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Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the standout performers for club and country in the decade that was 2010 to 2019.
During nine fruitful seasons at Real Madrid, Ronaldo broke a plethora of records. The Portuguese marksman became the club's all-time leading goal-scorer and also the first player to tally 100 Champions League goals for a single club.
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Joining Italian giants Juventus in the summer of 2018-19, a 33-year-old Ronaldo commanded the highest transfer fee ever paid by an Italian club and also the highest by a club for any player over 30 years old. Although a Serie A hat-trick has proved elusive in one and a half seasons, Ronaldo has continued breaking new ground in the Champions League.
A record-equaling 8th hat-trick in the competition helped the Bianconeri overturn a two-goal first-leg deficit to beat Atletico Madrid in the 2018-19 Round of 16. Ronaldo then scored both of Juventus' goals over each leg of the quarterfinals against Ajax, but the Bianconeri fell to a 2-3 aggregate defeat which ended their European ambitions for the season.
In 2019-20, Ronaldo scored against a then record-equaling 33rd different opposition team in the competition and narrowly failed to become the first to score against 34 different teams when his goal-bound free-kick against Lokomotiv Moscow was inadvertently prodded over the line by teammate Aaron Ramsey. Juventus' 1-3 defeat to Lazio in the 2019-20 Supercoppa Italiana final ended Ronaldo's stunning run of 14 consecutive final wins, but he closed 2019 among the top-5 scorers for club and country during the year.
Let us now have a look at Ronaldo's 10 most memorable performances for club or country during the period 2010-2019.
#1 2009-10 LaLiga: Real Mallorca 1-4 Real Madrid
After Aritz Aduriz had opened the scoring for the hosts, Ronaldo's equaliser midway through the second half leveled proceedings for the visitors. The Portugal international scored twice in the second half to register his first Liga hat-trick in his first season at the club.
Gonzalo Higuain scored the fourth as Madrid returned from Mallorca following a comfortable 4-1 win on the road.
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#2 2010-11 LaLiga: Real Madrid 6-1 Racing Santander
In the early days of the 2010-11 Liga season, Real Madrid needed to respond against Racing Santander to keep pace with league leaders Barcelona.
After Gonzalo Higuain provided the early lead to the home side, there was no looking back for Madrid as Ronaldo grabbed a quickfire double to all but end the game as a contest.
Ronaldo completed his first hat-trick of the season two minutes into the second period, and just before the hour mark converted a penalty to complete his first quadruple in European league football.
The Portuguese international could have grabbed a fifth in the dying moments of the game but it was not to be as Madrid closed out a facile 6-1 home win.
#3 2010-11 LaLiga: Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid
In a blistering Madrid performance at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Sergio Ramos and Kaka scored either side of a Ronaldo strike before the home side pulled one back at the hour mark.
Ronaldo then took over in the second period, scoring thrice in the space of 12 minutes to complete his second Liga quadruple of the season. In the process, the Madrid striker took his Liga goal-tally for the season to 33.
#4 2011-12 LaLiga: Atletico Madrid 1-4 Real Madrid
In a sumptuous performance on the night, Madrid put cross-town rivals Atletico to the sword as they ran out 4-1 away winners to open up a whopping 40-point Liga lead over the Rojiblancos.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a direct free-kick past a poorly positioned wall midway through the first half. A Radamel Falcao equalizer 10 minutes into the second period brought the home side back into the match, but Madrid and Ronaldo took over from there.
Parity did not last for too long as Ronaldo's stunning long-ranger put the away side back into the lead. Eight minutes from time, the Portuguese international converted a penalty to score his seventh Liga hat-trick and 40th goal of the season, as Madrid stayed clear of Barcelona atop the Liga table.
By the end of the game, the entire Atletico team had managed to score just two more goals in the season than Ronaldo's Liga tally of 40.
#5 2012-13 UEFA Champions League Group-stage: Ajax 1-4 Real Madrid
In his 82nd Champions League game, Ronaldo bagged his first hat-trick in the competition as he scored thrice for Real Madrid on Matchday 2 of the 2012-13 season.
Having scored in Madrid's opening day win over Manchester City, Ronaldo scored his second Champions League goal of the season in as many games by opening the scoring on the cusp of half-time in Amsterdam.
After Ajax reduced arrears to 1-2 in the second half, Ronaldo scored twice in the last 11 minutes of the game to record his first of a record-equaling eight Champions League hat-tricks. Madrid won 4-1 on the night.
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#6 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier: Northern Ireland 1-4 Portugal
A second half Ronaldo treble at Northern Ireland returned Portugal to the top of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, even as the hosts went out of contention.
Following goals by Bruno Alves and Gareth McAuley for their respective sides, a head butt by Helder Postiga reduced Portugal to 10 men. Jamie Ward capitalized on Northern Ireland's numerical superiority by giving the hosts the lead in the second period.
At the hour mark, Northern Ireland were also reduced to 10 men. That was the cue for Ronaldo to take over.
A pair of headers restored Portugal's lead. Seven minutes from time, the then Real Madrid striker scored a free-kick to rubber-stamp Portugal's win.
In the process, Ronaldo registered his first hat-trick for Portugal in his 106th game with the Iberian nation.
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#7 2014-15 Liga: Real Madrid 9-1 Granada
After Gareth Bale opened the scoring for the home side midway through the first half, Ronaldo scored a fine long ranger to complete an 8-minute hat-trick and end the game as a contest.
But there would be no respite for the beleaguered visitors. In the second half, Ronaldo scored either side of a Karim Benzema brace before a header in the last minute of regulation time completed a blistering 9-1 home win.
In the process, Ronaldo scored 5 goals in a game for the first time in his professional career.
#8 2015-16 UEFA Champions League Group-Stage: Real Madrid 8-0 Malmo
Real Madrid registered their biggest win in the Champions League as hat-tricks from Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema condemned Malmo to a humbling 0-8 reverse in a group-stage game of the 2015-16 edition of the competition.
Following a brace from Benzema, Ronaldo scored his first of the game with a direct free-kick before scoring thrice in a 12-minute period in the second half to register his first quadruple in the Champions League.
It marked only the 14th instance of a player scoring more than three goals in a Champions League game. Ronaldo also became the first player to register 11 group-stage goals in a season.
#9 2018 FIFA World Cup: Portugal 3-3 Spain
In an enterprising group-game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Ronaldo scored from the spot to give Portugal a fourth-minute lead against Spain in Sochi. After Diego Costa restored parity for the 2010 champions, Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead again in the 44th minute; the 2016 Euro winners led 2-1 at half-time.
Costa pegged Portugal back for the second time in the match, 10 minutes into the second half, and Nacho scored three minutes later as Spain led for the first time in the game. But Ronaldo and Portugal had other ideas.
A superb free-kick by Ronaldo two minutes from time helped restore parity for Portugal as the prolific marksman registered his first hat-trick at the FIFA World Cup.
#10 2018-19 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg: Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid
Trailing 0-2 from the first leg of their Round of 16 clash with Atletico Madrid in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Juventus needed to look no further than their 34-year old Portuguese marksman for inspiration.
Two headers either side of the half-time break tripled his Champions League goal-tally for his new club as Juventus restored parity for the first time in the tie. The Portugal captain then entered Bianconeri folklore by converting from the spot eight minutes from time to give an aggregate lead which Juventus defended manfully en route to registering a 3-2 aggregate win.
In the process, Ronaldo equaled Lionel Messi's record of 8 Champions League hat-tricks and also became the oldest player to net a hat-trick in the competition.
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