{"id":2131,"date":"2026-10-28T09:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/ex-madrid-player-carvajal-backs-ronaldo-to-reach-1000-career-goals\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T09:15:44","slug":"ex-madrid-player-carvajal-backs-ronaldo-to-reach-1000-career-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/ex-madrid-player-carvajal-backs-ronaldo-to-reach-1000-career-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Madrid player Carvajal backs Ronaldo to reach\u00a01,000 career goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to reach 1,000 career goals, describing the Portuguese forward as a \u201cbeast\u201d while reaffirming his lifelong loyalty to the Spanish club.\n<\/p>\n<p>Carvajal expressed confidence in Ronaldo\u2019s ability to achieve the historic milestone during an interview with Spanish newspaper AS.\n<\/p>\n<p>As reported by Fabrizio Romano on X on Wednesday, Carvajal was quoted as saying, \u201cCristiano Ronaldo will reach 1,000 goals for sure! He\u2019s a beast,\u201d Carvajal said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has continued to pursue the landmark total through his remarkable goalscoring career.<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Madrid forward established himself as one of the club\u2019s greatest players during his nine-year spell at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u, winning multiple major trophies and becoming its all-time leading goalscorer.<\/p>\n<p>Carvajal also reaffirmed his deep connection with Real Madrid, insisting that his loyalty to the club would never change. <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was born Madridista and I will die Madridista,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish defender, who came through Real Madrid\u2019s youth system before establishing himself in the first team, has enjoyed considerable success with the club, winning numerous domestic and European titles.\n<\/p>\n<p>Carvajal further revealed his desire to experience another memorable comeback victory at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u, where Real Madrid have produced several dramatic turnarounds in European competition.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d pay any money needed just to experience another magic remontada night at the Bernab\u00e9u,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid have built a reputation for producing remarkable comebacks, particularly in the UEFA Champions League, where late goals and dramatic finishes have helped the club overcome seemingly impossible situations.\n<\/p>\n<p>Carvajal\u2019s comments underline his admiration for Ronaldo\u2019s goalscoring achievements and his enduring emotional attachment to Real Madrid, as he looks forward to more unforgettable nights at the Bernab\u00e9u.\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to reach 1,000 career goals, describing the Portuguese forward as a \u201cbeast\u201d while reaffirming his lifelong loyalty to the Spanish&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}