How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score in his first 25 UCL appearances?

The Portuguese superstar is the all-time top scorer in Champions League history

Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation has been based on accomplishing the apparently impossible while consistently putting the ball in the back of the net with merciless efficiency.

Over his trophy-laden career, the 38-year-old has shattered goalscoring records, becoming the greatest scorer in Real Madrid and Portugal's history.

And according to FIFA, Ronaldo holds the record for the most goals ever scored in the history of men's football owing to a prolific goal-scoring career. On March 12, 2022, following a hat-trick for Manchester United, he established a new record.

Since then, he hasn't turned back and is currently scoring goals for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia to increase his lead at the top of the list of all-time male scorers. He continues to score for Portugal's national team, too; in March 2023, he scored two back-to-back hat tricks against Liechtenstein and Luxembourg in Euro qualification games.

Josef Bican, who scored an astounding 805 goals in the 24 years between 1931 and 1955, was the previous record holder before Ronaldo broke it. Ronaldo played his debut season as a professional in 2002–2003 and is now in his 20th season.

Bican's real figures, however, are still up for debate. The late Brazilian legend Pele also claimed to have scored more than 1,000 goals in his career, however, this assertion has not been verified.

While Ronaldo scored a multitude of goals, his career didn't get off to a fast start and he wasn't as productive as he was at the time. Despite currently not participating in the league, the 38-year-old is the competition's top scorer despite not scoring a single Champions League goal in his first 25 outings.

See his performance in the tournament through the first 25 games in the table below.

Cristiano Ronaldo's record in his first 25 UEFA Champions League appearances

Appearances: 25

Goals: 0

Assists: 0