The Portuguese superstar is back among the goals after working hard to maintain the levels which have seen him sweep the board of individual honors.
Cristiano Ronaldo has collected his award after topping the Goal 50 and exclusively told Goal that he always believed his talismanic form could be recaptured at Real Madrid.
The Portuguese superstar enjoyed another memorable year in 2017, with his exploits allowing him to sweep the board when it comes to major individual honors.
A five-time Ballon d’Or winner and holder of the FIFA Best Award, Ronaldo also contributed significantly to collective prizes such as the La Liga title and Champions League crown.
He is hoping to lead another challenge for major silverware in 2018, with a hat-trick over the weekend against Real Sociedad taking him to seven goals in his last four outings as the business end of the season approaches.
Ronaldo told Goal on his return to form: “I always look to show my best level, but sometimes things don’t go as we would like them to go.
“But experience has taught me that we have to keep working hard to achieve our goals.”
That hard work has carried him to the very top of the game, and kept him there for over a decade.
Great pride is taken from maintaining those standards, with the Goal 50 award offering further recognition of his remarkable talent.
“It is a pleasure to receive the Goal 50 trophy once again,” said Ronaldo.
“I want to thank all those who voted for me and, above all, thank my team-mates, the coaches and Real Madrid staff. Without them, it would not have been possible to win it.”
Defending that trophy is one of many targets for Ronaldo in 2018, with Real Madrid preparing to enter a crucial period of the current campaign.
Madrid host PSG in the first leg on Wednesday and Ronaldo said: “We are going to play against a great team with excellent players, which we respect very much.
“But we have already shown that Real Madrid have a very strong and united group, with a lot of experience in this competition.
“We know we have to be much focused and play two very good games to move forward in the Champions League.”
