In the lead-up to the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2024) hosted by Germany from June 14 to July 14, Portugal’s talismanic captain Cristiano Ronaldo holds the title of the highest scorer within the match’s historical past.
Ronaldo, who has scored a complete of 14 targets within the championship finals, stands alone on the high on this regard.
Following Ronaldo, France’s legendary Michel Platini ranks second with 9 targets.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will likely be showing in his sixth UEFA European Championship in Euro 2024, scored 14 targets throughout 5 tournaments.
Ronaldo scored twice targets in 2004, as soon as in 2008, thrice in each 2012 and 2016, and 5 occasions in 2020.
Having performed a complete of 25 matches throughout 5 tournaments, Ronaldo spent 2,153 minutes on the sector and celebrated scoring 14 occasions.
Ronaldo scored three of those targets from penalties.
Michel Platini, who held the European Championship purpose file for a very long time, scored all 9 of his targets in a single match.
Scoring 9 targets within the 1984 European Championship hosted by France, Platini performed a number one position in his nation’s championship victory.
Platini scored three targets every in opposition to Belgium and Yugoslavia, and one purpose every in opposition to Denmark, Portugal, and Spain.
Following Ronaldo and Platini, three gamers with seven targets every are Ole Madsen of Denmark, Antoine Griezmann of France and Alan Shearer of England.
Additionally, Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Viktor Ponedelnik, Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku, Thierry Henry, Patrick Kluivert, and Nuno Gomes are all gamers with six targets every.
Among energetic gamers, after Ronaldo, 33-year-old Griezmann has scored seven targets, whereas 31-year-old Lukaku and Morata have scored six targets every.
The Turkish participant with probably the most targets within the European Championship is Semih Şentürk.
Şentürk scored three targets in Euro 2008 Switzerland, Croatia, and Germany, the place the Turkish nationwide staff achieved its best success within the European Championship.
Source: www.dailysabah.com