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While legendary soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been making a show of himself in Saudi Arabia for a few years now, his latest instance of shamelessness may represent rock bottom.
In Al-Nassr’s 2-2 draw against Al-Ettifaq on Tuesday, December 30, Ronaldo scored Al-Nassr’s second and final goal to give the team a short-lived 2-1 lead.
The “goal,” however, was barely his at all, as it merely deflected off his back following a shot from Joao Felix. Not only did Ronaldo claim the goal, but he celebrated it like a mad man, too, leading to the ridicule on social media.
Cristiano Ronaldo mocked on social media for wildly celebrating a deflected goal that bounced off his back in the Saudi Pro League
Ronaldo really hit SIUUUU for a deflected goal.
If shamelessness were a person…pic.twitter.com/Ny8uhosrDP
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) December 30, 2025
Gotta respect the sheer shamelessness. https://t.co/GzuojObK85
— Neal 🇦🇺 (@NealGardner_) December 31, 2025
“Never in my life have I seen someone celebrating a deflected goal like that. Ronaldo ain’t real man,” one soccer fan summarized.
“How do you celebrate a deflection like this??! Football is finished man, this bro just want to score 1000 goals and he doesn’t care about the result of the game,” a second added.
He’s the most shameless footballer ever https://t.co/MAZGVHu4Wc
— 👤 (@jadinho97) December 30, 2025
Most shameless and narcissistic footballer ever https://t.co/SVHd8LdsWn
— Light (@lightfinisher) December 31, 2025
Ronaldo, 40 years old, is now in his fourth season in the Saudi Pro League, having transferred to Al-Nassr from Manchester United in December 2022.
He’s scored 87 club goals in 88 appearances for Al-Nassr, with 13 of those goals coming in 11 games this year, including the “shameless” one above.