Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo with Al Nassr in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[1]
Date of birth	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal[2]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][note 1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Al Nassr
Number	7
Youth career
1992–1995	Andorinha
1995–1997	Nacional
1997–2002	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Sporting CP B	2	(0)
2002–2003	Sporting CP	25	(5)
2003–2009	Manchester United	196	(120)
2009–2018	Real Madrid	292	(331)
2018–2021	Juventus	98	(81)
2021–2022	Manchester United	40	(19)
2023–	Al Nassr	53	(54)
National team‡
2001	Portugal U15	9	(7)
2001–2002	Portugal U17	7	(5)
2003	Portugal U20	5	(1)
2002–2003	Portugal U21	10	(3)
2004	Portugal U23	3	(2)
2003–	Portugal	212	(130)
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal UEFA European Championship Winner 2016 France Runner-up 2004 Portugal 2012 Poland-Ukraine [note 2] UEFA Nations League Winner 2019 Portugal FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Russia
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:05, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:45, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 February 1985), better known as Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is the captain of the Portuguese national team, and he is currently playing at Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr.

He is considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Ronaldo began his professional career with Sporting CP at age 16 in 2002 and signed for Manchester United a year later. He won three back-to-back Premier League titles in 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09. In 2007-08, Ronaldo helped United win the UEFA Champions League. In 2008-09, he won his first Ballon d'Or in December. At one point Ronaldo was the most expensive professional footballer of all time, after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid for approximately £80 million in July 2009. In 2009, Ronaldo was included in the "World Player of the Decade 2000s", ranking third was Messi behind Ronaldo (who came second) and Ronaldinho (who came first).^[16]

He won his first trophy with Real Madrid in 2011, the 2010-11 Copa del Rey. In the next season, he won the his first La Liga title. In the 2011-12 season, he won the Supercopa de España. The following season, he won his 2nd Ballon d'Or. In the 2013-14 season, he won the Copa del Rey, and his second Champions League with a record 17 goals. In that year, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or again, along with his second FIFA Club World Cup in December 2014. In 2016, Ronaldo won his third Champions League, and scored the winning penalty in the final against Atlético Madrid, winning his 4th Ballon d'Or in December. In 2017, he won his second La Liga title for the first time in five years, another Champions League, and his second Club World Cup. Ronaldo's last season with Real Madrid was the 2017-18 season, where he won his 5th and most recent Ballon d'Or in 2017, and also won his fifth Champions League and scored two goals in the final against Juventus. With his third consecutive Champions League, he became the first player to win the UEFA Champions League five times.^[17] He would later go on to transfer to Juventus in July 2018. Ronaldo left the club holding the record for being the top goal scorer in Real Madrid's history and remaining the only player in La Liga's history to score 30 or more goals in six consecutive seasons.^[18]

Ronaldo began his career with Portugal at age 18. He scored his first goal at UEFA Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final. The first World Cup he played at was the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal and helped Portugal earn fourth place. Two years later, he became Portugal's full captain. Since then, he has appeared at five Euro's: 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. He has also appeared at three World Cups: 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup.

1. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo Fast Facts". CNN. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) | Official Website | Real Madrid CF". realmadrid.com. Real Madrid CF. 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
3. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
4. ↑ Kay, Stanley (16 August 2017). "How Tall is Cristiano Ronaldo?". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
5. ↑ Caioli 2016, Facts and figures.
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10. ↑ "3 reasons why Cristiano Ronaldo is easily the greatest footballer of all time". sportskeeda.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
11. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer ever, says Zinedine Zidaneiajekdjhuehdhehjejejeudi". Hindustan Times. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
12. ↑ "Jorge Mendes Says Cristiano Ronaldo is the Greatest of All Time & Will Break Pele's Scoring Record". 90min.in. 16 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
13. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo has reinvented himself AGAIN - that's why he's the greatest". SportsJOE.ie. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
14. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Richard. "Why Cristiano Ronaldo Should Be Talked About as the GOAT". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
15. ↑ "Dutch legend Ruud Gullit picks between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as greatest of all time". FOX Sports Malaysia. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
16. ↑ "World Soccer". 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 May 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
17. ↑ UEFA.com (26 May 2018). "Ronaldo first to win five Champions League titles". UEFA. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
18. ↑ "Messi vs. Ronaldo: records, goals, hat-tricks, Ballon d'Or and Fifa Best award wins". The Week UK. Retrieved 9 August 2019.