Fanzword users chose Cristiano Ronaldo as the best player in the world 2023, in a vote that was launched before the end of last year.
The vote included 9 other names: Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Kevin De Bruyne, Vinicius Jr., Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski and Lautaro Martinez.
Ronaldo received 36% of the votes of Fanzword fans and was chosen as the best in the world 2023 after a fierce competition with Lionel Messi, who received 30% of the votes.
Jude Bellingham came in third place with 14% of the votes after his very distinguished season with Real Madrid at all levels.
In fourth place, Erling Haaland, who had a historic hat-trick with Manchester City, came with 11% of the votes, and 3% of the votes went to Kylian Mbappe.
The remaining 6% of the votes were divided between De Bruyne, Kane, Lewandowski and Lautaro.
A question may arise: What is the secret of the fans’ preference for Ronaldo in 2023? In this report, we will learn together about the humiliating levels that the “Don” achieved in the past year.
World top scorer 2023
In 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 54 goals, whether with Al-Nasr or Portugal, in all tournaments, making him the world's top scorer, ahead of Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane, each of whom had only 52 goals.
Ronaldo's goals were 34 goals in the Saudi League (between half of last season and half of this season), in addition to 6 goals in the Arab Championship (for which he was crowned top scorer), 3 goals in the AFC Champions League, and a goal in the King's Cup, bringing his total goals with Al-Nasr to 44 goals in 2023.
Ronaldo scored two goals with Portugal in Liechtenstein and the same in Luxembourg in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. He also scored one goal in Iceland, two goals in Slovakia, two goals in Bosnia, and another goal in Liechtenstein during the last stoppage in November.
2 hattricks, 1 super hattrick!
The year 2023 witnessed Ronaldo scoring many goals, but perhaps what is most unforgettable is the “super hat-trick” he scored against Al-Wahda in his third match with Al-Nasr.
Throughout the year, Ronaldo scored two hat-tricks, the first against Damak in February, and the other against Al-Fateh in August.
The most influential in the Saudi League
Ronaldo's influence was not only great on the field in Saudi Arabia, but even off the field.
Al-Nasr will earn 9 million euros from Ronaldo alone thanks to participating in a trip to China in the coming days.
Ronaldo was a catalyst for all the many stars who joined the Saudi League last summer, led by Karim Benzema and Neymar.
Perhaps the influence of the 38-year-old is evident in his statements after the last match in 2023, when he said, “I said that the Saudi League will be among the top 5 leagues in the world soon, and we have already begun. I invite everyone to come to this fun league.”
Perhaps these factors were the influential factors in Fanzword users choosing Ronaldo as the best in 2023, and now the word is yours, who is the best in the past year around the world?
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