Ivan Toney broke an Al Ahli record that had stood for ten years on Friday night as he dented Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of history.The England international scored his 24th goal in the Saudi Pro League this season in his side’s 3-1 win over Al Ittihad.Toney scored his 24th goal of the Saudi Pro League season against Al-IttihadGettyToney now has 29 goal contributions in the league this term after just 25 games, providing five assists alongside his goals.And that is the most ever by an Al Ahli player in a single campaign, overtaking Omar Al Somah, who had 28 contributions in the 2015/16 term.Toney’s latest goal came in the first half against Al Ittihad, putting his side in front as he tapped home from inside the six-yard box.It was a strike that sent his side to the top of the Saudi Pro League table, overtaking Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in the process, with their rivals playing against Neom SC on Saturday.A penalty from ex-Liverpool midfielder Fabinho pegged them back after half-time, but former Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez restored the lead before Firas Al-Buraikan wrapped things up.Toney’s opener was not only important for Al Ahli, but it was also a goal that meant a lot for the 29-year-old himself.He extended his lead over Ronaldo, who is yet to win the Saudi Pro League title since moving to the Middle East in 2023, at the top of the division’s top scorer standings for the season.The Portuguese icon has 22 goals to his name, while Toney now has two more than him on 24, with only nine games to play.Ronaldo is looking to become the first European ever to win the Saudi Golden Boot for three consecutive years.He won the award in 2024 with 31 goals, before going on to claim it again in 2025 after netting 30 times.Toney is now two goals ahead of Ronaldo in the goalscoring chartsGettyMission to deny RonaldoToney has already spoken about his plan to prevent Ronaldo from making history in Saudi Arabia. Speaking in February about his Golden Boot battle with the icon, the ex-Brentford striker told talkSPORT: “Of course, being a striker, you want to be scoring goals“When you’re this far through the season and you’re close to the top of the goalscoring chart, it’s kind of like, ‘Okay, let me stay here now.’“And of course, we know goals win games and that’s what I’m trying to do for the team and help us in the league.“So yeah, I want to try and stay there now.“Obviously, the more goals I get, the more chance we’ve got of winning games and it’ll help us in the league as well, so that’s my main goal.”The former Premier League striker is on a mission to deny RonaldoGettyWho else is in the Golden Boot race? Toney is top of the Saudi Pro League scoring charts, but he’s being closely followed by Al Qadisah’s Julian Quinones.Ronaldo sits in third ahead of his next game on Saturday.His Al Nassr teammate and former Chelsea forward Joao Felix is also inside the top six scorers in the league.Al Taawoun’s Roger Martinez is in fourth on 19 goals in 24 games, while ex-Premier League striker Joshua King is fifth.King, who came through Manchester United‘s academy and played for Bournemouth, Everton and Watford has 14 goals for Al Khaleej.Karim Benzema is sitting way off the pace on just 13 goals this season after his controversial move to Al Hilal.