Cristiano Ronaldo is set to end the year as the top scorer in world football for 2023 after netting a brace in Al-Nassr's 4-1 win over Al-Taawoun on Saturday.
The forward has enjoyed a successful spell in Saudi Arabia after joining the league from Manchester United in January, helping his side maintain another title push against Al-Hilal.
His two strikes against Al-Taawoun took him to 54 goals for the year, including international football, with only a handful of teams left to play before the calendar year is up.
Ronaldo was trailing both Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane prior to Boxing Day, with both Ligue 1, where Mbappe plays, and the Bundesliga, where Kane plays, in the middle of a winter break, so not currently playing.
Both Kane and Mbappe will end the year with 52 goals, with Ronaldo's most recent strikes taking him clear in front with 54.
Al-Nassr beat last year's Saudi Pro League winners Al-Ittihad 5-2 on Boxing Day, with Ronaldo scoring twice from the penalty spot.
Those goals took him level with his rivals, giving him one game to move clear as the outright leading scorer for 2023 out of all players worldwide.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner grabbed the opportunity with both hands, netting two more goals at the weekend to secure yet another accolade.
Another player who could have run the forward close is Manchester City's Erling Haaland, but he has been sidelined for the last few games through injury.
A foot issue has meant the Premier League record-breaker has missed City's last four Premier League matches, as well as the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia earlier this week.
He netted 50 goals overall in the year.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, takes the accolade for the fifth time, also finishing top scorer in the world in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015 while at Real Madrid.
PrinceMichu
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he was born to conquer regardless of the league 😎 coz benzema, mane, kante etc are all in the same league but they can't jus match his scoring rate💪✌️👏