Cristiano Ronaldo was given birth to on the 5th of February 1985 and was raised in Madeira. His parents are Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro and Jose Dinis Aveiro, he is their youngest and fourth child. He is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays an attacking position for Italian club Juventus. He is among the best players in the world and the greatest players of all time. The prolific forward started playing football from his youth featuring for Andorinha, Nacional, and Sporting CP. The Portuguese forward signed his first professional contract for Sporting CP at the age of 16. After signing his professional contract with them, he only played for a year as their player before signing for Manchester United in 2003.

Manchester United


On his arrival at Manchester United, he became the first-ever Portuguese player to feature for the English club. The Red Devils paid 12.24 million pounds for Ronaldo to make him the most expensive teenager in English football history. It was at Manchester United that Ronaldo started to wear the famous No.7 shirt. Previously, Manchester United No.7 shirt was worn by their best players such as George Best, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. The number 7 shirt then became an extra motivation for Cristiano Ronaldo. The majority of his development was made throughout his spell at Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo also revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United’s most successful manager, was a key element in his development and an influential factor in his career. Ronaldo scored two goals on his league debut for Manchester United. His most prolific Manchester United campaign was in 2007/08 where he scored 42 goals in all competition. The Portuguese star ended his stint in England with nine trophies and some personal awards.

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Real Madrid


Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid ahead of the 2009/10 campaign for a then world-record fee of 80 million pounds. On his League debut for the Spanish club, he scored a penalty. He then scored in his first four league games. At the end of his second season at Real Madrid, he became the first La Liga player to score 40 goals. With his prolific performance, he won the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Boot. He formed an attacking trio with Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema popularly known as BBC in his fourth season in Madrid. His greatest team success was achieved at Real Madrid till date. Ronaldo scored 311 goals for Real Madrid during his successful stint with them.

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Juventus


Juventus signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid for a huge transfer fee of 100 million euros, the transfer fee was the highest-paid by an Italian club and it made Ronaldo the most expensive player of over 30 years. He scored his first goal for Juventus in his fourth appearance. In his second season in Italy, he became the oldest player to score more than 30 goals in one of the European top five leagues.

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Portugal


Cristiano Ronaldo started his international career at the youth level at the 2001 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, his debut ended in a defeat to Finland. He made 34 caps for the Portugal youth team where he scored 18 goals overall. The Juventus star made his international debut for Portugal national team at the age of 18 in 2003. He scored the second-highest goal for Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers. He captained Portugal national team for the first time at the age of 22. He was provided his famous number 7 shirt ahead of the Euro 2008. He scored eight goals in the qualifiers of the Euro 2008 which was the second-highest tally. Ronaldo scored his first international hat trick against Northern Ireland in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. On the 5th of March 2014, Ronaldo scored two goals in a friendly match against Cameroon to become Portugal’s all-time highest goal scorer. On the 15th of June, 2018, he became the oldest player to score a hat trick in a World Cup match. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the four players to score a goal in four different World Cups and the first Portuguese to do so. In the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League, Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st international goals in his team’s 2-0 victory over Sweden.

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Achievements


Cristiano Ronaldo is among the most decorated players of all time. He has won different trophies and has achieved many milestones in his career. Below are the trophies and personal awards he has won throughout his career.

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Trophies
Supertaca Candido de Oliveira (Sporting CP): 2002
English Premier League (Manchester United): 2007, 2008, 2009
FA Cup (Manchester United): 2004
League Cup (Manchester United): 2006, 2009
FA Community Shield (Manchester United): 2007
UEFA Champions League (Manchester United): 2008
FIFA Club World Cup (Manchester United): 2008
La Liga (Real Madrid): 2012, 2017
Copa Del Rey (Real Madrid): 2011, 2014
Supercopa de Espana (Real Madrid): 2012, 2017
UEFA Champions League (Real Madrid): 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
UEFA Super Cup (Real Madrid): 2014, 2017
FIFA Club World Cup (Real Madrid): 2014, 2016, 2017
Serie A (Juventus): 2019, 2020
Supercoppa Italiana (Juventus): 2018
UEFA European Championship (Portugal): 2016
UEFA Nations League (Portugal): 2019
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Individual Awards
FIFA Ballon Dor: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
FIFA World Player Of The Year: 2008
Serie A Footballer Of The Year: 2019
UEFA Best European Player Award: 2014, 2016, 2017
UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year: 2008
UEFA Club Forward Of The Year: 2008
PFA Portuguese Player Of The Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
European Golden Shoe: 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015
FIFA Puskas Award: 2009
UEFA Team Of The Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
UEFA Squad Of The Season: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
UEFA European Championship Team Of The Tournament: 2004, 2012, 2016
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2016
PFA Players Player Of The Year: 2007, 2008
PFA Young Player Of The Year: 2007
Premier League Player Of The Season: 2007, 2008
FWA Footballer Of The Year: 2007, 2008
Premier League Golden Boot: 2008
La Liga Best Player: 2014
La Liga Best Forward: 2014
La Liga Most Valuable Player: 2013
La Liga Team Of The Season: 2014, 2015, 2016
Pichichi Trophy: 2011, 2014, 2015
Serie A Most Valuable Player: 2019

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