Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular 949th career goal and Joao Felix bagged a hat-trick as Al-Nassr survived a scare to beat Al-Fateh 5-1 and stay perfect in the Saudi Pro League – but new manager Jorge Jesus wants more from the leaders despite a dazzling start to his reign as manager.
New signing Joao Felix, who won Player of the Month in the division for September, opened the scoring with a sublime effort from distance, but Al-Fateh threatened to add to their solitary point this season when Sofiane Bendebka fired in nine minutes after half-time.
Ronaldo curled in from outside the box a minute after goalkeeper Amin Bukhari had tipped away his penalty, and Al-Nassr’s final three goals all came from strikes inside the penalty area as Joao Felix completed his hat-trick either side of Kingsley Coman joining the scoresheet.
Undisputed 🐐 pic.twitter.com/4ivQYxfwgO
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) October 18, 2025
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Cristiano Ronaldo goal: IShowSpeed reacts
“Success is not an accident,” Ronaldo told his Instagram following of more than 666 million, sharing a photo of himself celebrating as Al-Nassr ensured they have won all five of their league matches this season to move four points clear of second-placed Al-Hilal.
The 40-year-old orchestrated IShowSpeed’s drumming after full time after the hugely popular YouTuber watched the game in person at the King Saud University Stadium, although the 20-year-old had a moment of surprise when he sat in line with Ronaldo’s unsuccessful spot kick.
Ronaldo’s five league goals in 2025/26 make him the second-top scorer in Saudi Arabia behind Joao Felix, who also scored a hat-trick in their opening 5-0 win at Al-Taawoun on his league debut following the Portugal forward’s arrival from Chelsea for a fee of up to £43.7 million.
Only a 🐐 would miss a penalty then IMMEDIATELY go on to score his 949th career goal 😤 pic.twitter.com/sB8l57I9t3
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) October 18, 2025
Joao Felix: Al Nassr goals roll on
“It’s just the start,” Joao Felix pledged after posing with the match ball and Player of the Match trophy. “Thank you to all our fans for their support. They were amazing. Let’s keep going.”
Manager Jorge Jesus said Joao Felix is showing the potential that tempted Atletico Madrid to pay Benfica £113m for him as a 19-year-old in 2019 but added that he is “not satisfied yet” with Al-Nassr, who have fared underwhelmingly at times since five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo’s arrival in 2023.
“We have not achieved our goals,” Jorge Jesus cautioned, via Arriyadiyah. “We are on the right path and working to improve.
“The match was not easy but we were physically ready and winning by scoring five goals is beautiful.”
Jorge Jesus said he is awaiting an update on an injury to Marcelo Brozovic after the former Croatia midfielder sustained a muscle issue.
The usual celebration is a bit more energetic today? Isn’t it? 💛😂 @ishowspeedsui pic.twitter.com/iMXbEXLKlL
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) October 18, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo contract
Despite top-scoring in the top flight in each of his two seasons with Al-Nassr, who have colosssal financial might through the country’s Public Investment Fund, Ronaldo is yet to win the Saudi title.
Shortly after Al-Nassr finished third last season – 13 points behind Al-Ittihad – Ronaldo appeared to strongly hint on social media that he had played his final game for the club.
He agreed a new contract exactly a month later, having scored in Portugal’s triumphant Nations League semi-final against Germany and final against Spain.
The five-time Champions League winner scored 35 goals in 41 matches across all competitions for Al-Nassr in 2024/25.
Ronaldo weekly salary
On financial website Forbes’ all-time list of the highest earning athletes in a year, only boxer Floyd Mayweather eclipses Ronaldo, having pocketed an estimated $300m (£226m) in 2015 and $285m (£214.5m) in 2018.
Ronaldo was said to have surpassed $1 billion (£771m) in career earnings two years before becoming the most high-profile footballer to move to Saudi Arabia.
Ronaldo’s first Al-Nassr deal was widely reported to be worth £14.75m a month or £3.4m per week. His annual salary was said to be £177m per year, made up of £62m for his football salary, supplemented by commercial bonuses.
Ronaldo has a variety of lucrative sponsorship deals, with his recent endorsements including Whoop, video game UFL and cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
Ronaldo: Al Nassr fixtures
Al-Nassr are next in action on Wednesday, when they will bid to extend their perfect start in Group D of the AFC Cup to three matches away to Indian side Goa, who have lost both of their opening games in the competition.
They then make a round trip of around 500 miles to face Al-Hazem, who are 12th in the table and have five points.
Defending Saudi Pro League champions have gone three matches without a win in all competitions following their 1-1 draw at ninth-placed Al-Feiha on Friday.
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