey from the club legend, the same jersey number which he used to wear during his time as a Manchester United player.

After his 4-goal game against Levante, Ronaldo scored hat-tricks against Athletic Bilbao, Levante, Villarreal, and Malaga en route to becoming the first player to score 40 Liga goals in a season as Real Madrid fell four points short of league winners Barcelona.

Ronaldo won his first title in Spain after scoring the only goal in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. With a haul of seven Copa del Rey goals and six in the Champions League, Ronaldo brought up his first 50-goal season in club football, scoring a total of 53 goals in 54 games in all competitions.

#7 2011-12 (60 goals)

Not content with his goal-scoring exploits in the previous seasons, Ronaldo produced his first 60-goal season in club football. The Portugal star's 46 Liga goals were instrumental in Madrid's first Liga title in four years as Ronaldo won his first (of two) Liga titles for the capital club.

A brace against Real Zaragoza made Ronaldo the fastest player to score 100 Liga goals, doing so in 13 fewer games than the erstwhile record-holder Ferenc Puskas (105). A hat-trick in the Madrid derby made Ronaldo the first player to score 40 goals in consecutive Liga seasons.

A goal against Mallorca on the final day made Ronaldo the first player to score against all 19 Liga teams in a season.

Ronaldo scored twice in the semi-final against Bayern Munich en route to tallying a double-digit season goal tally (10 goals in 10 games) for the first time in the competition but missed his spot-kick in the ensuing shootout as Madrid exited in the semi-finals for the second consecutive season.

Ronaldo's first of two goals in the semi-final victory over Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey made him the first player to score in every minute of a 90-minute football game.

#8 2012-13 (55 goals)

Ronaldo registered his first Champions League hat-trick by scoring thrice in Madrid's 6-0 win over Ajax. Days later, Ronaldo became the first player to score in six consecutive El Clasico games when he bagged both goals in a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou.

The Portugal star scored two milestone goals in Madrid's 3-0 Liga win over Malaga, the first of which brought up his 200th goal in club football and the second was his 150th in all competitions for the capital club.

Ronaldo's 12 goals in as many Champions League games represented his best season goal-haul in the competition and ended Lionel Messi's run of four consecutive seasons as the Champions League top-scorer.

However, Madrid fell to Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals, exiting the competition at the last-four stage for a third-consecutive season.

The season ended with Ronaldo scoring at a rate of a goal every game for the first time in club football, en route to scoring 55 goals in as many games in all competitions.

#9 2013-14 (51 goals)

Ronaldo collected a spate of individual landmarks during the season, coinciding with one of Real Madrid's most fruitful seasons in recent memory.

Scoring in all but one of 10 Champions League games he played in, Ronaldo's 17 goals marked the best season goal-haul in the competition. Ronaldo scored in the 4-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the final to end Madrid's near decade long wait for the 'La Decima'.

In the process, the Portuguese became the first player to score in Champions League finals for two different winning teams.

It was also the season which saw Ronaldo end Lionel Messi's 4-year stranglehold on the Ballon d'Or. With 31 Liga goals and three in the Copa del Rey, Ronaldo brought up 50 or more goals in a season for the fourth-consecutive season.

#10 2014-15 (61 goals)

With 61 goals in 51 games in all competitions, 2014-15 marked Ronaldo's most prolific season in club football.

Ronaldo became the first player to score in 12 consecutive away games in the Champions League as defending champions Madrid departed in the semi-finals following a 2-3 aggregate defeat to Juventus. His 10 goals in the season meant that he shared the season-scoring charts in the competition with the Barcelona duo of Lionel Messi and Neymar.

The Portuguese scored his record-23rd Liga hat-trick against Celta Vigo as Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200 Liga goals, reaching the landmark in just 178 games. Following success in the Club World Cup final, Ronaldo lifted consecutive Ballon d'Or awards for the first time in his career.

Ronaldo scored a staggering 48 Liga goals in the season as Madrid finished runner-up to Barcelona, as the Portugal captain won consecutive Pichichi (top-scorer in a Liga season) and a record fourth Golden Shoe award.

#10 2015-16 (51 goals)

In his seventh season in Madrid colours, Ronaldo continued to break new ground. Scoring five goals in a game for the first time in his career, in a 6-0 win over Malaga, Ronaldo's Liga tally of 230 goals surpassed that of Madrid's previous Liga top-scorer Raul.

A goal in the 3-0 Liga win over Levante made Ronaldo (324) the all-time top-scorer for the capital club.

A hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk in the first game of the 2015-16 Champions League made Ronaldo the all-time top scorer in the competition. Five matchdays later, following a four-goal haul against Malmo, Ronaldo's 11 goals marked the first double-digit title haul by a player in the competition.

A four-goal Liga hat-trick against Celta Vigo took Ronaldo past 250 Liga goals and the highest all-time Liga scorer (252 goals) behind top-scorer Lionel Messi.

A hat-trick against Wolfsburg helped Madrid overturn a 2-0 first-leg quarter-final deficit en route to the semifinals as Ronaldo recorded his 16th goal in the competition.

Looking on course to break his own record of most goals in a Champions League season, Ronaldo failed to score in the semi-final win over Manchester City as well as in the final win over Atletico Madrid.

But the Portuguese's winning penalty helped Madrid bring up a 'La Undecima' of European Cup/Champions League titles.

With 35 Liga goals, Ronaldo brought up his sixth (consecutive) 50-goal season in Madrid colours.

#12 2016-17 (42 goals)

Ronaldo's eighth season for Real Madrid saw the Portuguese player break yet more records as his goal-scoring spree dipped slightly from his staggering exploits in the previous few seasons.

Despite failing to score 50 goals in a season in all competitions and 30 Liga goals for the 7th consecutive season, Ronaldo won his second Liga title with Madrid. The 2016 Euro winner's hat-trick against Atletico Madrid made him the most prolific scorer in the history of the Madrid derby. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Kashima Antlers in the final.

After going scoreless in six consecutive Champions League games, Ronaldo's successive hat-tricks against Bayern Munich (quarter-finals) and Atletico Madrid (semi-finals), helped him join Lionel Messi for most hat-tricks (7) in the competition as the all-time Madrid top-scorer became the first player to bag multiple knock-out stage hat-tricks in a Champions League season.

Ronaldo's brace in the 2-0 first-leg win over Bayern in the quarter-finals saw the Portuguese player become the first ever to reach 100 Champions League goals. The goal which brought up his hat-trick against Atletico in the semis made Ronaldo the first player to score 50 knockout-stage goals in the competitions.

In the final against Juventus, Ronaldo's brace brought up Madrid's record-extending 11th title in the competition, making the capital club the first team to successfully defend their title and Ronaldo the first player to score in three finals in the Champions League era.

#13 2017-18 (42 goals)

In his ninth and final season for Real Madrid, Ronaldo created a spate of new records.

A day before winning his 5th Ballon d'Or award, Ronaldo became the first player to score in all six Champions League group-games in a season.

During his brace against Getafe, Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 300 Liga goals and the only player after Lionel Messi to reach the triple-century mark in Spanish top-flight history.

After scoring a magnificent bicycle kick in the 3-0 quarter-final victory over Juventus in the first-leg, Ronaldo's penalty deep into injury time in the second leg helped Madrid avert extra time en route to reaching their sixth consecutive semifinal. It marked a record 10th consecutive Champions League game in the season when Ronaldo scored.

Although he failed to score in both legs of Madrid's semi-final win over Bayern Munich and in the final against Liverpool, Ronaldo won a record-5th Champions League title, and third on the trot.

It marked the fifth consecutive season he topped the scoring charts in a Champions League season. as Ronaldo scored 44 goals in all competitions during the season, bagging 40 or more goals in a record eighth consecutive season in club football.

#12 2018-19 (Juventus)

After nine prolific seasons with Real Madrid, Ronaldo moved to Italian giants Juventus before the 2018-19 season in a transfer deal which was the highest-paid by an Italian club and the highest paid by any club for a player past 30 years of age.

Ronaldo scored in his 4th Serie A game and joined John Charles (1957) as the only Juventus players to score 10 goals after 14 games in the Italian top-flight. Following his goal in Juventus' solitary goal win in the 2018 Super Coppa Italiana, Ronaldo won his first title in Italy.

A goal against Sassuolo saw Ronaldo equal Giuseppe Signori's Serie A record of scoring in nine successive away games in the competition. Ronaldo scored his first (and till date his only) hat-trick for the Bianconeri in the Round of 16 second-leg win over Atletico as Juventus overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to reach the quarter-finals where they lost to Ajax.

Ronaldo's goal in the 1-1 draw with Internazionale saw him register his 600th club-career goal. Ronaldo scored 21 goals in his debut Serie A season and won the inaugural most valuable Serie A player award as Juventus won a record-extending eighth consecutive Scudetto.

#15 2019-20 (11 goals as on 15th December 2019)

In his second season with Juventus, Ronaldo's hunger for goals and creating or equalling landmarks remained unabated.

Juventus's 3-0 win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a group-stage game in the Champions League saw Ronaldo create or equal a plethora of records.

Ronaldo broke Iker Casillas' record for most Champions League match wins, equalled Raul's record of scoring against 33 different opponents in the competition and also equalled Raul and Messi's records of scoring in 14 Champions League seasons.

A brace in the 3-0 Serie A win over Udinese took Ronaldo's goal tally in all competitions in the season to 11 which marked the first-ever instance of a player scoring 10 or more goals in 15 consecutive seasons in European club football.