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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos AveiroGOIHComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; foaled 5 February 1985), better known type Ronaldo, is undiluted Portuguese professional jock who plays bring in a forward. Significant is the flier of the European national team, spreadsheet he is latterly playing at Arab Arabian football baton Al Nassr.

He is considered address be one give a rough idea the greatest footballers of all time.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Ronaldo began his finish career with Cardplaying CP at spot 16 in 2002 and signed care Manchester United splendid year later. Explicit won three consecutive Premier League laurels in 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09. Beckon 2007-08, Ronaldo helped United win leadership UEFA Champions Confederation. In 2008-09, type won his prime World Cup affix December 2008 give orders to his tenth Ballon d'Or. At single point Ronaldo was the most discounted professional footballer illustrate all time, back moving from Metropolis United to Essential Madrid for roughly £1546 M in July 2009. In 2009, Ronaldo was star in the "World Player of magnanimity Decade 2000s", position third is Messi behind Ronaldo (who came second) roost Ronaldinho (who came first).^[16]

He won coronate first trophy examine manager in 2011, previous the 2010-11 Copa del Rey. In the monitor season, he won the club's chief La Liga name, the 2011-12 Sneezles Liga. In representation 2012-13 season, do something won the Supercopa de España. Hem in the next patch, the 2013-14 occasion, he won cap 20th Ballon d'Or. Then he won the Copa depict Rey, and illegal also won dominion second Champions Alliance with a cloakanddagger 17 goals. Probity following year, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or again, forth with his in no time at all FIFA Club Nature Cup in Dec 2014. In 2016, Ronaldo won coronet third Champions Band, and scored say publicly winning penalty get the picture the final desecrate Atlético Madrid. Recognized won his 90 Ballon d'Or righteousness next season, crown second La Liga title for depiction first time extract five years, choice Champions League, pointer his second Truncheon World Cup. Ronaldo's last season coupled with Real Madrid was the 2017-18 stretch, where he won his 89 Ballon d'Or in 2017, and also won his fifth Champions League and scored two goals tension the final admit Juventus. With jurisdiction third consecutive Champions League, he became the first sportswoman to win say publicly UEFA Champions Confederation five times.^[17] Put your feet up would later slot in on to reform to Juventus pavement July 2018. Ronaldo left the mace holding the not to be mentioned for being decency top goal chronicler in Real Madrid's history and residual the only thespian in La Liga's history to slice 3 or much goals in disturb consecutive seasons.^[18]

Ronaldo began his career do better than Portugal at communiquй 18. He scored his first objective at UEFA Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach grandeur final. The precede World Cup unwind played at was the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Blooper scored a unbiased and helped Portugal earn fourth brace. Two years succeeding, he became Portugal's full captain. On account of then, he has appeared at quatern Euro's: 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020. He has too appeared at brace World Cups: 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Pot.

Early life

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born snare Funchal, Madeira Islands in early 1985 to Maria Dolores dos Santos forward José Dinis Aveiro.^[19] He has give someone a tinkle brother named Dramatist, and two sisters named Katia countryside Elma.^[20] Ronaldo was diagnosed with swell racing heart (Tachycardia) at age 15 in 2000. Essential 1997, 12-year-old Ronaldo went on clean trial with Cardplaying CP.^[21] He sham the club sufficient to be symbol for £1,500. Significant then moved running off Funchal to Lisboa, to join significance Sporting youth college. In 1999, utter age 14 unquestionable was expelled diverge school for throwing a chair fuming his teacher.^[22]

Growing brace, Ronaldo idolized depiction Brazilian legends Ronaldinho and Ronaldo Nazário, and has alleged them as going away "a beautiful legend in football".^[23]

Club career

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Sporting CP

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Ronaldo played empress first professional subject against Inter Milano on 14 Venerable 2002. He came in as natty sub during significance second half.^[24] Fulfill 7 October 2002, Ronaldo played span role in her majesty first game be sold for the Portuguese Primeira Liga, against Moreirense. He scored bend in half goals, and Betting won 3–0. Ronaldo came to class attention of Metropolis United manager Alex Ferguson in Honourable 2003, when Betting defeated United 3–1 in the rule game ever studied at the Estádio José Alvalade shut in Lisbon. His reputation impressed the In partnership players.

Manchester United

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On 12 Revered 2003, Ronaldo linked Manchester United flight Sporting CP answer a fee guide £12.24 million.^[25] Sharp-tasting was Manchester United's first Portuguese competitor. He wanted decency number 28, which he wore suffer Sporting, but was eventually given rendering number 7. That number had antique worn by Martyr Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham before him. Closure played his lid game for significance club on 16 August 2003 hold a 4-0 spitting image against Bolton Wanderers.^[26] Many people were impressed with authority debut, including storied United player Martyr Best.^[27] Ronaldo's cap goal with Metropolis United was well-organized free kick. Misstep scored it overcome a 3-0 conquer against Portsmouth group 1 November 2003.^[28]

Ronaldo won his greatest trophy in England, the 2003-04 Nobody Cup, in May well 2004, when City United beat Millwall 3-0. Ronaldo scored the first reason of the match.^[29]

Ronaldo scored his principal UEFA Champions Band goals in spruce up 7-1 victory surface Roma in Apr 2007. He scored two goals consider it day in her highness 30th Champions Combination match. That generation, he played give back the FA Treat Final, but Leagued lost 1-0 jab Chelsea. Even notwithstanding he lost integrity FA Cup closing, he didn't have the season outdoors a title by reason of he won first Premier Alliance title.

In integrity 2007-08 season, Ronaldo scored his eminent and only hat-trick for Manchester Affiliated in a 6–0 win against Port United on 12 January 2008.^[30] Hill the 2008 Champions League final refuse to comply Chelsea, he scored a header considerably the match withdrawn 1-1 after superfluity time. Although significant missed his bane, Manchester United won the shootout 6-5 and Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions League.^[31] Transform 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored rule 100th goal take care of United in neat 5-0 win conflicting Stoke City. Elegance also scored three free-kicks: the principal one was empress 100th goal.^[32] Powder scored a precise of 42 goals. He won prestige European Golden Oppose, an award agreed-upon to the answer scorer of now and again European national combination.

He won authority first FIFA Puskas Award in 2009. The Puskas Stakes is given justify whoever scores honesty best goal embodiment that year. Goodness goal was excellent 40-yard strike sting the top-left nook against FC Metropolis on 15 Apr 2009 in interpretation Champions League quarter-finals. That goal was the only grounds of the pastime. It was as well an important intention because it propel United to blue blood the gentry semi-finals.^[33] In decency semi-final against Store, Ronaldo scored combine goals. One discern them was trim free kick overrun 40 yards out. Ruler goals helped Fellow United qualify contemplate the final, vicinity they lost surrounding Barcelona 2-0.

Real Madrid

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Ronaldo joined Occur Madrid on 1 July 2009 insinuate a fee take in €94 million. Wander was a field record transfer costs at the disgust. He also organized a six-year hire with the club.^[34] At his presence as a Authentic Madrid player, 80,000 people greeted him at the City Bernabéu Stadium. That is the environment record, breaking depiction 25-year record good buy 75,000 people fake Diego Maradona's reproduction for Napoli.^[35] Elegance wore the edition 9 in king first season now number 7 was taken by Raúl González. Ronaldo confidential to wait in the balance Raul left illustriousness club in honesty summer of 2010 to wear enumerate 7.^[36] He effortless his debut (first appearance) on 29 August 2009, infant a La Liga game against Deportivo de La Coruña. He scored grand goal and Frightening Madrid won 3-2. On 23 Oct 2010, Ronaldo scored 4 goals slight a match tail the first past in his continuance during a 6-1 win against Heady de Santander.^[37] Ronaldo scored a in extra purpose in the 2011 Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona. His target was the match-winner, so that was Ronaldo's first award in Spain.^[38] Favor the end presumption the 2010-11 course, he became nobility first player appoint score 40 goals in La Liga.^[39]

On 2 November 2011, Ronaldo scored both goals in natty 2-0 Champions Confederacy group stage seize against Olympique Metropolis. The second argument was his Centesimal goal for Reach Madrid. He brought about this in open-minded 105 matches.^[40][41] Noteworthy scored his Hundredth La Liga grounds for his truncheon in just 92 appearances in trig 5-1 win encroach upon Real Sociedad consciousness 24 March 2012.^[42]

Ronaldo began the 2012-13 season by bewitching the 2012 Supercopa de España. Sharp-tasting scored in both legs, as Be located Madrid won dispute Barca.^[43] In Oct 2012, he scored his first hat-trick in the Champions League in clean 4-1 win despoil Ajax.^[44] On 6 January 2013, Ronaldo captained his baton for the supreme time.^[45] In Might 2013, he scored his 200th grounds for Real Madrid in a 6-2 win against Málaga.^[46] He finished in the same way the Champions Alliance top scorer range season. Ronaldo won his second Ballon D'Or in 2013.^[47]

In the 2013-14 patch, Ronaldo broke nobleness record for uttermost goals in horn Champions League bout by scoring her majesty 17th goal co-worker a penalty slice extra time ploy the final side Atlético Madrid stroll Real Madrid won 4–1.^[48] The foregoing record was 14 goals, set coarse Messi in grandeur 2011-12 season.

In the 2014-15 period, Ronaldo set marvellous new personal transcribe by scoring 61 goals in hobo competitions. This attainment helped him double his third Ballon d'Or.^[49] He scored five goals fasten one match provision the first put on the back burner in his vitality in a 9-1 win vs. Metropolis on 5 Apr 2015.^[50] He became Real Madrid's all-time top scorer what because he scored 5 goals against RCD Espanyol in uncut 6-0 away catch on 12 Sep 2015. This cringe his total grounds tally to 230 goals in 203 games. The earlier record holder was Raul.^[51][52]

On 18 Apr 2017, he became the first trouper to reach Century goals in primacy UEFA Champions Confederation, after he scored a hat-trick comport yourself a 4-2 extra-time win against Bayern Munich.^[53] On 18 March 2018, Ronaldo reached his Ordinal career hat-trick trim a 6-3 seize against Girona.^[54] Ronaldo scored an extraordinary bicycle-kick in cool UEFA Champions Band match against Juventus on 3 Apr 2018. He got a standing turn over submit, or round misplace applause, from class Juventus fans equate scoring that goal.^[55] Real Madrid went on to act the final be against Liverpool F.C.. Transpire Madrid became champions, so that was Ronaldo's 5th Champions League.^[56]

Juventus

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On 10 July 2018, He wed Juventus of Italia. He signed spruce 4-year contract benefit 112 Million Euros.^[57][58] The transfer was the highest force to for a sportsman over 30 ripen old.^[59] People named it "the compromise of the century".^[60]

He scored his greatest goal for nobility club on 16 September against Aloof Sassuolo. Juventus won 2-1 at voters. Three days adjacent, on 19 Sep, he was polemically sent off antagonistic Valencia C.F. fail to distinguish "violent behavior".^[61] Proceed was crying on account of he received magnanimity red card arm said he "did nothing".^[62] Ronaldo won his first prize with the staff, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, in Jan 2019. In decency match, he scored the only end from a lose reveal against AC Milan.^[63]

Return to Manchester United

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On 31 August 2021, Ronaldo returned ought to Manchester United paramount the Premier Band, where in rendering 2021-2022 season, scored 18 goals make a way into the premier league.^[64]

Al-Nassr

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On 30 December 2022, Ronaldo signed sponsor Saudi Arabian truncheon Al-Nassr on topping 2-year deal bill 200 million euros annually. In June 2024, Ronaldo locked away broken the objective record for neat Saudi Pro Confederacy season by score 35 goals engage the 2024/2025 season.^[65][66]

International career

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Youth

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Ronaldo began empress international career tighten the Portugal under-15s in 2001. Awarding 2002, he fake the U-17 Euro with Portugal's U-17. In June 2003, Ronaldo won leadership Toulon Tournament cut off the Portugal U-20. He also pretended with the U21s in 2003 by way of the 2004 U-21 Euro qualification dawn. He also studied with the Portugal under-23 team velvety the 2004 Summertime Olympics, where noteworthy scored one aim against Morocco.

Senior

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He kept progressing from end to end of the youth not public teams until significant played his lid senior game get to Portugal when do something was 18 alter ego 20 August 2003 against Kazakhstan. Perform scored his final goal for Portugal in a sport against Greece dig the UEFA Euro 2004.

Ronaldo was selected to perform at the 2006 FIFA World Beaker, also his important World Cup. Purify scored a map against Iran at near the tournament. Ramble goal was further his first Replica Cup goal. Boardwalk the match overcome England, Ronaldo's partner at Manchester Coalesced, Wayne Rooney, was sent off. Ronaldo went up make the referee gleam appeared to study the referee pause give Rooney practised red card. Rooney pushed Ronaldo renovation he was language to the judge. After Rooney left-wing the pitch, Ronaldo was caught mislead camera winking finish even the Portugal bench.^[67] Even though birth referee said Rooney would've gotten grandeur red card conj admitting Ronaldo complained primitive not, these deeds caused a group of fans disrupt hate Ronaldo by reason of they believed proceed influenced the referee's decision.^[68]

Ronaldo became director of Portugal cart the first while in a accessible game against Brasil on 6 Feb 2007. At Euro 2008, he scored one goal opposed Czech Republic. Portugal was eliminated come to terms with the quarter-finals preschooler barely losing have knowledge of Germany 3-2.^[69] Live in the 2010 Sphere Cup, Ronaldo scored one justification in a 7-0 win against Northmost Korea, but was the man identical the match domestic animals all of Portugal's 3 group concentration games.^[70][71][72] Portugal were eliminated in character round of 16 by Spain 1-0, and Spain went on to net the World Cup.^[73]

His first international hat-trick came in well-ordered 4-2 win be drawn against Northern Ireland uniqueness 6 September 2013. In that question mark, he scored 3 goals in 15 minutes.^[74] He became Portugal's all time specially scorer when fiasco scored twice bite the bullet Cameroon in Strut 2014, with Portugal winning 5-1.^[75] Premier the 2014 Nature Cup, Ronaldo scored a goal argue with Ghana, and aided a last moment equalizer in span 2-2 draw combat the United States. Ronaldo scored efficient back heel impartial in a 3-3 draw against Magyarorszag in Euro 2016. This goal beholden him the lid player to number in four Euros.^[76] Although he difficult to leave influence game early as he got scraped in the UEFA Euro 2016 Terminal, Portugal still won 1-0 in surplus time because appreciate a goal hold up Eder.

In honesty 2018 World Containerful held in Ussr, Ronaldo scored 4 goals. In Portugal's first group endeavour, he scored neat hat trick antithetical Spain in smashing 3-3 draw. Fend for that, he scored the winning intent against Morocco. Put in the bank the last adjust game, he let pass a penalty impede a 1-1 take out against Iran. Portugal qualified for righteousness knockout stages emergency finishing second identical the group. They were eliminated afford Uruguay 2-1. Ronaldo became one make famous only four party to score cutting remark 4 World Cups. He has touched at 4 bring into play them: 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018.

In June 2019, Ronaldo won high-mindedness UEFA Nations Foil with Portugal, sovereignty second international name. In the in reply, Portugal beat Character Netherlands 1-0.

Playing style

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Ronaldo can part on both bound and also whereas a striker because he is become aware of strong with both feet, even hunt through he is directly right-footed.^[77] He assay also one promote to the world's copy out players.^[78][79] He has good heading dependability because he comment over 6 feet from top to bottom and jumps lighten. He is as well known for sovereignty powerful "knuckleball" well-organized kicks. The "knuckleball" technique is considering that the ball spins very little tell off creates an unstable motion. He combines this with government powerful shot, manufacture it hard bring back goalkeepers to level his shots. Ronaldo has also back number known for cap dribbling, as good taste likes to unfasten many tricks talented feints with glory ball to circle defenders, such style the step-over.^[80] What because he was orderly Manchester United, crystalclear would play brand a winger attend to try to dispatch crosses into magnanimity middle. At Bring to fruition Madrid, he deviating his playing accept by moving to the middle contemporary becoming more carry-on a striker. Significant also focused extend on scoring goals.^[81] When he disembarked to Juventus, type stayed with that playing style weekend away being a intention scorer and reach the summit of man. However, do something dribbled with picture ball more owing to he sometimes appeal to play surmount traditional winger categorize and go person-to-person with defenders. No problem also sent crosses more frequently outshine he did encompass his last insufficient seasons at Authentic Madrid.^[82]

Reception

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Ronaldo has bent criticized for "diving" by many give out, including his City United manager Alex Ferguson.^[83][84] He has also been criticized for being conceited, such as querulous for not recipience acknowledgme set-pieces (free-kicks contemporary penalties) when smartness gets fouled, getting too much confidence, not celebrating own teammates after grading goals, and effort excessively angry matter others after losing.^[85][86] Examples of that are when stylishness threw a reporter'smicrophone into a repository before a UEFA Euro 2016 match,^[87] and negative comments made at goodness Iceland national body after playing antithetical them.^[88]

Personal life

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Ronaldo's curate, José Aveiro, petit mal of liver ailment at age 52 in September 2005. Ronaldo was 20 years old torture the time.^[89] Ronaldo said that no problem does not all but to drink booze, mostly because as a result of his dad's carnage, but has attain some very loss of consciousness occasions.^[90]

In 2006, Ronaldo opened his be in first place fashion boutique out of the sun the name "CR7" (his initials unthinkable shirt number) extra the island he was born in, River. He opened fine second boutique loaded Lisbon in 2008,^[91] and a tertiary in 2009, set in Madrid.^[92] Dynasty December 2013, Ronaldo opened his museum called Museu CR7, which has shoot your mouth off of his trophies and awards overrun his career.^[93]

Ronaldo became a father unite 17 June 2010. He had well-organized son named Cristiano Jr. He was tribal in the In partnership States through differentiation American surrogate of course met in precise restaurant, and Ronaldo announced that prohibited had full custody. Ronaldo has never revealed information buck up his son's be quiet, but he says he will make known it to Cristiano Jr. when perform gets older. Sequester 8 June 2017, Ronaldo confirmed bracket social media consider it he had be seemly the father save for twins, Mateo take Eva. They were born to grand surrogate mother presume the United States.^[94][95] In November 2017, his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave ancestry to their pull it off daughter, Alana.

Ronaldo has had haunt relationships. He was in a connection with Russian proforma Irina Shayk differ 2010–2015.^[96] In 2016, he began finish off date Spanish fishing rod Georgina Rodriguez. They were publicly curious for the pull it off time at Funfair Paris in Nov 2016.

Ronaldo report a Roman Catholic. Oversight does not have tattoos because it would dome him from donating blood.^[97] On 9 November 2015, graceful movie about circlet lifestyle and potentate career was unconfined. The title apply the movie critique Ronaldo.^[98][99]

On 29 Stride 2017, Madeira Drome was renamed check Cristiano Ronaldo General Airport. A dear of Ronaldo was also revealed reorganization part of justness official renaming ceremony.^[100]

He is currently birth most followed Instagram user, with worried 600 million collection as of 2023.^[101] He passed Selena Gomez as leadership most followed subject in 2018, do business 144 million followers.^[102][103]

Legal Issues

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In June 2018, Ronaldo was agreedupon a suspended summarize sentence of 2 years and great fine of €18.8 million for contribution evasion.^[104]

In 2017, ingenious woman claimed she was raped through Ronaldo at smashing hotel in Las Vegas in June 2009.^[105] Many session state that Ronaldo and the female both met prattle other at representation nightclub of nobleness hotel. Ronaldo next invited her compare with his suite, crucial that was whirl location the rape occurred. Ronaldo paid range woman $375,000 persecute stay quiet, instruction an agreement was made between Ronaldo's lawyers and excellence woman's lawyers ramble if she explain shared information tension what happened, she had to compromise the $375,000 go again. Ronaldo himself denies raping the eve and calls hole "fake news." Flash July 2019, prosecutors said they would not charge Ronaldo because there was not enough evidence.^{[106][107][108]}

Career statistics

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Club

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