Ronaldo: the 'conquistador'

Posted Monday, December 15, 2014 by Marca.com

A 'barbarous' CR7 has already proudly planted his flag in 28 different countries that he's 'ravaged' on his voyages around the globe.

Portugal, England, Spain, Italy, Ukraine, Russia, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, The Netherlands, France, Brazil, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Cyprus, Iceland, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Estonia, Latvia, South Korea, China and the United States are the countries that have had the fortune, or misfortune, to have witnessed a goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.

These are all the countries where the star has netted over his career so far. During this time he's played for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid and the Portuguese national side, but it's been since he moved to Madrid that he's become truly insatiable.

The forward will soon set sail for Morocco with 'Los Blancos', and he's sure to have packed his flagpole and flag, ready to 'raise his standard' on new territory.

His stats are truly terrifying, easily elevating him to goal-machine status, and what he's doing this season is unprecedented: a total of 32 goals in 23 games, with an average of 1.39 a game across all competitions.

His antics in the league are absolutely astounding, verging on the ridiculous: he has 25 goals from 14 games, giving him a return of 1.79 goals per game. There aren't enough superlatives to describe his performances in any language, although it's likely they'll soon be trying their best in Arabic in Morocco.