Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born the 5 February in 1985, called too, he is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for the Real Madrid C.F. and the national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal.

At the age of 22, Ronaldo were nominated of the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. The following year, in 2008, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014. In January 2014, Ronaldo scored his 400th senior career goal for club and country aged 28 years old.

Often ranked as the best player in the world, alongside rival Ronaldo is the first Portuguese footballer to win three FIFA/Ballons d'Or and the second player to win

three European Golden Shoe awards. In January 2015, Ronaldo was named as the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation. With Manchester United and Real Madrid, Ronaldo has won three Premier Leagues, one , one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, two Copas del Rey, one FA Community Shield, one Supercopas de España, two UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Super Cup and two FIFA Club World Cups. It’s a beautiful charts !

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years. In nineteen-ninetyseven, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. In 2003 he caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for £12.2 million. In 2004, he won his first trophy, the FA Cup. He became the world's most expensive player when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth £80 million. His buyout clause is valued at £1 billion. In May 2012, he became the first footballer to score against every team in a single season in La Liga. Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season, having scored 17 goals in the 2013-2014 season.

Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in August 2003, at the age of 18. He has since been capped over 100 times and he has participated in 6 major tournaments: three UEFA European Championships (2004, 2008 and 2012) and three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010 and 2014). Ronaldo is the first Portuguese player to reach 50 international goals, making him Portugal's top goalscorer of all time as well. He scored his first international goal in the opening game of Euro 2004 against , and helped Portugal reach the final. He took over captaincy in July 2008, and he led Portugal to the semi-finals at Euro 2012, finishing the competition as joint-top scorer in the process. In November 2014, Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in the UEFA European Championship (including qualifying) with 23 goals.

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