Cristiano Ronaldo wins Saudi Pro League 2025-26 Goal of the Season for stunning overhead kick

Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the Saudi Pro League Goal of the Season for 2025-26 after his dramatic overhead kick against Al-Khaleej in November 2025 won a public vote. The award, announced in early June 2026, recognises the acrobatic finish as the season’s standout strike and arrives amid a richly successful campaign for the 41-year-old forward, who finished the league season with 28 goals as Al-Nassr regained the title.

Why it matters

The recognition matters for several reasons: it underlines Ronaldo’s continued ability to produce moments of global interest late in his career, it adds to a growing list of individual honours that accompanied Al-Nassr’s title-winning season, and it boosts momentum as attention turns to the summer ahead and the 2026 World Cup, which reports describe as likely to be his last with Portugal.

The goal and how it won the award

Ronaldo’s goal came in a home match against Al-Khaleej in November 2025. Meeting a cross from Nawaf Boushal inside the penalty area, the Portuguese captain executed an overhead kick that combined timing and technique, producing a strike that quickly circulated across social platforms and, according to reports, generated millions of views online. The Saudi Pro League opened the season-end public vote to weekly goal winners and Ronaldo’s bicycle kick emerged as the winner with 34% of the total vote.

The league’s official channels described the strike as one of the greatest of Ronaldo’s career and one of the defining moments of the season. The award also makes it back-to-back Goal of the Season honours for Ronaldo, who previously won the 2024-25 prize for a volley against Al Riyadh.

Ronaldo’s 2025-26 season by the numbers

Statistically, Ronaldo’s 2025-26 campaign in Saudi Arabia was one of his most productive since arriving in the league. He played 30 league matches and scored 28 goals with two league assists, and across all competitions he finished with 30 goals and four assists from 37 appearances. His influence went beyond goals: he produced decisive moments throughout a tightly contested title race that the reports say was only settled on the final day of the season.

The title-clinching fixture came in a convincing 4-1 victory over Damac, during which Ronaldo scored twice to help secure Al-Nassr’s first league crown in several years. Those performances are cited as key factors in the club’s consistency across the season and in the award recognition that followed.

What supporters and the league said

Fans and the league both highlighted the dramatic nature of the overhead kick. The Saudi Pro League’s social announcements framed the strike as a season-defining moment and the public vote gave supporters a direct role in choosing the winner. The result — with Ronaldo taking 34% — reflects the global attention the moment received and the enduring popularity of the player among the league’s audience.

• Ronaldo’s overhead kick vs Al-Khaleej in November 2025 was voted 2025-26 Saudi Pro League Goal of the Season.
• The award was decided by a public vote of weekly goal winners; Ronaldo collected 34% of votes.
• Ronaldo played 30 league matches, scored 28 league goals and provided two league assists in 2025-26.
• Across all competitions he finished with 30 goals and four assists in 37 appearances.
• Al-Nassr clinched the Saudi Pro League title with a 4-1 win over Damac in the final match, in which Ronaldo scored twice.
• This is Ronaldo’s second consecutive Saudi Pro League Goal of the Season award, after his 2024-25 volley vs Al Riyadh.

What happens next

The award comes as Ronaldo prepares for international duty with Portugal ahead of the 2026 World Cup cycle. Portugal are listed in our match data as playing a friendly against Nigeria on 10 June 2026 (kick-off 19:45 UTC), a fixture that forms part of the build-up to the tournament. The accolade and the form it reflects will be watched closely as Ronaldo heads into the summer and potential World Cup involvement that reports describe as likely to be his final one.

For Al-Nassr, the award is another marker of the high-profile success the club enjoyed this season: team silverware, headline-grabbing moments and continued global exposure. For supporters and neutrals, the overhead kick will remain a highlight that helped define a title-winning campaign.

What it means

The Goal of the Season honour solidifies Ronaldo’s status as a major attraction in the Saudi Pro League and underscores the role of marquee players in raising the league’s profile. It also offers a timely reminder of his game-changing ability as he moves into the summer’s international calendar. Whether it is remembered as one of the final signature strikes of his international career will be decided on the World Cup stage later in 2026.