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Cristiano Ronaldo may have had a modest scoring year by his staggering standards, but the Portugal captain scored goals aplenty during the year and created new milestones.
Ronaldo won the Serie A title for Juventus in his debut season in Italy and scored four hat-tricks during the year en route to scoring 39 goals in 2019 for club and country.
In the process of scoring his first hat-trick for Juventus which marked his only hat-trick in club football during the year, Ronaldo's three-goal haul helped the Bianconeri successfully overturn a 2-0 first leg deficit against Atletico Madrid in their Round of 16 clash.
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However, despite the 34-year-old forward scoring both Juventus goals in the quarterfinals against Ajax, the Bianconeri fell to a 2-3 aggregate defeat against the Eredivisie team to bow out of European contention for the season.
Ronaldo also dazzled for Portugal during the year, with the striker's six-game scoring run taking his international goal tally to 99 and sealing Euro 2020 qualification for the defending Euro champions.
On that note, let us look at the five major records or landmarks achieved by Ronaldo during the course of the year that was 2019.
#1 Scored in a record-equaling 9 consecutive Serie A away games
After taking four games to open his Serie A account for Juventus, Ronaldo raced to 10 goals in first 14 games. In the process, he equaled the club's record of being the fastest player to score 10 goals in the Italian top-flight since Welshman John Charles did so in 1957-58.
Although a first Serie A hat-trick would remain elusive for the Portuguese maestro during his debut season in Italy, Ronaldo scored in nine successive away games to equal Giuseppe Signori's Serie A record of scoring in the most consecutive away games.
Ronaldo ended his first full season in Italy by scoring 21 Serie A goals, which was five short of the league's leading marksman for 2018-19, Fabio Quagliarella.
#2 Scored a record-tying 8th Champions League hat-trick
Having scored just once in six Champions League games for his new club Juventus, the competition's all-time record scorer endeared himself to the Bianconeri faithful by scoring all three goals in the second leg of his team's Round of 16 clash with Atletico Madrid.
In the process, Juventus successfully overturned a two-goal deficit from the first leg to progress to the quarterfinals with a 3-2 aggregate win. Ronaldo, meanwhile, equaled Lionel Messi's record of eight Champions League hat-tricks.
The three-goal haul also made Ronaldo the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the competition, and the only 34-year-old player to score a Champions League hat-trick since Claudio Pizarro did so for Bayern Munich in 2012-13.
#3 Became the first player to win top-flight titles in England, Spain and Italy
In his first full season in Italy, Ronaldo played a key role for Juventus as the Bianconeri won a record-extending 8th consecutive Serie A title.
In the process, the Portugal captain became the first player to win top-flight titles in England (Manchester United), Spain (Real Madrid) and Italy.
Ronaldo won three Premier League titles for Manchester United (2006/07 to 2008-09) and two LaLiga titles for Real Madrid (2011-12 and 2016-17) before moving to Italian giants Juventus in the summer of 2018-19.
#4 Equaled Raul's record of scoring against 33 different Champions League opponents
Ronaldo etched his name into more Champions League history by scoring for Juventus against Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a group-stage game of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League.
In the process, Ronaldo tied Real Madrid legend Raul's record of scoring against 33 different opponent teams in the competition.
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Ronaldo's 128 goals in the Champions League is the most by any player in the history of European club football's blue riband competition.
#5 Top scorer in Euro qualifying history
Ronaldo's four-goal haul against Lithuania in the Euro 2020 qualifiers took him past erstwhile record holder Robbie Keane (23) for most goals in Euro qualifying history.
The Portugal captain scored in six consecutive games as the defending Euro champions qualified for the quadrennial European Championships next summer.
In the process, Ronaldo swelled his international goal tally for Portugal to 99, which is already the most by any European player.
