Cristiano Ronaldo, often called CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer renowned as one of the greatest players ever. He currently captains both Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team as a forward. His achievements include five Ballon d'Or awards, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes. Ronaldo has secured 33 trophies, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and one UEFA European Championship. He holds records for most Champions League goals (140) and assists (42), European Championship goals (14) and assists (8), and international appearances (219) and goals (136). Surpassing 900 official senior career goals, Ronaldo stands as the top goalscorer of all time.
In 2020, Ronaldo became the oldest player, at the age of 35 years and 166 days, to score over 30 goals in one of the five top European leagues since Ronnie Rooke with Arsenal in 1948.
On February 1985, Cristiano Ronaldo was born as Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
From 1992 to 1995, as a child, Ronaldo played for Andorinha, where his father was the kit man.
From 1992 to 1995, as a child, Ronaldo played for Andorinha, where his father was the kit man.
In 1997, at age 12, Ronaldo went on a three-day trial and was signed by Sporting CP for £1,500, leading him to move from Madeira to Lisbon.
In 2022, following a dispute with manager Fernando Santos, Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 match, marking the first time since Euro 2000 that Portugal had started a knockout game without Ronaldo in the starting line-up at an international tournament .
On 14 August 2002, at age 17, Ronaldo played his first official match for Sporting CP's first team in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round against Inter Milan.
In August 2003, at the age of 18, Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal as a substitute against Kazakhstan.
On 12 August 2003, Manchester United signed Ronaldo for £12 million, an England record for a teenager, making him the first Portuguese player to sign for the club.
In 2003, Ronaldo began his senior career with Sporting CP, then signed with Manchester United, winning the FA Cup in his first season with the club.
In 2003, at the age of 18, Cristiano Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal.
On 15 May 2004, in a victory against Aston Villa, Ronaldo scored the opening goal and later received the first red card of his career. He also scored the opening goal in United's 3–0 win over Millwall in the 2004 FA Cup Final.
At the start of 2005, Ronaldo played two of his best matches of the 2004–05 season, producing a goal and an assist against Aston Villa and scoring twice against rivals Arsenal. Ronaldo also won the Football League Cup, after scoring the third goal in United's 4–0 final win over Wigan Athletic.
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Cristiano Ronaldo visited Aceh, Indonesia, to raise funds for rehabilitation and reconstruction after seeing a survivor wearing a Portuguese football shirt.
In September 2005, Cristiano Ronaldo's father, José, died at age 52 due to an alcoholism-related liver condition, when Ronaldo was 20 years old.
At the start of 2005, Ronaldo played two of his best matches of the 2004–05 season, producing a goal and an assist against Aston Villa and scoring twice against rivals Arsenal. Ronaldo also won the Football League Cup, after scoring the third goal in United's 4–0 final win over Wigan Athletic.
In 2005, Cristiano Ronaldo and another man were investigated by the British Crown Prosecution Service after a rape allegation was brought forward by two women. The women later withdrew their allegation, and Scotland Yard stated there was not enough evidence for a prosecution.
During the 2006–07 season, Cristiano Ronaldo amassed a host of personal awards for the season, winning the Professional Footballers' Association's Player's Player, Fans' Player, Young Player of the Year awards, and the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award.
Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off, Ronaldo publicly asked for a transfer. However, he broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time and won his first Premier League title in the 2006-07 season.
In 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo became the youngest goalscorer for Portugal at a World Cup finals, although he faced booing and missed out on the Best Young Player award.
In 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo opened a fashion boutique under the name CR7 on the island of Madeira.
In 2007, C.D. Nacional renamed its youth campus Cristiano Ronaldo Campus Futebol (Cristiano Ronaldo Football Campus).
In 2007, Cristiano Ronaldo was named runner-up to Kaká for the Ballon d'Or, and came third, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi, in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
In 2007, Ronaldo's autobiography, titled Moments, was published.
In the 2007-08 season, Ronaldo's performance earned him his first Ballon d'Or at age 23.
In January 2008, Ronaldo scored his first hat-trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United.
In July 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo received libel damages over a Daily Mirror article that reported him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from an injury.
Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 by a record-high vote count at age 23.
In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer game.
In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo donated undisclosed damages from a libel case against The Sun newspaper to a charity in Madeira.
In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo opened a second CR7 fashion boutique in Lisbon.
In 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo's number 7 Manchester United shirt was the best-selling Premier League sports product.
In 2022, following a dispute with manager Fernando Santos, Cristiano Ronaldo was dropped from the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 match, marking the first time since Euro 2008 that he had not started a game for Portugal in a major international tournament.
In 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo donated £100,000 to the hospital in Madeira that saved his mother's life, so they could build a cancer center on the island.
In 2009, Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid for €94 million, making it the then-most expensive association football transfer.
In 2009, Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid for a then world record £80 million, with 80,000 fans attending his presentation.
In June 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo became the fourth footballer to be represented as a waxwork at Madame Tussauds London.
On June 17, 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo became a father to a son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., who was born in the United States. Ronaldo has full custody of the child and has not publicly revealed the identity of the mother.
At the 2010 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo scored only one goal but was named man of the match in all three group stage matches.
From 2010 to 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo earned €720 million (£615 million), ranking second in Forbes' list of the decade's highest-paid athletes, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In 2010, Ronaldo was given the No. 7 for the 2010–11 season, scored 53 goals, and helped Real Madrid win the Copa del Rey against Barcelona.
In 2010, in support of the victims of the Madeira flood, Cristiano Ronaldo pledged to play in a charity match in Madeira between Primeira Liga club Porto and players from Madeiran-based clubs Marítimo and Nacional.
In 2022 Ronaldo finished the season trophyless for the first time since 2010.
In September 2011, Ronaldo's sponsor Castrol produced the television film Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit, which tested his physical and mental abilities.
In December 2011, Cristiano Ronaldo launched an iPhone game called Heads Up with Cristiano, created by developer RockLive.
In 2011, Ronaldo scored 60 goals across all competitions, leading Real Madrid to their first league title in four years but finishing as runner-up to Lionel Messi in the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
In the 2011-12 season, Ronaldo won a record-breaking La Liga title with Real Madrid.
On 24 March 2012, Ronaldo scored his 100th league goal for Real Madrid in a 5–1 win over Real Sociedad, breaking the previous club record held by Ferenc Puskás.
Since November 2012, Cristiano Ronaldo has worn the Nike Mercurial Vapor personalised CR7 edition football boots as part of his sponsorship deals.
In December 2012, Cristiano Ronaldo joined FIFA's "11 for Health" programme to raise awareness among kids about avoiding drug addiction, HIV, malaria, and obesity.
Between 2012 and 2018, Ronaldo finished as the Champions League's top scorer for six consecutive seasons.
Following the 2012–13 winter break, Ronaldo captained Real Madrid for the first time in an official match on 6 January, scoring twice to lift 10-man Madrid to a 4–3 win over Sociedad.
In 2012, Ronaldo discussed his rivalry with Lionel Messi, stating that they push each other in competition, contributing to the high level of competition. He also mentioned that while they don't have a personal relationship outside of football, he hopes they can laugh about the rivalry in the future.
In 2012, computer security company McAfee reported that Cristiano Ronaldo's name was the most likely football player's name to lead to an unsafe website when searched online.
In the 2016-17 season, Ronaldo helped Real Madrid to win their first La Liga title since 2012.
In January 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo became Save the Children's new Global Artist Ambassador, with the aim of fighting child hunger and obesity.
In March 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo agreed to be the ambassador for The Mangrove Care Forum in Indonesia, an organization focused on mangrove conservation awareness.
In October 2013, during a debate at Oxford Union, FIFA president Sepp Blatter made comments about Cristiano Ronaldo, implying he spends more on his hairdresser than Lionel Messi. In response, Ronaldo issued a mock-salute celebration after scoring a penalty against Sevilla.
In November 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo, in partnership with JBS Textile Group and Richard Chai, released a range of underwear and sock line.
In December 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo launched Viva Ronaldo, a dedicated social networking website and app.
In December 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo opened Museu CR7, a museum in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira, to house trophies and memorabilia. The museum is an official sponsor of the local football team União da Madeira.
In December 2013, another waxwork of Cristiano Ronaldo was presented at the Madrid Wax Museum.
From 2013 onwards, under manager Carlo Ancelotti, Cristiano Ronaldo adapted his style to the physical effects of ageing with increasingly reduced off-the-ball movement and general involvement, completing fewer dribbles and passes per game, and instead focusing on short-distance creating and goalscoring.
In 2013 and 2014, Ronaldo won back-to-back Ballon d'Or awards.
In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo appeared on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer game.
In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo began performing his signature goal celebration, which involves a "storming jump" and "turn", landing in a "spread-eagled fashion" into his "signature power stance", while exclaiming "Sí". The celebration, dubbed the "Siu" or siuuu, has become widely imitated and is considered an iconic association football celebration.
In 2013, Forbes ranked Cristiano Ronaldo first on its list of the world's highest-paid football players, with a combined income of $73 million from salaries, bonuses, and endorsements in 2013–14.
In 2013, Ronaldo won the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the first time in his career after scoring 69 goals.
In May 2014, Sports market research company Repucom named Cristiano Ronaldo the most marketable and most recognized football player in the world.
In June 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet, a documentary narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, was released via Vimeo.
In July 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo expanded his CR7 fashion brand by launching a line of premium shirts and shoes.
On December 21, 2014, a bronze statue of Cristiano Ronaldo, designed by artist Ricardo Madeira Veloso, was unveiled in Funchal.
From 2014 to 2018, Ronaldo was integral to Real Madrid as they won four Champions Leagues.
In 2013, Forbes ranked Cristiano Ronaldo first on its list of the world's highest-paid football players, with a combined income of $73 million from salaries, bonuses, and endorsements in 2013–14.
In 2014, Cristiano Ronaldo was named in the Time 100, Time's annual list of the most influential people in the world.
In 2014, Time included Cristiano Ronaldo on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
In 2014, after winning the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, Ronaldo received the 2014 Ballon d'Or, joining Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten as a three-time recipient.
In January 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo's five-year relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk ended.
In June 2015, astronomers led by David Sobral from Lisbon and Leiden discovered a galaxy which they named Cosmos Redshift 7 (CR7) in tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo.
In September 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo released his own fragrance, "Legacy", in partnership with Eden Parfums.
On 12 September 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo became Real Madrid's all-time top scorer against Espanyol, netting 230 goals in 203 matches.
On November 9, 2015, a documentary film directed by Anthony Wonke about Cristiano Ronaldo's life and career, titled Ronaldo, was released.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named in the UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world's most charitable sportsperson after donating £5 million to the relief effort following the earthquake in Nepal, which killed over 8,000 people.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo's number 7 Real Madrid shirt was the second best-selling worldwide, after Lionel Messi's number 10 Barcelona shirt.
In 2015, Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first footballer to top the Forbes list of highest-earning athletes, with a total income of $88 million from salary and endorsements in 2015–16.
Between June 2016 and June 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo's sponsors earned $936 million in media value across his social media accounts.
In June 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo donated his entire €600,000 Champions League bonus after Real Madrid won the competition.
In 2016 and 2017, Ronaldo won back-to-back Ballon d'Or awards.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first footballer to top the Forbes list of highest-earning athletes, with a total income of $88 million from salary and endorsements in 2015–16.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo reached the same goalscoring record as in 2023, showcasing his consistent performance.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes and the world's most famous athlete by ESPN.
In 2016, ESPN named Cristiano Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
In 2016, Ronaldo led Portugal to their first major tournament title at Euro 2016, received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer, and was named in the team of the tournament for the third time. This achievement saw him receive his fourth Ballon d'Or.
In April 2017 in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Bayern, Ronaldo became the first player to reach 100 goals in UEFA club competition. In May 2017, he overtook Jimmy Greaves as the all-time top scorer in the top five European leagues.
On March 29, 2017, the rebranded Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport was unveiled, which included a bust of his head. The bust and the name change were met with controversy due to the bust's lack of likeness to Ronaldo.
In April 2017, it was reported that Cristiano Ronaldo was being investigated by the Las Vegas Police Department for an allegation by a woman that he had raped her in 2009.
Between June 2016 and June 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo's sponsors earned $936 million in media value across his social media accounts.
In June 8 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo became a father to twins, born in the United States via surrogacy.
In July 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo was charged with fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax between 2011 and 2014, a claim he denied at the time.
On November 12, 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo's partner, Georgina Rodríguez, gave birth to a daughter.
In 2016 and 2017, Ronaldo won back-to-back Ballon d'Or awards.
In 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes.
In 2017, ESPN named Cristiano Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
In 2017, Ronaldo was awarded The Best FIFA Men's Player award for the second consecutive year and won the 2017 Ballon d'Or for the fifth time.
Since 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo adapted his style of play yet again to become more of a free-roaming centre forward under manager Zinedine Zidane.
On 3 April 2018, Ronaldo scored an acrobatic bicycle kick, described as a "PlayStation goal", against Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals, earning a standing ovation from the opposing fans.
In June 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo was given a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined €18.8 million, later reduced to €16.8 million, after reaching a deal with Spanish authorities for tax evasion.
In June 2018, after the initial bust of Cristiano Ronaldo at the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport was heavily criticized, sports website Bleacher Report commissioned sculptor Emanuel Santos to create another bust; however, this bust was never used and a new one was made by a Spanish sculptor, shown to the public on June 15, 2018.
In September 2018, the woman accusing Cristiano Ronaldo of rape filed a civil lawsuit in Nevada.
At the 2018 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match and broke Puskás' record as the highest European goalscorer of all time.
In 2018 Ronaldo joined Juventus.
In 2018, ESPN named Cristiano Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
In 2018, Ronaldo had his most prolific World Cup campaign and was voted in the Fan Dream Team.
In a 2018 article for Bleacher Report, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked first in the ranking of the 50 most influential people in sports culture for 2018.
On 16 January 2019, Ronaldo won his first trophy with Juventus, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, after scoring the only goal against AC Milan.
In July 2019, Las Vegas prosecutors said they would not charge Cristiano Ronaldo over allegations of rape, stating that the allegations could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
In August 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were interviewed together before the announcement of the UEFA Men's Player of the Year. Ronaldo stated that they pushed each other and it's good to be part of football history.
From 2010 to 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo earned €720 million (£615 million), ranking second in Forbes' list of the decade's highest-paid athletes, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.
From 2016 to 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's most famous athlete by ESPN.
On 6 January 2020, Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick in a 4–0 home win against Cagliari, becoming only the second player to score hat-tricks in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
On September 21, 2020, Sporting CP's football academy in Alcochete, formerly called Academia Sporting, was renamed Academia Cristiano Ronaldo.
In 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo received the Golden Boot as top scorer of Euro 2020 and became the first player to score at five European Championships.
On 2 March 2021, Ronaldo scored in a 3–0 win over Spezia in his 600th league match, becoming the first player to score at least 20 goals in 12 consecutive seasons in the top five leagues of Europe.
On 27 August 2021, Manchester United announced they had reached an agreement with Juventus to re-sign Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical.
In October 2021, federal magistrate judge Daniel Albregts recommended that the rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo be dismissed, citing bad faith by the woman's lawyer.
In 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo received a special award for Outstanding Career Achievement by FIFA.
In 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, stated in an interview for Sporting TV that her son would have been a bricklayer if he hadn't become a football player.
In 2021, Ronaldo returned to Manchester United, and his individual performances earned him inclusion in the PFA Team of the Year at 37 years old.
On 15 February 2022, Ronaldo scored in United's 2–0 win at home versus Brighton & Hove Albion, his first in the new year.
In June 2022, the woman's rape lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo was dismissed with prejudice in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
In December 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo reached an agreement with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, signing a contract until 2025 and receiving the highest football salary ever.
In 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez were expecting another set of twins. The male twin died during childbirth while the female twin survived.
In 2022, Ronaldo's contract with Manchester United was terminated following a fall out with the newly appointed manager.
In 2022, after Lionel Messi led Argentina to victory in the FIFA World Cup, many football critics, commentators, and players suggested that Messi had settled the debate between the two players.
In the 2022 World Cup, Ronaldo became the first player to score at five World Cups.
In the 2022 World Cup, on November 24, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score at five World Cups, netting a penalty against Ghana.
In January 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Al-Nassr as club captain and scored his first goal in a draw against Al-Fateh.
On March 23, 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo became the most capped male footballer of all time after earning his 197th overall cap against Liechtenstein.
In September 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo declared that his rivalry with Lionel Messi was over and "gone" after 36 official fixtures and 15 years of "sharing the stage".
Since October 26 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo, through Portuguese company Expressão Livre, became part of a group of investors who are the new owners of Medialivre (Correio da Manhã, Record and Jornal de Negócios publisher).
In 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 54 goals in all competitions for Al-Nassr and Portugal, making him the outright top scorer, reaching the same goalscoring record as in 2016.
In 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes.
In 2023, Ronaldo signed for Al-Nassr, a move credited for revolutionizing football in Saudi Arabia.
In 2023, almost a decade after first performing the "Siuuu" celebration, Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed in an interview that the phrase is derived from the Portuguese word "sim," meaning "yes," but "meaning it very strongly".
In 2023, the Lisbon City Council approved awarding Cristiano Ronaldo the Medal of Honor of the City, recognizing his passion for the city.
In May 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 34th and 35th league goals of the campaign in Al-Nassr's home fixture against Al-Ittihad, surpassing Abderrazak Hamdallah's record for the most goals scored in a single Saudi Pro League season. He also became the first footballer to finish as top scorer in four different leagues.
On August 21, 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel, UR Cristiano, which quickly became the fastest to reach several subscriber milestones, including 1 million in 90 minutes and becoming the most subscribed channel in Portugal.
In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to feature in six European Championships. Later that year, he scored his 900th career goal in a 2–1 victory over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.
In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes and also received the Champions League All-Time Top Scorer by UEFA.
In 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo will appear as a playable character in the fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.
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