Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in football history to score 900 goals after his cool finish put Portugal 2-0 up against Croatia.<br /><br />What seemed like a typical Ronaldo goal, the icon lurking in at the back post to tap home a smart cross from the left, turned out to be a meaningful moment, with the 39-year-old passing the incredible landmark while wearing his national shirt.<br /><br />Rafael Leao dropped deep on the left-hand side to collect the ball as the former Real Madrid man waited in the box, along with Bruno Fernandes.<br /><br /><br />The AC Milan star then produced a pinpoint delivery that was just begging to be prodded home—and 'CR7' obliged, wheeling off in celebration, presumably aware of what he had just achieved.<br /><br />Portugal eventually won the game 2-1 after Croatia pulled a goal back through an own goal from Man United's Diogo Dalot but this Nations League match will be remembered for yet another historic moment provided by the Portuguese legend.<br /><br /><br />According to Transfermarkt, Ronaldo's first-ever goal came for Sporting Lisbon in a league game against Moreirense on October 7, 2002 courtesy of a solo run.<br /><br />But even a man of his supreme confidence could not have predicted he would still be scoring 22 years later and passing 900 strikes.<br /><br />It took Ronaldo just over five years to reach 100 goals, achieving this landmark against Tottenham on January 27, 2008, from the penalty spot.<br /><br />Seven years on, the forward passed 500 finishes thanks to a goal against Malmo in the Champions League group stage on September 30, 2015.<br /><br />Incredibly, it has taken him less than nine years to polish off the remaining 400 and become the first man to get 90 percent of the way to 1000 strikes.<br /><br />Long-time adversary Lionel Messi is the only other player to pass 800, sitting on a total of 838 for club and country. <br /><br />The numbers behind Ronaldo's unprecedented achievement are mind-blowing with the Portuguese superstar scoring goals wherever he has travelled in his long career.<br /><br />Remarkably, the forward has scored 130 goals for his national team alone, bagging his first in a 2-1 loss against Greece in the group stages of Euro 2004.
