Ronaldo received the first award in Saudi Arabia

According to the announcement from the tournament organizers, Ronaldo was present in the typical team of the round of 16, with 9.5 points. The Portuguese superstar received the highest score in the round, slightly better than the second - striker Abderrazak Hamdallah with 9.2 points. Ronaldo is the only Al Nassr player to appear in the typical squad, while Al Ittihad has three attacking players including Hamdallah, Romarinho and Igor Coronado.

This is the first time Ronaldo has been selected as the best player of the round, when he scored all four goals against the home team Al Wehda on the evening of February 9. With four goals in 60 minutes, he also went down in Saudi League history with the fastest poker shot. This is the 11th poker in CR7's career, helping him reach 503 goals in the national championships, and 824 goals in his career.

Thanks to Ronaldo, the round of 16 saw a record audience this season, with 101,300 people coming to the Saudi League stadiums, of which 27% of the audience went to see Ronaldo in Al Wehda.

The 38-year-old striker scored five goals in two matches in the Saudi League in February 2023, giving him a great chance of winning the player of the month award. Al Nassr will play two more matches this month, against Al Taawoun on February 17 and Damac on February 25. The four players who have won this award since the beginning of the season are Cristian Guanca (Al-Shabab), Luiz Gustavo (Al Nassr), Kaku (Al-Taawoun) and Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal).

The last time Ronaldo received the monthly award was when he was still at Man Utd, in the Premier League in April 2022. By then, he had scored five goals in four games, with a hat-trick against Norwich. To date, he has received 11 monthly awards in national leagues, including six times in the English Premier League.

Ronaldo's contract with Al Nassr is still valid until the summer of 2025, when he turns 40. His income during this period is expected to exceed half a billion USD, including an agreement for him to be an ambassador for Saudi Arabia. compete for the right to host the 2030 World Cup.