A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo, often called CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer renowned as one of the greatest of all time. He currently plays for Al-Nassr and captains the Portugal national team. He boasts numerous individual awards, including five Ballon d'Or titles, record-setting UEFA Men's Player of the Year awards, and four European Golden Shoes. His trophy cabinet includes seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, and a UEFA European Championship. Ronaldo holds Champions League records for goals (140) and assists (42) and European Championship records for goals (14) and assists (8), and international records for appearances (221) and goals (138). Having made over 1,200 career appearances, he's the outfield player with the most appearances, and his over 900 official senior career goals make him the all-time top goalscorer.
On 15 May 2004, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opening goal in a victory against Aston Villa and later received the first red card of his career. He ended his first season in English football with a trophy, scoring the opening goal in United's 3–0 win over Millwall in the 2004 FA Cup Final.
In the 2006-07 season, Cristiano Ronaldo won 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, becoming the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA honors.
In 2007, Cristiano Ronaldo was named runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon d'Or, and came third, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi, in the running for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award.
Winning his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 by a record-high vote count at age 23
During 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, Ronaldo earned €720 million (£615 million) and was ranked second in Forbes list of the decade's highest-paid athletes, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 53 goals and helped Real Madrid win the Copa del Rey, which was his first trophy with the club.
In 2011-12, Cristiano Ronaldo was integral to Real Madrid winning a record-breaking La Liga title.
At Euro 2012, Cristiano Ronaldo was named to the team of the tournament.
Between 2012 and 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo finished as the Champions League's top scorer for six consecutive seasons while at Real Madrid.
In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo achieved the highest recorded jump in football history, measuring 2.93 metres, during a match against Manchester United.
In 2013, Forbes ranked 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, SportsPro rated Ronaldo the eighth most marketable athlete.
In May 2014, Repucom named Ronaldo the most marketable and most recognised football player in the world.
From 2014 to 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win four Champions League titles, including La Décima.
In 2013-2014, Ronaldo's combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements was $73 million and in 2014-2015 it was $79 million, earning him the title of the world's highest-paid football player twice.
In 2014, 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 June 2015, astronomers discovered a galaxy which they named Cosmos Redshift 7 (CR7) in tribute to Ronaldo.
In 2014-2015, Ronaldo's combined income from salaries, bonuses and endorsements was $79 million, earning him the title of the world's highest-paid football player.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named in the UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year.
In 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation.
In 2015, Ronaldo was named the world's most charitable sportsperson after donating £5 million to the relief effort after the earthquake in Nepal which killed over 8,000 people.
Cristiano Ronaldo reached the same goalscoring record as in 2016 after scoring 54 goals in all competitions for Al-Nassr and Portugal.
In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes.
In 2016, ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
In 2016, Ronaldo became the first footballer to top the Forbes list of highest-earning athletes, with a total income of $88 million from his salary and endorsements in 2015–16.
In 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes.
In 2017, ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
On 3 April 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo scored an acrobatic bicycle kick goal against Juventus in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
In 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo had his most prolific World Cup campaign and was voted in the Fan Dream Team.
In 2018, ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
In January 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first trophy with Juventus, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana.
In a 2018 article for Bleacher Report, former NBA star Steve Nash compared Ronaldo to Michael Jordan: 'On the pitch, [Ronaldo's] learned how to make his play—less explosive in individual movements—more successful for the team, and in that, I see the greatness of Jordan.' In the same article, Ronaldo was ranked first in the ranking of the 50 most influential people in sports culture for 2018.
In the 2018 World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match and broke the record for the highest European goalscorer of all time. He was named in the World Cup Dream Team.
Cristiano Ronaldo won his first trophy with Juventus on 16 January 2019, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, after he scored the only goal from a header against AC Milan.
From 2010 to 2019, Ronaldo earned €720 million (£615 million) and was ranked 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.
In 2019, ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete.
At Euro 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo received the Golden Boot as the top scorer.
In 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo received the Golden Boot as the top scorer of Euro 2020 and became the first player to score at five European Championships.
In 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo received a special award for Outstanding Career Achievement by FIFA.
In 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United and was included in the PFA Team of the Year at 37 years old.
On March 23, 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace against Liechtenstein, earning his 197th cap to become the most capped male footballer of all time.
In 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 54 goals in all competitions for Al-Nassr and Portugal, making him the outright top scorer of the year.
In 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes.
In 2023, the Lisbon City Council approved awarding Ronaldo the Medal of Honor of the City, recognizing him as "a great Lisboner" for his passion for the city.
On May 27, 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 34th and 35th league goals in a home fixture, surpassing the record for most goals scored in a single Saudi Pro League season and becoming the first footballer to finish as top scorer in four different leagues.
In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to feature in six European Championships and later scored his 900th career goal in a victory over Croatia.
In 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes.
In the 2024–25 season, Cristiano Ronaldo finished as the league's top scorer for a second consecutive time, scoring 25 league goals.
In 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Nations League a second time.
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