Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (European Portuguese: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁoˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese
professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Juventus and the Portugal national team. Often considered the best
Cristiano Ronaldo
player in the world andregarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time,[4][5][6] Ronaldo has a record-tying five Ballon d'Or
awards,[note 2] the most for a European player, and is the first player to win four European Golden Shoes. He has won 26 trophies in
his career, including five league titles, five UEFA Champions League titles and one UEFA European Championship. A prolific
goalscorer, Ronaldo holds the records for most official goals scored in Europe's top-five leagues (398), the UEFA Champions League
(120), the UEFA European Championship (9), as well as those for most assists in the UEFA Champions League (34) and the UEFA
European Championship (6). He has scored over670 senior career goalsfor club and country.

Born and raised on the Portuguese island ofMadeira, Ronaldo was diagnosed with aracing heart at age 15. He underwent an operation
to treat his condition, and began his senior club career playing for Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United at age 18 in
2003. After winning his first trophy, the FA Cup, during his first season in England, he helped United win three successive Premier
League titles, a UEFA Champions League title, and a FIFA Club World Cup. By age 22, he had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World
Player of the Year nominations and at age 23, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2009,
Ronaldo was the subject of the most expensive association football transfer[note 3] when he moved from Manchester United to Real
Madrid in a transfer worth €94 million (£80 million).

In Madrid, Ronaldo won 15 trophies, including two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, four UEFA Champions League titles, two
UEFA Super Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups. Real Madrid's all-time top goalscorer, Ronaldo scored a record 34 La Liga hat-
Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA
tricks, including a record-tying eight hat-tricks in the2014–15 season[note 4] and is the only player to reach 30 goals in six consecutive World Cup
La Liga seasons. After joining Madrid, Ronaldo finished runner-up for the Ballon d'Or three times, behind Lionel Messi, his perceived Personal information
career rival, before winning back-to-back Ballons d'Or in 2013 and 2014. After winning the 2016 and 2017 Champions Leagues,
Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos
Ronaldo secured back-to-back Ballons d'Or again in2016 and 2017. A historic third consecutive Champions League followed, making Aveiro[1]
Ronaldo the first player to win the trophy five [7]
times. In 2018, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth €100 million, the highest fee Date of birth 5 February 1985[2]
ever paid for a player over 30 years old, and the highest ever paid by an Italian club. Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
A Portuguese international, Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015.
Playing position Forward
He made his senior debut for Portugal in 2003 at age 18, and has since had over 150 caps, including appearing and scoring in eight
major tournaments, becoming Portugal's most capped player and his country's all-time top goalscorer. He scored his first international Club information
goal at Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final. He took over full captaincy in July 2008, leading Portugal to their first-ever Current team Juventus
triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the Number 7
tournament, before becoming the highest European international goalscorer of all-time.[8] One of the most marketable athletes in the Youth career
world, he was ranked theworld's highest-paid athleteby Forbes in 2016 and 2017, as well as the world's most famous athlete byESPN 1992–1995 Andorinha
in 2016, 2017 and 2018. 1995–1997 Nacional
1997–2002 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Contents Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Sporting CP B 2 (0)
Early life
2002–2003 Sporting CP 25 (3)
Club career
2003–2009 Manchester United 196 (84)
Sporting CP
Manchester United 2009–2018 Real Madrid 292 (311)
2003–07: Development and breakthrough 2018– Juventus 7 (3)
2007–09: Collective and individual success National team‡
Real Madrid 2001 Portugal U15 9 (7)
2009–13: World record transfer and La Liga championship
2001–2002 Portugal U17 7 (5)
2013–15: Consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or wins and La Décima
2003 Portugal U20 5 (1)
2015–17: All-time Real Madrid top scorer andLa Undécima
2017–18: A record fifth Champions League title and fifth Ballon d'Or 2002–2003 Portugal U21 10 (3)
Juventus 2004 Portugal U23 3 (2)
2018–19 2003– Portugal 154 (85)

International career Honours

2001–07: Youth level and early internationalcareer Men's football
2007–12: Assuming the captaincy
2012–16: All-time Portugal top scorer and European champion
Representing Portugal
2016–present: Post-European Championship victory , and World Cup UEFA European Championship
Player profile 2004 Portugal
Style of play [note 1]
2012 Poland & Ukraine
Reception
Comparisons to Lionel Messi 2016 France

Outside football FIFA Confederations Cup

Personal life 2017 Russia

Family and relationships * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the
Philanthropy domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, 29
Controversies September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:45, 16
Career statistics September 2018 (UTC)
Club
International
Honours and achievements
Club
International
Individual
 Awards
Performances
Orders
Records
World
Continental
Spain
Portugal
Real Madrid

See also
References
Further reading
External links

Early life
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in São Pedro, Funchal, Portugal and grew up in the Funchal parish of Santo António,[9][10] as the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a
cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener and a part-time kit man.[11] His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan.[12] He has one older brother,
Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.[2] His great-grandmother on his father's side, Isabel da Piedade, was from São Vicente, Cape Verde.[13] Ronaldo grew up in a Catholic and
[14]
impoverished home, sharing a room with his brother and sisters.

As a child, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha from 1992 to 1995,[15] where his father was the kit man,[16] and later spent two years with Nacional. In 1997, aged 12, he went on a three-day
trial with Sporting CP, who signed him for a fee of £1,500.[17][18] He subsequently moved from Madeira to Alcochete, near Lisbon, to join Sporting's other youth players at the club's football
academy.[17] By age 14, Ronaldo believed he had the ability to play semi-professionally, and agreed with his mother to cease his education in order to focus entirely on football.[19] While popular with
other students at school, he had been expelled after throwing a chair at his teacher, who he said had "disrespected" him.[19] However, one year later, he was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that
could have forced him to give up playing football.[20] Ronaldo underwent heart surgery where a laser was used to cauterise multiple cardiac pathways, altering his resting heart rate.[21] He was
discharged from the hospital hours after the procedure and resumed training a few days later.[22]

Club career

Sporting CP
At age 16, Ronaldo was promoted from Sporting's youth team by first-team manager László Bölöni, who was impressed with his dribbling.[23] He
subsequently became the first player to play for the club's under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams, the B team, and the first team, all within a single
season.[17] A year later, on 7 October 2002, Ronaldo made his debut in the Primeira Liga, against Moreirense, and scored two goals in their 3–0 win.[24]
Over the course of the 2002–03 season, his representatives suggested the player to Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier and Barcelona president Joan
Laporta.[25] Manager Arsène Wenger, who was interested in signing the winger, met with him at Arsenal's grounds in November to discuss a possible
transfer.[26]

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, however, determined to acquire Ronaldo on a permanent move urgently, after Sporting defeated United 3–1
at the inauguration of theEstádio José Alvaladein August 2003. Initially, United had just planned to sign Ronaldo and then loan him back to Sporting for
Ronaldo memorabilia at Sporting
a year.[27] Having impressed the Manchester United players, however, they urged Ferguson to sign him. After the game, Ferguson agreed to pay Sporting
CP's museum
£12.24 million[27] for what he considered to be "one of the most exciting young players" he had ever [28]
seen. A decade after his departure from the club,
.[29]
in April 2013, Sporting honoured Ronaldo by selecting him to become their 100,000th member

Manchester United

2003–07: Development and breakthrough

2003–04 season.[30] His transfer fee of £12.24 million made him, at the time, the most expensive teenager in
Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed before the
English football history.[31] Although he requested the number 28, his number at Sporting, he received the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by such United players as George Best, Eric
Cantona and David Beckham.[32][33] Wearing the number 7 became an extra source of motivation for Ronaldo.[33] A key element in his development during his time in England proved to be his
."[34]
manager, Alex Ferguson, of whom he later said, "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important and influential factors in my career

Ronaldo made his debut in the Premier League in a 4–0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers on 16 August 2003, receiving a standing ovation when he came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Nicky
Butt.[35] His performance earned praise from George Best, who hailed it as "undoubtedly the most exciting debut" he had ever seen.[36] Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United with a free-
kick in a 3–0 win overPortsmouth on 1 November.[37] Three other league goals followed in the second half of the campaign,[38] the last of which came against Aston Villa on the final day of the season,
a match in which he also received his first red card.[39] Ronaldo ended his first season in English football by scoring the opening goal in United's 3–0 victory over Millwall in the FA Cup final, earning
his first trophy.[40]

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.[41][42] He played the full 120 minutes of the decisive match against Arsenal in the FA Cup final, which ended in a goalless draw,
and scored his attempt in the lost penalty shootout.[43] He scored Manchester United's 1000th Premier League goal on 29 October, their only strike in a
4–1 loss to Middlesbrough.[44] Midway through the season, in November, he signed a new contract which extended his previous deal by two years to
2010.[45] Ronaldo won his second trophy in English football, the Football League Cup, after scoring the third goal in United's 4–0 final victory over
Wigan Athletic.[46]

Ronaldo playing againstChelsea in
the Premier League during his third
season in England
During his third season in England, Ronaldo was involved in several incidents. He had a one-match ban imposed on him by UEFA for a "one-fingered
gesture" towards Benfica fans,[47] and was sent off in the Manchester derby—a 3–1 defeat—for kicking Manchester City's former United player Andy
Cole.[48] Ronaldo clashed with a teammate, striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took offence at the winger's showboating style of play.[49] Following the
2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off,[50] Ronaldo publicly asked for a
transfer, lamenting the lack of support he felt he had received from the club over the incident.[51] United, however, denied the possibility of him leaving
the club.[52]
Although his World Cup altercation with Rooney resulted in Ronaldo being booed throughout the 2006–07 season,[53] it proved to be his breakout year, as he broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time
and won his first Premier League title. An important factor in this success was his one-to-one training by first-team coach René Meulensteen, who taught him to make himself more unpredictable,
improve his teamwork, call for the ball, and capitalise on goalscoring opportunities rather than waiting for the chance to score the aesthetically pleasing goals for which he was already known.[54] He
scored three consecutive braces at the end of December, against Aston Villa—a victory which put United on top of the league—Wigan Athletic, and Reading.[55][56][57] Ronaldo was named the Premier
[58][59]
League Player of the Monthin November and December, becoming only the third player to receive consecutive honours.

2007–09: Collective and individual success

At the quarter-final stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo scored his first-ever goals in the competition, finding the net twice in a 7–1
victory over Roma.[60] He subsequently scored four minutes into the first semi-final leg againstMilan, which ended in a 3–2 win,[61] but was marked out
of the second leg as United lost 3–0 at the San Siro.[62] He also helped United reach the FA Cup final, but the decisive match against Chelsea ended in a
1–0 defeat.[63] Ronaldo scored the only goal in the Manchester derby on 5 May 2007—his 50th goal for the club—as Manchester United claimed their
first Premier League title in four years.[64] As a result of his performances, he amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the Professional
Footballers' Association's Player's Player, Fans' Player, and Young Player of the Year awards, as well as the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of
the Year award,[65][66] becoming the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA honours.[67] His club wages were concurrently upgraded to
[68]
£120,000 a week (£31 million total) as part of a five-year contract extension with United.
Ronaldo during the 2006–07 season
Ronaldo scored a total of 42 goals in all competitions during the 2007–08 season, his most prolific campaign during his time in England. He missed three
matches after headbutting a Portsmouth player at the start of the season, an experience he said taught him not to let opponents provoke him.[69] At the
end of 2007, Ronaldo was named runner-up to Kaká for the Ballon d'Or,[70] and came third, behind Kaká andLionel Messi, in the running for theFIFA World Player of the Year award.[71]

Ronaldo scored his first and only hat-trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United on 12 January 2008, bringing United up to the top of the Premier League table.[72] A month
later, on 19 March, he captained United for the first time in a home win over Bolton, and scored both goals of the match.[73] His second goal was his 33rd of the campaign, which bettered George Best's
total of 32 goals in the 1967–68 season, thus setting the club's new single-season record by a midfielder.[74] His 31 league goals earned him the Premier League Golden Boot,[75] as well as the European
[76]
Golden Shoe, which made him the first winger to win the latter award.

In the knockout stage of the Champions League, Ronaldo scored the decisive goal against Lyon, which helped United advance to the quarter-finals 2–1 on
aggregate,[77] and, while playing as a striker, scored with a header in the 3–0 aggregate victory over Roma.[78] United advanced to the final against Chelsea in
Moscow, where, despite his opening goal being negated by an equaliser and his penalty being saved in the shoot-out,[79] Manchester United emerged
victorious.[80] As the Champions League top scorer, Ronaldo was named the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.[81] He additionally received the PFA Players'
Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards for the second consecutive season.[82][83]

Ronaldo taking a direct free
kick against Celtic in the
2008–09 UEFA Champions
League
final ever goal for Manchester United came on 10 May 2009 with a free kick in the Manchester derby Old
As rumours circulated of Ronaldo's interest in moving to Real Madrid, United filed a tampering complaint with governing body FIFA over Madrid's alleged
pursuit of their player, but they declined to take action.[84] FIFA president Sepp Blatter asserted that the player should be allowed to leave his club, describing the
situation as "modern slavery".[85] Despite Ronaldo publicly agreeing with Blatter,[86] he remained at United for another year.[87] Ahead of the 2008–09 season, on
7 July, he underwent ankle surgery,[88] which kept him out of action for 10 weeks.[89] Following his return, he scored his 100th goal in all competitions for United
with the first of two free kicks in a 5–0 win against Stoke City on 15 November,[90] which meant he had now scored against all 19 opposition teams in the Premier
League at the time.[91] At the close of 2008, Ronaldo helped United win the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan,[92] assisting the final-winning goal against Liga de
Quito and winning the Silver Ball in the process.[93][94] He subsequently became United's first Ballon d'Or winner since George Best in 1968,[95] and the first
Premier League player to be named theFIFA World Player of the Year.[96]
His match-winning goal in the second leg against Porto, a 40-yard strike, earned him the inaugural FIFA Puskás Award, presented by FIFA in recognition of the
best goal of the year;[97] he later called it the best goal he had ever scored.[98] United advanced to thefinal in Rome,[99] where he made little impact in United's 2–
0 defeat to Barcelona.[100] Ronaldo ended his time in England with nine trophies, as United claimed their third successive Premier League title and a Football
League Cup.[101][102] He finished the campaign with 26 goals in all competitions, 16 goals fewer than the previous season, in four more appearances.[103] His
at Trafford.[104]

Real Madrid

2009–13: World record transfer and La Liga championship

Ahead of the 2009–10 season, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee at the time, of £80 million (€94 million).[105] His contract, which ran until 2015, was worth €11 million per
year and contained a €1 billion buy-out clause.[106] At least 80,000 fans attended his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu, surpassing the 25-year record of 75,000 fans who had welcomed Diego
Maradona at Napoli.[107] Since club captain Raúl already wore the number 7, the number Ronaldo wore at Manchester United,
[108] Ronaldo received the number 9 shirt,[109] which was presented to him

by former Madrid playerAlfredo Di Stéfano.[110]

Ronaldo made his debut in La Liga on 29 August 2009, against Deportivo La Coruña, and scored from the penalty spot in Madrid's 3–2 home win.[111] He scored in each of his first four league fixtures
with the club, the first Madrid player to do so.[112] His first Champions League goals for the club followed with two free kicks in the first group match against Zürich.[113] His strong start to the season,
however, was interrupted when he suffered an ankle injury in October while on international duty, which kept him sidelined for seven weeks.[114][115] A week after his return, he received his first red
card in Spain in a match against Almería.[116] Midway through the season, Ronaldo placed second in the running for the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Lionel Messi
of Barcelona, Madrid's historic rivals. He finished the campaign with 33 goals in all competitions, including a hat-trick in a 4–1 win against Mallorca on 5 May 2010, his first in the Spanish
competition.[117][118] His first season at Real Madrid ended trophyless.[119]

2010–11 season.[108] His subsequent return to his Ballon d'Or-winning form was epitomised when, for the
Following Raúl's departure, Ronaldo was handed the number 7 shirt for Real Madrid before the
first time in his career, he scored four goals in a single match during a 6–1 rout against Racing Santander on 23 October.[120] His haul concluded a goalscoring run of six consecutive matches—three in
La Liga, one in the Champions League, and two for Portugal—totalling 11 goals, the most he had scored in a single month. Ronaldo subsequently scored further hat-tricks against Athletic Bilbao,
Levante, Villarreal, and Málaga.[121][122][123] Despite his performance, he failed to make the podium for the inauguralFIFA Ballon d'Or at the end of 2010.[124]

During a historical series of four Clásicos against rivals Barcelona in April 2011, Ronaldo scored twice to equal his personal record of 42 goals in all competitions in a single season. Although he failed
to find the net during Madrid's eventual elimination in the Champions League semi-finals, he equalised from the penalty spot in the return league game and scored the match-winning goal in the 103rd
minute of the Copa del Rey final, winning his first trophy in Spain.[125][126] Over the next two weeks, Ronaldo scored another four-goal haul against Sevilla,[127] a hat-trick against Getafe,[128] and a
brace of free kicks against Villarreal, taking his league total to 38 goals, which equalled the record for most goals scored in a season held by Telmo Zarra and Hugo Sánchez.[129] His two goals in the last
match of the season, against Almería, made him the first player in La Liga to score 40 goals.[130] In addition to the Pichichi Trophy, Ronaldo consequently won the European Golden Shoe for a second
ferent leagues.[131] He ended his second season at Real Madrid with a total of 53 goals in all competitions.
time, becoming the first player to win the award in two dif

During the following campaign, the 2011–12 season, Ronaldo surpassed his previous goalscoring feats to achieve a new personal best of 60 goals across all competitions.[132] His 100th goal for Real
Madrid came at Camp Nou in the Supercopa de España, though Barcelona claimed the trophy 5–4 on aggregate.[133] He regained a place on the FIFA Ballon d'Or podium, as runner-up to Messi, after
scoring hat-tricks againstReal Zaragoza, Rayo Vallecano, Málaga, Osasuna, and Sevilla, the last of which put Madrid on top of the league by the season's midway point.[134][135][136] Despite two goals
 from Ronaldo, Madrid were subsequently defeated by Barcelona 4–3 on aggregrate in the quarter-finals of the Copa del
Rey. He again scored twice, including a penalty, in the Champions League semi-finals against Bayern Munich, resulting in
a 3–3 draw, but his penalty kick in the shootout was saved byManuel Neuer, leading to Madrid's elimination.[137]

Ronaldo found greater team success in the league, as he helped Real Madrid win their first
La Liga title in four years, with a
[138] he scored his
record 100 points. Following a hat-trick against Levante, further increasing Madrid's lead over Barcelona,
100th league goal for Madrid in a 5–1 win overReal Sociedad on 24 March 2012, a milestone he reached in just 92 matches
across three seasons, breaking the previous club record held by Ferenc Puskás.[139] Another hat-trick in the Madrid derby
against Atlético Madrid brought his total to 40 league goals, equalling his record of the previous season.[140] His final
league goal of the campaign, against Mallorca, took his total to 46 goals, four short of the new record set by Messi,[141] and
earned him the distinction of being the first player to score against all 19 opposition teams in a single season in La
Liga.[142]

As his usual number 7 was
unavailable, Ronaldo wore
number 9 during his first
season at Madrid. Following
Raúl's departure, Ronaldo
was handed the number 7
shirt before the 2010–11
season.
Ronaldo began the 2012–13 season by lifting the Supercopa de España, his third trophy in Spain. With a goal in each leg by
the Portuguese, Madrid won the Spanish Super Cup on away goals following a 4–4 aggregate draw against Barcelona.[143]
Although Ronaldo publicly commented that he was unhappy with a "professional issue" within the club, prompted by his
refusal to celebrate his 150th goal for Madrid,[144] his goalscoring rate did not suffer. After netting a hat-trick, including Ronaldo scored 46 league
two penalties, against Deportivo La Coruña, he scored his first hat-trick in the Champions League in a 4–1 victory over goals during the La Liga
Ajax.[145] Four days later, he became the first player to score in six successive Clásicos when he hit a brace in a 2–2 draw championship success in his
third season in Spain.
at Camp Nou.[146] His performances in 2012 again saw Ronaldo voted second in the running for the FIFA Ballon d'Or,
finishing runner-up to four-time winner Messi.[147]

2013–15: Consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or wins and La Décima

Following the 2012–13 winter break, Ronaldo captained Real Madrid for the first time in an official match, scoring a brace to lift 10-man Madrid to a 4–3 victory over Real Sociedad on 6 January.[148]
He subsequently became the first non-Spanish player in 60 years to captain Madrid in El Clásico on 30 January, a match which also marked his 500th club appearance.[149] Three days prior, he had
scored his 300th club goal as part of a perfect hat-trick against Getafe.[150] Following hat-tricks against Celta Vigo and Sevilla,[151][152] he scored his 200th goal for Real Madrid on 8 May in a 6–2 win
against Málaga, reaching the landmark in 197 games.[153] He helped Madrid reach the Copa del Rey final by scoring a brace in El Clásico, which marked the sixth successive match at Camp Nou in
which he had scored,[154] a Real Madrid record.[143] In the final, he headed the opening goal of an eventual 2–1 defeat to Atlético Madrid,[155] but was shown a straight red card in the 114th minute for
violent conduct.[156] Real Madrid also failed to defend their La Liga title, finishing runners up to Barcelona.

In the first knockout round of the Champions League, Ronaldo faced his former club Manchester United for the first time. After scoring the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at the Santiago Bernabéu,[157] he
rafford, his first return to his former home ground.[158] Ronaldo scored three goals in Madrid's 5–3 aggregate victory overGalatasaray to see them
scored the match-winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Old T
advance to the semi-finals,[159][160] He scored Madrid's only goal in the 4–1 away defeat to Borussia Dortmund,[161] but failed to increase his side's 2–0 victory in the second leg, as they were
eliminated at the semi-final stage for the third consecutive year.[162] Ronaldo had scored 12 goals, finishing as the Champions League top goalscorer for a second time in his career. Accounting for all
competitions, he ended the season with a total of 55 goals.

Real Madrid's failure to win major silverware and reports of division among the players prompted speculation regarding Ronaldo's future at the club.[163][164] At
the start of the 2013–14 season, however, he signed a new contract that extended his stay by three years to 2018, with a salary of €17 million net, making him
briefly the highest-paid player in football.[165] He was joined at the club by winger Gareth Bale, whose world record transfer fee of €100 million surpassed the fee
Madrid had paid for Ronaldo four years prior.[166] Together with striker Karim Benzema, they formed an attacking trio popularly dubbed "BBC", an acronym of
Bale, Benzema, and Cristiano, and a play off the name of the public service broadcaster.[167] After enjoying a strong goalscoring run during the first half of the
campaign, Ronaldo suggested that he was in the best form of his career.[168] By late November, he had scored 32 goals from 22 matches played for both club and
country, including hat-tricks against Galatasaray, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Northern Ireland, and Sweden.[169][170][171][172][173] He ended 2013 with a total of 69
goals in 59 appearances, his highest year-end goal tally.[174] His efforts earned him the FIFA Ballon d'Or, an amalgamation of the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World
Player of the Year award, for the first time in his career.

Ronaldo scored a record 17
goals during the 2013–14La
Décima campaign.
Concurrently with his individual achievements, Ronaldo enjoyed his greatest team success in Spain to date, as he helped Real Madrid win La Décima, their tenth
European Cup. In the knockout phase of the competition, he scored a brace in each leg of a 9–2 aggregate win against Schalke 04,[175] helping Madrid advance to
the quarter-finals. His goal in a 3–0 home win over Borussia Dortmund—his 100th Champions League match—took his total for the season to 14 goals, equalling
the record Messi had set two years before.[176] After hitting a brace in a 4–0 defeat of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena,[177] he scored from the penalty spot in
the 120th minute of the 4–1 final victory over Atlético Madrid, becoming the first player to score in two European Cup finals for two different winning teams.[178]
His overall performance in the final was subdued as a result of patellar tendinitis and related hamstring problems, which had plagued him in the last months of the
campaign. Ronaldo played the final against medical advice, later commenting: "In your life you do not win without sacrifices and you must take risks."[179] As the
[180][181] he was named the UEFA Best Player in Europe.[182]
Champions League top goalscorer for the third time, with a record 17 goals,

In the Copa del Rey, Ronaldo helped Madrid reach the final by scoring a brace of penalties against Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón,[183] the first of which meant he had now scored in every
single minute of a 90-minute football match.[184] His continued issues with his knee and thigh caused him to miss the final,[179][185] where Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2–1 to claim the trophy.[186]
While Madrid were less successful in La Liga, finishing third, Ronaldo was unmatched as a goalscorer. He scored 31 goals in 30 league games, which earned him the Pichichi and the European Golden
Shoe, receiving the latter award jointly with Liverpool strikerLuis Suárez.[187] Among his haul was his 400th career goal, in 653 appearances for club and country
, which came with a brace against Celta
Vigo on 6 January; he dedicated his goals to compatriot Eusébio, who had died two days before.[188] A last-minute, backheeled volley scored against Valencia on 4 May—his 50th goal in all
competitions—was recognised as the best goal of the season by theLiga de Fútbol Profesional,[189] which additionally named Ronaldo theBest Player in La Liga.[190]

During the next campaign, the 2014–15 season, Ronaldo set a new personal best of 61 goals in all competitions, starting with both goals in Real Madrid's 2–0 victory over Sevilla in the UEFA Super
Cup.[191][192] He subsequently achieved his best-ever goalscoring start to a league campaign, with a record 15 goals in the first eight rounds of La Liga, including a four-goal haul against Elche and hat-
tricks against Deportivo La Coruña and Athletic Bilbao.[193][194][195][196] His record 23rd hat-trick in La Liga, scored against Celta Vigo on 6 December, made him the fastest player to reach 200 goals
[196][197] After lifting the FIFA Club World Cup with Madrid in Morocco,[198] again winning the Silver Ball,[199][200] Ronaldo
in the Spanish league, as he reached the milestone in only his 178th game.
received a second successiveFIFA Ballon d'Or,[201] joining Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini, and Marco van Basten as a three-time Ballon d'Or winner.[202]

2015–17: All-time Real Madrid top scorer andLa Undécima

Following the winter break, Ronaldo's form faltered, concurrently with a decline in performance by his team.[203] A 2–1 defeat against Valencia in the first match of 2015, despite his opening goal,
ended Real Madrid's Spanish record winning streak of 22 matches in all competitions.[204] Their season continued unsuccessfully as they failed to win a major trophy, earning a second-place league
finish and a semi-final exit in Europe.[205] In the latter competition, Ronaldo extended his run of scoring away to a record 12 matches with his strike in a 2–0 win against Schalke 04,[206] before hitting a
brace in the 3–4 return defeat that allowed Madrid to progress to the quarter-finals.[207] He then scored both of his side's goals in the semi-finals against Juventus, where Madrid were eliminated 2–3 on
aggregate.[208] With 10 goals, he finished the campaign as top scorer for a third consecutive season, alongside Me
ssi and Neymar.[209]
In La Liga, where Madrid finished second, Ronaldo went on a prolific goalscoring run towards the very end of the season. For the first time in his career, he scored
five goals in one game, including an eight-minute hat-trick, in a 9–1 rout of Granada on 5 April.[210] His 300th goal for his club followed three days later in a 2–0
win against Rayo Vallecano.[211] Subsequent hat-tricks against Sevilla, Espanyol, and Getafe took his number of hat-tricks for Real Madrid to 31, surpassing Di
Stéfano's club record of 28 trebles.[191][212] As a result, Ronaldo finished the season with 48 goals, two ahead of his total in the 2011–12 season, despite having
missed two matches in February for assaulting a Córdoba player.[213] In addition to a second consecutive Pichichi, he won the European Golden Shoe for a record
fourth time.[191][214]

At the start of his seventh season at Real Madrid, the 2015–16 campaign, Ronaldo became the club's all-time top scorer, first in the league and then in all
competitions. His five-goal haul in a 6–0 away win over Espanyol on 12 September took his tally in La Liga to 230 goals in 203 games, surpassing the club's
previous recordholder, Raúl.[215][216] A month later, on 17 October, he again surpassed Raúl when he scored the second goal in a 3–0 defeat of Levante at the
[note 5] Ronaldo also became theall-time top scorer in the Champions Leaguewith a hat-trick in the first
Bernabéu to take his overall total for the club to 324 goals.
group match against Shakhtar Donetsk, having finished the previous season level with Messi on 77 goals.[219] A brace against Malmö FF, scoring in a 2–0 away
win on 30 September, saw him reach the milestone of 500 career goals for both club and country.[220][221] He subsequently became the first player to score double
Ronaldo scored a personal
figures in the competition's group stage, setting the record at 11 goals, including another four-goal haul against Malmö.[222][223]
best of 61 goals in all
competitions during the
Despite finishing runner-up to Messi for the FIFA Ballon d'Or,[224] Ronaldo received criticism for his form and
2014–15 season.
performances against top teams, with 14 of his goals coming against Espanyol and Malmö.[225][226] However,
during the second half of the season, his form gradually improved.[227] By scoring four goals in a 7–1 home win
over Celta de Vigo on 5 March 2016, Ronaldo arrived at 252 goals in La Liga to become the competition's second-highest scorer in history behind
Messi.[228] After netting the match-winning goal for 10-man Madrid in a 2–1 Clásico victory on 2 April,[229] he scored a hat-trick against VfL
Wolfsburg to send his club into the Champions League semi-finals despite a 2–0 first-leg defeat.[230] The treble took his tally in the competition to 16
goals, making him the top scorer for the fourth consecutive season, and the fifth overall.[231] Suffering apparent fitness issues, Ronaldo gave a poorly-
received performance in the final against Atlético Madrid, in a repeat of the 2014 final, though his penalty in the subsequent shoot-out secured La
By March 2016, Ronaldo had scored Undécima, Madrid's 11th victory.[232][233] For the sixth successive year, he ended the season having scored more than 50 goals across all
252 goals in 228 matches in La Liga
competitions.[232] For his efforts during the season, he received theUEFA Best Player in Europe Award for a second time.[234]
to become the competition's second-
highest scorer. Ronaldo missed Real Madrid's first three matches of the 2016–17 season, including the 2016 UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla, as he continued to
rehabilitate the knee injury he suffered against France in the final of Euro 2016.[235] On 6 November, Ronaldo signed a new contract set to keep him with
Madrid until 2021.[236] On 19 November, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 away win against Atlético Madrid, making him the all-time top scorer in the
Madrid derby with 18 goals.[237][238] On 15 December, Ronaldo scored his 500th club career goal in the 2–0 victory over Club América in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.[239] He then
scored a hat-trick in the 4–2 win over Japanese club Kashima Antlers in the final.[240] Ronaldo finished the tournament as top scorer with four goals and was also named the best player of the
tournament.[241] He won the Ballon d'Or for a fourth time and the inaugural Best FIFA Men's Player, a revival of the former FIFA World Player of the Year, largely owing to his success with Portugal in
winning Euro 2016.[242][243]

2017–18: A record fifth Champions League title and fifth Ballon d'Or
In Real Madrid's 3–2 away win against Villarreal on 27 February 2017, Ronaldo overtook Hugo Sánchez as the most prolific penalty-kick scorer in La
Liga history.[244][245] As a result of the penalty scored by Ronaldo, Real Madrid reached its 5,900th goal in the history of the league and became the first
team to do so.[246] On 12 April, in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich, Ronaldo scored two goals in a 2–1 away
win to give Madrid the win and the lead going into the second leg. The two goals saw him make history in becoming the first player to reach 100 goals in
UEFA club competition.[247] During the second leg of the quarter-finals, Ronaldo scored a perfect hat-trick and reached his 100th UEFA Champions
League goal, becoming the first player to do so as Real Madrid again defeated Bayern 4–2 after extra-time.[248] On 2 May, Ronaldo scored another hat-
trick in the following Champions League match, as Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 in the semi-final first leg. His hat-trick made him the first
[249]
player to reach 50 goals in the knockout stage of the competition. Ronaldo with then President of the
Community of Madrid, Cristina
On 17 May, Ronaldo overtook Jimmy Greaves as the all-time top scorer in the top five European leagues, scoring a brace against Celta de Vigo.[250] He Cifuentes, during the title
finished the season with 42 goals in all competitions as he helped Madrid to win their first La Liga title since 2012[251][252] and the first team to win celebrations in Madrid
back-to-back finals in the Champions League era; the first to win consecutive European titles in the competition since Milan in 1989 and 1990, when the
tournament was known as the European Cup.[253] In the 2017 final, he scored two goals in the victory against Juventus and became the top goalscorer for
the fifth-straight season, and sixth overall, with 12 goals, while also becoming the first person to score in three finals in the Champions League era as well as reaching his 600th senior career goal.[254]
Real Madrid's title was its 12th, also known asLa Duodécima, extending its record, and its third in four years.[255][256]

At the start of the 2017–18 season, Ronaldo scored Madrid's second goal in a 3–1 Supercopa de España first-leg victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou. Having received a yellow card for taking his shirt
off during his goal celebration, he was sent off for a second yellow card offence minutes later before he shoved the referee lightly to depict his dissatisfaction.[257] He was issued a five-match suspension
following the match.[258][259] In his 400th game for Real Madrid, Ronaldo scored two goals away to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, taking his club tally to141
goals.[260] On 23 October,
his performances in the first half of 2017 saw him claim his fifth FIFA Player of the Year award by receiving The Best FIFA Men's Player award for the second consecutive year.[261] On 6 December, he
became the first player to score in all six Champions League group stage matches with a curling strike at home to Borussia Dortmund.[262] A day later, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or for a fifth time,
receiving the award on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.[263] On 3 March 2018, he scored two goals in a 3–1 home win over Getafe, his first being his 300th La Liga goal in his 286th La Liga appearance,
making him the fastest player to reach this landmark and only the second player to do so after Lionel Messi.[264] On 18 March, he reached his 50th career hat-trick, scoring four goals in a 6–3 win
against Girona.[265]

On 3 April, Ronaldo scored the first two goals in a 3–0 away win against Juventus in the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, with his second
goal being an acrobaticbicycle kick.[266] The goal, described as a "PlayStation goal" by Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli, garnered him a standing ovation from
the Juventus fans in the stadium, as well as a plethora of plaudits from peers, pundits and coaches.[267][268][269] The goal was also his 119th in European
competition, more than 465 other clubs which have participated in the competition; if he were a club, it would be the tenth-highest scorer in Champions League
history.[270] He would score his 650th career goal in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Madrid on 8 April.[271] On 11 April, he scored the goal Real Madrid needed to
advance to the semi-final, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final at home to Juventus, from a 98th-minute injury time penalty in a 3–1 defeat,
with an overall 4–3 aggregate win.[272] It was also his tenth goal against Juventus, a Champions League record against a single club.[273] In the final of the
tournament, on 26 May, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3–1, winning Ronaldo his fifth Champions League title as Real Madrid completed their third consecutive
Champions League triumph, becoming the first team to do so.[274][note 6] He finished as the top scorer of the tournament for the sixth consecutive season, ending
the campaign with 15 goals.[275] After the final, Ronaldo referred to his time with the Champions League winners in the past tense, sparking speculation that he
could leave Real Madrid.[276] Ronaldo in the 2018 UEFA
Champions League Final

Juventus

2018–19
After a week of transfer speculation, on 10 July 2018, Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with Italian club Juventus after completing a €100 million transfer, plus solidarity contributions to Ronaldo's
youth clubs and an additional €12 million in other fees.[277] The transfer was the highest ever for a player over 30 years old,[278] and the highest ever paid by an Italian club.[279] Upon signing, Ronaldo
cited his need for a new challenge as his rationale for departing Real Madrid.[280][281] Ronaldo made his official debut for Juventus in their opening Serie A match on 18 August, a 3–2 away win over
Chievo.[282] On 16 September, his fourth appearance for Juventus, he scored his first goal, which was immediately followed by a second, in a 2–1 home win over Sassuolo; the latter was the 400th
league goal of his career.[283][284] On 19 September, in his first Champions League match for Juventus, he was sent off in the 29th minute for "violent conduct"—the first time in 154 Champions League
alencia.[285][286]
appearances—in an eventual 2–0 away win over V

International career

2001–07: Youth level and early international career

Ronaldo began his international career with Portugal at the 2001 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, debuting in a 3–1 defeat to Finland.[287] The following year he would represent his country
under-17 side at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, where they failed to progress past the group stage.[24] Ronaldo also featured in the Olympic squad at the 2004 Summer
Olympics, scoring one goal in the tournament, though the team was eliminated in the first round, finishing bottom of their group with three points after 4–2 defeats to eventual semi-finalists Iraq and
quarter-finalists Costa Rica.[288][289] During his international youth career, Ronaldo would go on to represent the under-15 team, under-17, under-20, under-21, and under-23 national sides, amassing 34
youth caps and scoring 18 goals overall.[290]

At age 18, Ronaldo made his first senior appearance for Portugal in a 1–0 victory over Kazakhstan on 20 August 2003.[291] He was subsequently called up for UEFA Euro 2004, held in his home
country, and scored his first international goal in a 2–1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece.[292] After converting his penalty in a shootout against England at the quarter-final stage,[293] he
helped Portugal reach the final by scoring the opening goal in a 2–1 win over the Netherlands,[294] but the crucial last match ended in a 0–1 defeat.[295] He was featured in the team of the tournament,
[296]
having provided two assists in addition to his two goals.

Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in the European qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup with seven goals.[297] During the tournament, he scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a
penalty kick in Portugal's second match of the group stage.[298] In the quarter-finals against England, his Manchester United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Portugal defender
Ricardo Carvalho. Although the referee later clarified that the red card was only due to Rooney's infraction,[299] the English media speculated that Ronaldo had influenced his decision by aggressively
complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at Portugal's bench following Rooney's dismissal.[300] Ronaldo went on to score the vital winning penalty during the penalty shoot out which
sent Portugal into the semi-finals.[301] Ronaldo was subsequently booed during their 1–0 semi-final defeat to France.[302] FIFA's Technical Study Group overlooked him for the tournament's Best Young
Player award and handed it to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing his behaviour as a factor in the decision.[303] Following the 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo would go on to represent Portugal in four
[304][305]
qualifying games for Euro 2008, scoring two goals in the process.

2007–12: Assuming the captaincy

One day after his 22nd birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly game against Brazil on 6 February 2007,[306] as requested by
Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos Silva, who had died two days earlier.[307] Ahead of Euro 2008, he was given the number 7 shirt for the first
time.[308] While he scored eight goals in the qualification,[309] the second-highest tally, he scored just one goal in the tournament, netting the second goal of their
3–1 win in the group stage match against theCzech Republic; in the same game, he also set-up Portugal's third goal in injury time, which was scored by Quaresma,
and was named man of the match for his performance.[310][311] Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals with a 3–2 loss against eventual finalists
Germany.[312]

After Portugal's unsuccessful performance in the European Championship, Luiz Felipe Scolari was replaced as coach by Carlos Queiroz, formerly the assistant
manager at United.[313] Queiroz made Ronaldo the squad's permanent captain in July 2008.[314] Ronaldo failed to score a single goal in the qualification for the
2010 World Cup, as Portugal narrowly avoided a premature elimination from the tournament with a play-off victory over Bosnia.[315] At the group stage of the
World Cup, he was named man of the match in all three matches against Côte d'Ivoire, North Korea, and Brazil.[316][317][318] His only goal of the tournament
came in their 7–0 rout of North Korea,[319] which marked his first international goal in 16 months.[320] Portugal's World Cup ended with a 1–0 loss against
eventual champions Spain in the round of 16.[321]
Ronaldo, pictured playing
Ronaldo scored seven goals in the qualification for Euro 2012, including two strikes against Bosnia in the play-offs, to send Portugal into the tournament, where against Germany at Euro
they were drawn in a "group of death".[322] After the opening 0–1 defeat to Germany, he also failed to score in the 3–2 win against Denmark, missing two clear 2012, was made captain in
one-on-one chances.[323][324] In the last group stage game against the Netherlands, Ronaldo scored twice to secure a 2–1 victory.[325] He scored a header in the 2008.
quarter-finals against the Czech Republic to give his team a 1–0 win.[326][327] In both games against the Netherlands and the Czech Republic he was named man
of the match.[328][329] After the semi-finals against Spain ended scoreless, with Ronaldo having sent three shots over the bar,[330] Portugal were eliminated in the
penalty shootout. Ronaldo did not take a penalty as he had been slated to take the unused fifth,[331] a decision that drew criticism.[332][333][334] As the joint top scorer with three goals, alongside five
[335]
other players, he was again included in the team of the tournament.

2012–16: All-time Portugal top scorer and European champion

During the qualification for the 2014 World Cup, Ronaldo scored a total of eight goals. A qualifying match on 17 October 2012, a 1–1 draw against
Northern Ireland, earned him his 100th cap.[336] His first international hat-trick also came against Northern Ireland, when he found the net three times in
a 15-minute spell of a 4–2 qualifying victory on 6 September 2013.[337] After Portugal failed to qualify during the regular campaign, Ronaldo scored all
four of the team's goals in the play-offs against Sweden, which ensured their place at the tournament.[338] His hat-trick in the second leg took his
international tally to 47 goals, equaling Pauleta's record.[339] Ronaldo subsequently scored twice in a 5–1 friendly win over Cameroon on 5 March 2014
to become his country'sall-time top scorer.[340]

Ronaldo took part in the tournament despite suffering from patellar tendinitis and a related thigh injury,[341][342] potentially risking his career.[343]
Ronaldo evading Luka Modrić during Ronaldo later commented: "If we had two or three Cristiano Ronaldos in the team I would feel more comfortable. But we don't."[344] Despite ongoing
a friendly match againstCroatia in
doubts over his fitness, being forced to abort practice twice,[345][346] Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes of the opening match against Germany, though
June 2013
he was unable to prevent a 4–0 defeat.[347] After assisting an injury-time 2–2 equaliser against the United States,[348] he scored a late match-winning
goal in a 2–1 victory over Ghana.[349] His 50th international goal made him the first Portuguese to play and score in three World Cups.[350] Portugal
ference.[349]
were eliminated from the tournament at the close of the group stage on goal dif

Ronaldo scored five goals, including a hat-trick against Armenia, in the qualification for Euro 2016.[351][352][353][354] With the only goal in another victory over Armenia on 14 November 2014, he
reached 23 goals in the European Championship, including qualifying matches, to become the competition's all-time leading goalscorer.[355] At the start of the tournament, however, Ronaldo failed to
convert his chances in Portugal's draws against Iceland and Austria, despite taking a total of 20 shots on goal. In the latter match, he overtook Luís Figo as his nation's most capped player with his 128th
international appearance, which ended scoreless after he missed a penalty in the second half.[356] With two goals and an assist in the last match of the group stage, a 3–3 draw against Hungary, Ronaldo
became the first player to score in four European Championships, having made a record 17 appearances in the tournament.[357][358] Though placed third in their group behind Hungary and Iceland, his
[359]
team qualified for the knockout round as a result of the competition's newly expanded format.
In Portugal's first knockout match, Ronaldo's only attempt on goal was parried by Croatia's goalkeeper into the path of Ricardo Quaresma, whose finish then
secured a 1–0 victory late in extra time.[360] After his team progressed past Poland on penalties,[361] Ronaldo became the first player to participate in three
European Championship semi-finals;[362] he scored the opening goal and assisted a second in a 2–0 win against Wales, equaling Michel Platini as the
competition's all-time top scorer with nine goals.[363] In the final against hosts France, Ronaldo was forced off after just 25 minutes following a challenge from
Dimitri Payet. After multiple treatments and attempts to play on, he was stretchered off the pitch and replaced by Quaresma. During extra time, substitute Eder
.[364] As team captain, Ronaldo later lifted the trophy in celebration of his country's first-ever triumph in a
scored in the 109th minute to earn Portugal a 1–0 victory
major tournament. He was awarded the Silver Boot as the joint second-highest goalscorer, with three goals and three assists, and was named to the team of the
tournament for the third time in his career.[365][366]

2016–present: Post-European Championship victory

, and World Cup
Following the Euro 2016 success, Ronaldo scored four goals against Andorra in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on 8
Ronaldo leaps in the air in
October 2016. His four goals against a nine-man team marked the highest number of goals he has scored in an international
Portugal’s Euro 2016
match.[367][368] On 13 November, Ronaldo scored two goals (while also missing a penalty) in another qualifier against quarter-final match against
Latvia, which ended in a 4–1 home victory. These goals brought his international tally to 68 goals, putting level with Gerd Poland
Müller and Robbie Keane as the fourth-highest European international goalscorer of all-time.[369] He played his first
professional match on his home island of Madeira on 28 March 2017 at age 32, opening a 2–3 friendly defeat to Sweden at
[370]
the Estádio dos Barreiros. With the goal, he tied withMiroslav Klose on 71 goals as the third-highest scoring European in international football.

Ronaldo playing against
In Portugal's opening match of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup against Mexico on 17 June, Cristiano Ronaldo set-up Quaresma's opening goal in a 2–2
draw.[371] Three days later, he scored in a 1–0 win over hosts Russia.[372] On 24 June, he scored from a penalty in a 4–0 win over New Zealand, which saw
Portugal top their group and advance to the semi-finals of the competition. With his 75th international goal, Ronaldo also equalled Sándor Kocsis as the second-
highest European international goalscorer of all-time, behind only Ferenc Puskás.[373][374] He was named man of the match in all three of Portugal's group stage
matches.[375] Ronaldo left the competition early: after Chile defeated Portugal 3–0 on penalties in the semi-finals, he was allowed to return home to be with his
newborn children.[376] Therefore, he missed Portugal'sthird-place play-off match in which Portugal defeated Mexico 2–1 after extra time.
[377]

Russia at the 2017 FIFA

Confederations Cup On 31 August 2017, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 win in a World Cup qualifier over the Faroe Islands, which saw him overtake Pelé and equal Hussein
Saeed as the joint-fifth-highest goalscorer in international football with 78 goals.[378] These goals brought his tally in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers to 14,
equalling Predrag Mijatović's record for most goals in a single UEFA senior men's qualifying campaign, and also saw him break the record for the most goals
scored in a single European qualifying group, overtaking the previous record of 13 goals set by David Healy and Robert Lewandowski. Ronaldo's hat-trick took his World Cup qualifying goals total to
29, making him the highest scorer in European W
orld Cup qualifiers, ahead ofAndriy Shevchenko, and the highest goalscorer in World Cup qualifying and finals matches combined, with 32 goals, ahead
of Miroslav Klose.[379] Ronaldo later added to this tally by scoring a goal against Andorra in a 2–0 victory
.[380]

In the build-up to the 2018 World Cup, Portugal hosted friendlies against Tunisia, Belgium and Algeria. Ronaldo featured in the final of the three
matches in which he made his 150th international appearance.[381] On 15 June 2018, Ronaldo became the oldest player ever to score a hat-trick in a
World Cup match, helping Portugal secure a 3–3 draw against Spain in their opening match at the World Cup. In doing so, he also became the first
Portuguese player to score a goal in four World Cups and one of four players to do so in total.[382] His third goal saw him curl in a 30 yard free kick with
two minutes remaining for the equaliser.[383] His hat-trick also drew him level with Ferenc Puskás as the highest European goalscorer of all-time, with
84 international goals.[384] In Portugal’s second game on 20 June, Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Morocco, breaking Puskás'
record.[8] In the final group match against Iran on 25 June, Ronaldo missed a penalty in an eventual 1–1 draw which saw Portugal progress to the second
round as group runners-up behind Spain.[385] On 30 June, Portugal were eliminated following a 2–1 defeat toUruguay in the last 16.[386]

Player profile Ronaldo evades an Iran defender in

the group stage of the2018 FIFA
World Cup in Russia
Style of play
A versatile attacker, Ronaldo is capable of playing on either wing as well as through the centre of the
pitch,[387] and, while ostensibly right-footed, is very strong with both feet.[388] He ranks among the world's fastest footballers, both with and without the
ball.[389] Tactically, Ronaldo has undergone several evolutions throughout his career. While at Sporting and during his first season at Manchester United,
he was typically deployed as a traditional winger on the right side of midfield, where he regularly looked to deliver crosses into the penalty area. In this
position, he was able to use his pace and acceleration, agility, and technical skills to take on opponents in one-on-one situations. Ronaldo became noted
for his dribbling and flair, often displaying an array oftricks and feints,[389][390] such as the step overs that became his trademark.[391]

As Ronaldo matured, he underwent a major physical transformation, developing a muscular body type
Ronaldo in action for Real Madrid that allows him to retain possession of the ball.[392] His strength, combined with his elevation and
against Espanyol during the 2012–13
height of 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), gives him an edge in winning aerial challenges for balls. These attributes
season
allow him to function as a target-man, and makes him an aerial goal threat in the penalty area;
consequently, many of his goals have been headers.[393][394][395] Allied with his increased stamina and
work-rate, his goalscoring ability improved drastically on the left wing where he was given the positional freedom to move into the centre to finish
attacks. He also increasingly played a creative role for his team, often dropping deep to pick up the ball, participate in the build-up of plays, and create
.[389][393]
chances for his teammates, courtesy of his good vision and passing ability
Ronaldo controlling the ball on his
In his final seasons at United, Ronaldo played an even more attacking and central role, functioning both chest during a 2010–11 La Liga
game against Almería
as a striker and as a supporting forward, or even as an attacking midfielder on occasion.[396] He
developed into a prolific goalscorer, capable of finishing well both inside the penalty area and from
distance with an accurate and powerful shot, courtesy of his striking ability.[393][396][397] An accurate penalty kick taker,[398] he also became a set piece
specialist, renowned for his powerful,bending free kicks,[399] though his ability in this regard deteriorated later on in his career
.[400][401]

At Real Madrid, Ronaldo continued to play a more offensive role, while his creative and defensive duties became more limited, although not entirely
diminished.[396] Initially deployed as a centre forward, he was later moved back onto the left wing, though in a free tactical role; this position allowed
Pictured during El Clásico in 2011, him to drift into the centre at will to get onto the end of crosses and score, or draw out defenders with his movement off the ball and leave space for
Ronaldo in his familiar pose before teammates to exploit.[393][402][403] Madrid's counter-attacking style of play also allowed him to become a more efficient and consistent player, as
striking a free kick
evidenced by his record-breaking goalscoring feats. However, while he mainly drew praise in the media for his prolific goalscoring, he also demonstrated
his ability as an effective creator in this role.[404][405][406] From 2013 onwards, he effectively 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.[391][407][408]
Since 2017, Ronaldo has adapted his style of play yet again to become more of a free-roaming centre forward, a role in which he has continued to excel and maintain a prolific goalscoring record; in this
position, he has earned praise in the media for his intelligent movement, excellent positional sense, link-up play, clinical finishing, and opportunism, as well as his ability to lose or anticipate his markers,
[409][410][411]
find space in the box, and score from few opportunities.

Reception
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Lionel Messi.[note 7] Ronaldo quickly
"In the six years [Manchester United] had him, you just
established himself among the world's best players in his early 20s, featuring as the core component for Manchester United in the
saw his game grow all the time, and he was a fantastic
mid-to-late 2000s.[413] However, after winning his first Ballon d'Or by a record-high vote count at age 23, the public debate player. Now you see the complete player. His decision-
regarding his qualities as a player moved beyond his status in contemporary football to the possibility that he was one of the making, his maturity, his experience, plus all the great
greatest players in history.[414] Universally acclaimed for his prolific and consistent goalscoring ability,[note 8] he is considered a skills he has got, they all make him the complete player."
decisive player, who stands out in games and who can be a game changer,[415] especially in important and high-pressured – Former manager Alex Ferguson, January 2013[412]
situations.[note 9] Ronaldo is noted for his work ethic, elite body conditioning, and dedication to improvement on the training pitch,
as well being regarded as a natural leader.[416][417][418] His drive and determination to succeed are fuelled by a desire to be talked
about alongside Pelé and Diego Maradona once retiring.[419]

Ronaldo has at times, however, been criticised for simulating when tackled.[note 10] In addition to this, he was also occasionally criticised early in his career by manager Alex Ferguson, teammates and
.[420][421]
the media for being a selfish or overly flamboyant player

During his career, Ronaldo has also been described as having an "arrogant image" on the pitch,[418] with Ronaldo stating that he had become a "victim", because of how he was portrayed in the
media.[422] He is often seen moaning, gesticulating and scowling while trying to inspire his team to victory,[418] with Ronaldo insisting that his competitive nature should not be mistaken for
arrogance.[422] His managers, teammates and various journalists have commented that this reputation has caused an unfair image of him.[423][424][425][426][427] In 2014, Ronaldo told France Football
that he had made a "mistake" when he said in 201 .[428]
1, "People are jealous of me as I am young, handsome and rich", adding that he had matured since then and fans understood him better

Comparisons to Lionel Messi

Both players have scored in at least two UEFA Champions League finals and have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season. Sports journalists and
pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to argue who they believe is the best player in modern football.[429] It has been
compared to sports rivalries such as the Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier rivalry in boxing, the Borg–McEnroe rivalry in tennis, and the Ayrton Senna–Alain Prost
rivalry from Formula One motor racing.[430][431]

Some commentators choose to analyse the differing physiques and playing styles of the two,[433] while part of
"It's part of my life now. People are the debate revolves around the contrasting personalities of the two players: Ronaldo is sometimes depicted as
bound to compare us. He tries to do his
an arrogant and theatrical showoff, while Messi is portrayed as a shy, humble character.[434][435][436][437]
best for his club and for his national
team, as I do, and there is a degree of
In a 2012 interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry, saying "I think we push each other sometimes in the
rivalry with both of us trying to do the
best for the teams we represent." competition, this is why the competition is so high",[438] while Ronaldo's manager during his time at
Manchester United, Alex Ferguson, opined that "I don't think the rivalry against each other bothers them. I
—Cristiano Ronaldo commenting on his
think they have their own personal pride in terms of wanting to be the best".[439] Messi himself denied any Ronaldo with Lionel Messi
rivalry with Messi.[432]
rivalry, saying that it was "only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought before an international
with Cristiano".[440] Responding to the claims that he and Messi do not get on well on a personal level, friendly between Portugal
and Argentina in Geneva,
Ronaldo commented, "We don't have a relationship outside the world of football, just as we don't with a lot of
Switzerland, on 9 February
other players", before adding that in years to come he hopes they can laugh about it together
, stating; "We have to look on this rivalry with a positive spirit, because 2011
it's a good thing."[432] Representing archrivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two players faced each other at least twice every season in the world's biggest club
game, El Clásico, which is among the world’s most viewed annual sporting events.[441]

In a debate at Oxford Union in October 2013, when asked whether FIFA president Sepp Blatter preferred Messi or Ronaldo, Blatter paid tribute to the work ethic of the Argentine before taking a swipe at
Ronaldo, claiming "one of them has more expenses for the hairdresser than the other". Real Madrid demanded – and promptly received – a full apology, and the Portuguese issued his own riposte with a
[442]
mock-salute celebration after scoring a penalty against Sevilla, after Blatter had described him as a "commander" on the pitch.

Outside football
As his reputation grew from his time at Manchester United, Ronaldo has signed many sponsorship deals for consumer products, including sportswear,
football boots (since November 2012 Ronaldo has worn the Nike Mercurial Vapor personalized CR7 edition),[443] soft drinks, clothing, automotive
lubricants, financial services, electronics and computer video games.[444][445][446][447][448][449][450][451] Ronaldo was featured as the cover athlete of
[452] He was also the face ofPro Evolution Soccer, appearing on
EA Sports' FIFA video game FIFA 18 and was heavily involved in the game's promotion.
the cover in 2008, 2012 and 2013.[453]

Forbes has twice ranked Ronaldo first on its list of the world's highest-paid football players; his combined income from salaries, bonuses and non-
football earnings was $73 million in 2013–14 and $79 million in 2014–15.[454][455] The latter earnings saw him listed behind only boxer Floyd
Mayweather, Jr. on the magazine's list of The World's Highest-Paid Athletes.[456] In 2016, he became the first footballer to top the Forbes list of highest- The Cristiano Ronaldo Museum,
[457] He topped the list for the second straight year with
earning athletes, with a total income of $88 million from his salary and endorsements in 2015–16. CR7, in Funchal, Madeira. It was
opened on 15 December 2013.
earnings of $93 million in 2016–17.[458] Ronaldo is one of the world's most marketable athletes: SportsPro rated him the fifth most marketable athlete in
2012,[459] and eighth most marketable athlete in 2013, with Brazilian footballer Neymar topping both lists.[459][460] Sports market research company
Repucom named Ronaldo the most marketable and most recognised football player in the world in May 2014.[461] He was additionally named in the
2014 Time 100, Time's annual list of the most influential people in the world.[462] ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete in 2016, 2017
and 2018.[463][464][465]

Ronaldo has established a strong online presence; the most popular sportsperson on social media, he counted 158 million total followers across
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by June 2015.[466] As of June 2015, he has the world's biggest Facebook fanbase with 103 million followers:[466] he
became the first sportsperson to reach 50 million followers in August 2010,[467] and in October 2014, he became the first sportsperson, and the second Ronaldo's CR7 Museum – front view
person after Shakira, to reach 100 million followers.[468] By June 2017, Ronaldo had 277 million followers across social media.
[458] His sponsors earned

$936 million in media value across his social media accounts between June 2016 to June 2017.[458] Ronaldo has released two mobile apps: in December
2011, he launched an iPhone game called Heads Up with Cristiano, created by developer RockLive,[469] and in December 2013, he launched Viva Ronaldo, a dedicated social networking website and
mobile app.[470] Computer security company McAfee produced a 2012 report ranking footballers by the probability of an internet search for their name leading to an unsafe website, with Ronaldo's
name first on the list.[471]
 Ronaldo's life and person have been the subject of several works. His autobiography, titled Moments, was published in December 2007.[472] His sponsor Castro
produced the television film Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit, in which he is physically and mentally tested in several areas; his physical performance was
consequently subject to scrutiny by world media upon the film's release in September 2011.[473] Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet, a documentary
narrated by the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, was released via Vimeo in June 2014.[474] A documentary film about his life and career, titled Ronaldo, was released
worldwide on 9 November 2015.[475] Directed by BAFTA-winner Anthony Wonke, the film is produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, while Asif Kapadia
is the executive producer.[476]

Ronaldo opened his first fashion boutique under the name CR7 (his initials and shirt number) on the island of
[477]
Madeira, Portugal, in 2006. Ronaldo expanded his business with a second clothes boutique in Lisbon in 2008.
In partnership with Scandinavian manufacturer JBS Textile Group and the New York fashion designer Richard
Chai, Ronaldo co-designed a range of underwear and sock line, released in November 2013.[478] He later
expanded his CR7 fashion brand by launching a line of premium shirts[479] and shoes by July 2014.[480] In
[481]
September 2015, Ronaldo—in a partnership with Eden Parfums—released his own fragrance, "Legacy".
Ronaldo statue in Madeira
In 2007, C.D. Nacional renamed its youth campus Cristiano Ronaldo Campus Futebol (Cristiano Ronaldo
Football Campus).[482] In December 2013, Ronaldo opened a museum, Museu CR7, in his hometown of Funchal,
Madeira, to house trophies and memorabilia of his life and playing career;[483] the museum is an official sponsor of the local football team União da Portugal Prime MinisterAntónio
Costa presents Indian Prime Minister
Madeira.[484][485] At a ceremony held at the Belém Palace in January 2014, President of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva raised Ronaldo to the rank of
Narendra Modi a signed Ronaldo
Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry, "to distinguish an athlete of world renown who has been a symbol of Portugal globally, contributing to the
jersey in New Delhi, India, January
international projection of the country and setting an example of tenacity for future generations".[486] A bronze statue of Ronaldo, designed by artist 2017
Ricardo Madeira Veloso, was unveiled in Funchalon 21 December 2014.[487][488]

In June 2010, during the build-up to the World Cup, Ronaldo became the fourth footballer – after Steven Gerrard, Pelé and David Beckham – to be
represented as a waxwork at Madame Tussauds London.[489] Another waxwork of him was presented at the Madrid Wax Museum in December
2013.[490] In June 2015, astronomers led by David Sobral from Lisbon and Leiden discovered a galaxy which they named CR7 (Cosmos Redshift 7) in
tribute to Ronaldo.[491][492]

Cristiano Ronaldo International
Airport in Madeira. The renaming
ceremony took place in March 2017.
On 23 July 2016, following Portugal's triumph at Euro 2016, Madeira Airport in Funchal was renamed the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport.[493]
The unveiling of the rebranded terminal took place on 29 March 2017, which included a bust of his head being presented.[494] The bust and the name
change were controversial, with the lack of the bust's likeness to Ronaldo being ridiculed by comedians, including Saturday Night Live,[495] while the
name change was subject to much debate locally by some politicians and citizens, who even started a petition against the move, an action criticised by
President of Madeira Miguel Albuquerque.[496][494] A year later, sports website Bleacher Report commissioned sculptor Emanuel Santos to create
another bust.[497] However, this bust was never used; instead, a new one was made by a Spanish sculptor
, shown to the public on 15 June 2018.[498]

Personal life

Family and relationships

Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, died of an alcoholism-related liver condition at age 52 in September 2005 when Ronaldo was Ronaldo's children [show]
20.[499][500] Ronaldo has said that he does not drink alcohol, and he received libel damages over a Daily Mirror article that reported
[501] Via a surrogate mother
him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from an injury in July 2008.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Junior (born
Ronaldo became father to a son in June 2010, announcing that he had full custody of the child and would not be publicly revealing the 2010)
identity of his son's mother.[502][503][504][505] In January 2015, Ronaldo announced his five-year relationship with Russian model Via a surrogate mother
Irina Shayk ended.[506][507] Eva Maria (born 2017)
Mateo (born 2017)
In June 2017, Ronaldo announced he had become the father to twins, a daughter Eva Maria and a son Mateo.[508] Five months later,
By Georgina Rodriguez
his girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez gave birth to their daughter Alana Martina.[509]
Alana Martina (born 2017)

Philanthropy
Ronaldo has made contributions to various charitable causes throughout his career. Television footage of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami showed an eight-year-old boy survivor named
Martunis wearing a number 7 Portuguese football shirt who was stranded for 19 days after his family was killed. Following this, Ronaldo visited Aceh, Indonesia, to raise funds for rehabilitation and
reconstruction.[510][511] After accepting undisclosed damages from a libel case against The Sun newspaper in 2008, Ronaldo donated the damages to a charity in Madeira.[512] In 2009, Ronaldo donated
£100,000 to the hospital that saved his mother's life in Madeira following her battle with cancer, so that they could build a cancer centre on the island.[513] In support of the victims of the 2010 Madeira
Marítimo and Nacional.[514]
flood, Ronaldo pledged to play in a charity match in Madeira between Primeira Liga club Porto and players from Madeiran-based clubs

In 2012, Ronaldo and his agent paid for specialist treatment for a nine-year-old Canarian boy with apparently terminal cancer.[515] In November 2012, Ronaldo sold the golden boot he had won in 2011
for €1.5 million and gave the money to fund schools for children in Gaza.[516] In December 2012, Ronaldo joined FIFA's "11 for Health" programme to raise awareness amongst kids of how to steer
, malaria and obesity.[517]
clear of conditions including drug addiction, HIV

In January 2013, Ronaldo became Save the Children's new Global Artist Ambassador, in which he hopes to help fight child hunger and obesity.[518] In March, Ronaldo agreed to be the ambassador for
The Mangrove Care Forum in Indonesia, an organisation aiming to raise awareness ofmangrove conservation.[519]

In November 2014, Ronaldo appeared in FIFA's "11 against Ebola" campaign with a selection of top football players from around the world, including Neymar, Gareth Bale, Xavi and Didier
Drogba.[520] Under the slogan "Together, we can beat Ebola", FIFA's campaign was done in conjunction with the Confederation of African Football and health experts, with the players holding up 11
messages to raise awareness of the disease and ways to combat it.[520] He was named the world's most charitable sportsperson in 2015.[521] In June 2016, Ronaldo donated the entirety of his €600,000
A Champions League.[521]
Champions League bonus after Real Madrid won the 2015–16 UEF

In August 2016, Ronaldo launched CR7Selfie, a selfie app for charity to help Save the Children that lets participants take a selfie with him in one of several different outfits and poses.[522] In the app,
fans can select from among 68 photos of Ronaldo in dif [523]
ferent outfits and poses, and scroll through 39 filters to apply to their selfies.

Controversies

Sexual assault allegation

In April 2017, a story was published by Der Spiegel based on leaked documents provided by Football Leaks relating to an alleged rape by Ronaldo, stating the alleged assault occurred in 2009 but that a
legal agreement and accompanying non-disclosure agreement was entered into, resulting in the alleged charges being dropped.[524] Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes denied the claims, labelling them
[525] Der Spiegel published a further story in response to the denial, alleging that text messages sent by Ronaldo showed he was aware of
"journalistic fiction", with Ronaldo stating it was consensual sex.
the legal negotiations. According to Der Spiegel, the woman received US$375,000 in the settlement.[524] On 28 September 2018, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel published a front-page article
naming the American woman who had accused Ronaldo of sexual assault in 2009. The woman provided details about the alleged rape in a Las Vegas hotel and said that she held the signed agreement
with Ronaldo's lawyers offering a payoff in return for her silence.[526]

Tax-evasion dispute

In July 2017, Ronaldo was charged with fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax between 2011 and 2014, a claim he denies.[527] In May 2018, Spanish tax authorities rejected Ronaldo's
settlement offer of €14 million.[528] It was reported on 15 June, just before Spain played Portugal in the 2018 World Cup, Ronaldo had been sentenced to two years in jail (suspended) and fined
€18.8 million after reaching a deal with Spanish authorities. The sentence can be served under probation, without any jail time, so long as he does not reoffend.[529] On 15 June 2018, Ronaldo paid $21.7
[530] The Spanish government would later reduce the amount by €2 million.
million in restitution regarding his past tax frauds in order to avoid jail time. [531]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 September 2018

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

League Cup[a] League Cup Europe[b] Other[c] Total

Club Season
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

Sporting CP B 2002–03[532] Segunda Divisão 2 0 — — — — 2 0

Sporting CP 2002–03[532] Primeira Liga 25 3 3 2 — 3[d] 0 0 0 31 5

2003–04 Premier League 29 4 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 40 6

2004–05 Premier League 33 5 7 4 2 0 8 0 0 0 50 9

2005–06 Premier League 33 9 2 0 4 2 8 1[e] — 47 12

Manchester United[533] 2006–07 Premier League 34 17 7 3 1 0 11 3 — 53 23

2007–08 Premier League 34 31 3 3 0 0 11 8 1[f] 0 49 42

2008–09 Premier League 33 18 2 1 4 2 12 4 2[g] 1 53 26

Total 196 84 26 13 12 4 55 16 3 1 292 118

2009–10[117] La Liga 29 26 0 0 — 6 7 — 35 33

2010–11[125] La Liga 34 40[h] 8 7 — 12 6 — 54 53

2011–12[535] La Liga 38 46 5 3 — 10 10 2[i] 1 55 60

2012–13[536] La Liga 34 34 7 7 — 12 12 2[i] 2 55 55

2013–14[537] La Liga 30 31 6 3 — 11 17 — 47 51
Real Madrid
2014–15[538] La Liga 35 48 2 1 — 12 10 5[j] 2 54 61

2015–16[538] La Liga 36 35 0 0 — 12 16 — 48 51

2016–17[538] La Liga 29 25 2 1 — 13 12 2[g] 4 46 42

2017–18[538] La Liga 27 26 0 0 — 13 15 4[k] 3 44 44

Total 292 311 30 22 — 101 105 15 12 438 450

Juventus 2018–19[538] Serie A 7 3 0 0 — 1 0 0 0 8 3

Career total 522 401 59 37 12 4 160 121 18 13 771 576

Notes

a. Includes the Taça de Portugal, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, and Coppa Italia
b. All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League, unless where noted.
c. Includes the FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España, Supercoppa Italiana,
UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup
d. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
e. Goal scored in the third qualifying round againstDebreceni VSC
f. Appearance in FA Community Shield
g. All appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
h. Does not include one goal scored on 18 September 2010 againstReal Sociedad.
Marca, which awards the Pichichi Trophy, attribute it to Ronaldo, while La Liga and
UEFA attribute it to Pepe.[534]
i. All appearances in Supercopa de España
j. One appearance and two goals inUEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa
de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
k. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal inSupercopa de
España, two appearances and two goals inFIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 30 June 2018[539][540][541][290]

 Competitive Friendly Total
National team Year
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2003 0 0 2 0 2 0
2004 11 7 5 0 16 7
2005 7 2 4 0 11 2
2006 10 4 4 2 14 6
2007 9 5 1 0 10 5
2008 5 1 3 0 8 1
2009 5 0 2 1 7 1
2010 6 3 5 0 11 3
Portugal
2011 6 5 2 2 8 7
2012 9 4 4 1 13 5
2013 6 7 3 3 9 10
2014 5 3 4 2 9 5
2015 4 3 1 0 5 3
2016 10 10 3 3 13 13
2017 10 10 1 1 11 11
2018 4 4 3 2 7 6
Total 107 68 47 17 154 85

Honours and achievements

Club

As of 26 May 2018

Sporting CP

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002

Manchester United[542][543]

Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09

FA Cup: 2003–04
Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
FA Community Shield: 2007
UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
Ronaldo presenting histhird
Real Madrid[543]
Ballon d'Or to fans at the
Santiago Bernabéu in
La Liga: 2011–12, 2016–17
January 2015
Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017
UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017

International
Portugal

UEFA European Championship: 2016

Individual

Awards

FIFA Ballon d'Or/Ballon d'Or: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017[544][545][543][546]

FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008[547]
FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2008[548]
The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2016, 2017
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 2014, 2016, 2017[182][234][549]
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08[550]
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017[551]
FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2003–04, 2004–05[552]
PFA Portuguese Player of the Year: 2016, 2017[553]
European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15[543]
FIFA Puskás Award: 2009[554]
FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[555][556][557]
UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016[558] , 2017[559]
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18[560][561][562][563][564][565]
UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2012, 2016[566][567][365]
 UEFA European Championship Silver Boot: 2016[366]
UEFA Euro All Time XI[568]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018[569]
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07[67]
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07,[67] 2007–08[82]
Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08[542]
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005–06,[570] 2006–07,[67] 2007–08,[82] 2008–09[571]
Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08[542]
Premier League Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008[542]

Performances
FIFA Club World Cup top assist provider: 2014[572]
FIFA Club World Cup top goal scorer: 2016, 2017
UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18[81]
UEFA Champions League top assist provider: 2013–14[573]
UEFA European Championship top goalscorer: 2012[574]
La Liga top scorer: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15[543]

Orders

Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Bragança)[575]
Grand officer of the Order of Prince Henry[576]
Commander of the Order of Merit[577]
Cordão Autonómico de Distinção[578]

Records

As of 24 September 2018

World

Most (FIFA) Ballon d'Or awards: 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) (shared withLionel Messi)
Most World Soccer Player of the Year awards: 5 (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
Most IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer awards: 4 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
The most expensive footballer in history: 2009–2013[579]
Most FIFA Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup (football)trophies: 4 (shared withToni Kroos)
Top goalscorer in the history of FIFA Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup (football): 7 goals (shared with Pelé)[580]
Most FIFA Club World Cup final goals: 4 (shared withLionel Messi)
Most appearances in theFIFPro World XI: 12 times (2007–2018) (shared withLionel Messi)[581]
Only player who has scored in 8 consecutive major international tournaments: the
2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 editions of the European Championship; and the 2006, 2010, 2014
and 2018 editions of the World Cup[582]
[583]
First footballer to reach 40 goals in a professional league for two consecutive seasons
Only player to score 50 goals or more in six different seasons (done consecutively)
Only player to score 50 goals or more in 7 consecutive calendar years
Only player in history to have scored 60 or more goals in a calendar year four times (consecutively from 2011 to 2014)

Continental

Most career goals in Europe's top six leagues: 400 goals

Most goals scored in all UEFA competitions: 158 goals[584]
Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions: 123 goals[584]
Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League: 120 goals[584]
Most assists in the UEFA Champions League: 34 assists[585]
Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League/European Cup season: 17 goals in 2013–14[584]
Most goals scored in theUEFA European Championship, including qualifying: 29 goals, for Portugal[355]
Most goals scored in UEFA European Championship and European FIFA World Cup qualifiers: 50 goals[586]
Most UEFA Best Player in Europe awards: 4(2008, 2014, 2016 and 2017)
Most goals scored in European World Cup Qualifiers: 30 goals
[587]
Europe's all-time leading international goalscorer: 85 goals

Spain

Most hat-tricks in La Liga history: 34[588]

Most goals scored frompenalty kicks in La Liga history: 61[589]
[590]
Fastest La Liga player to score 150 league goals (140 games)

Portugal

[591]
Portugal's most capped player of all time: 154 caps
Portugal's all-time top goalscorer: 85 goals[592]

Real Madrid

[593]
Real Madrid all-time top goalscorer: 451 goals
Top goalscorer in La Liga: 311 goals[594]
Top goalscorer in UEFA Champions League: 105 goals[595]
 Most assists in La Liga: 85 assists[596]
Most assists in UEFA Champions League: 25assists[597]
See also
List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
List of footballers with 100 or more caps
List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
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(
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Further reading
Balagué, Guillem (2015). Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography. Orion. ISBN 978-1409155041.

External links
Official website
Real Madrid official profile
Cristiano Ronaldo – La Liga competition record
Cristiano Ronaldo – FPF competition record
Cristiano Ronaldo – UEFA competition record
Cristiano Ronaldo – FIFA competition record
Cristiano Ronaldo at National-Football-Teams.com
Cristiano Ronaldo at BDFutbol

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