Cristiano Ronaldo Junior is continuing to attract attention at Al Nassr, with the teenager’s latest goals fueling speculation that he could eventually share the pitch with his father before the veteran forward retires. The 16-year-old has been consistently hitting the target for Al Nassr’s youth teams and has previously netted twice against Al Ahli for Al Nassr’s U17 team. He also made the dad’s iconic celebration after he found the net.
The arrival of Junior has injected some mystery into Cristiano Ronaldo’s own resumé. The 37-year-old striker had made the same statement recently, claiming it was likely to be his last season of football. Ronaldo’s deal with Al Nassr will come up for renewal next summer, and it may be a sprint for the former Brazil star to match his older son’s side if they want to be together for the next term.
The Portugal striker now has two great career goals in reach. He is on a quest to accomplish 1,000 goals in his career and could also be able to make his lifelong dream of playing with Junior happen. Ronaldo has registered a total of 3 goals in seven career appearances so far this season, and 979 goals in his professional career. He will have chances to add to that tally in the next few games of Portugal in the international circuit against Norway, Wales and Denmark.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is also the leading international player to ever score for Portugal with 146 goals. Junior is on a very similar international trajectory. He has appeared nine times for Portugal at U15 and U16 and has three goals to his credit and will be part of the U17 squad for November fixtures.
