Cristiano Ronaldo has been named The Best FIFA Men s Player for 2016, beating Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to the honour.
The Real Madrid forward added to his victory in the Ballon d Or with another individual triumph at Monday s ceremony in Zurich.
It caps a superb year for Ronaldo, who also won the Champions League and Club World Cup with Madrid, as well as Euro 2016 with Portugal.
But is Ronaldo really performing better than his rivals?
With the help of Opta data, we compare his club statistics from the start of the 2016-17 season to see if his trajectory points towards another individual accolade next year as the race for 2017 s top honours begins.
GOALS
After scoring 51 times in 48 appearances at club level last season, Ronaldo has…