Cristiano Ronaldo
Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Portuguese name Template:Pp-move Template:Pp-vandalism Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Template:Cristiano Ronaldo series Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Template:IPA; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for, and captains, both Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Portugal national team. Nicknamed CR7, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, and has won numerous individual accolades throughout his career, including five Ballon d'Ors, a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, four European Golden Shoes, and was named five times the world's best player by FIFA.Template:Refn He has won 34 trophies in his career, including five UEFA Champions Leagues and the UEFA European Championship. He holds the records for most goals (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League, goals (14) and assists (8) in the European Championship, and most international appearances (226) and international goals (143). He is the only player to have scored 100 goals with four different clubs. He has made over 1,300 professional career appearances, the most by an outfield player, and has scored over 950 official senior career goals for club and country, making him the top goalscorer of all time.
Born in Funchal, Madeira, Ronaldo began his career with Sporting CP before signing with Manchester United in 2003. He became a star player at United, where he won three consecutive Premier League titles, the Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup. His 2007–08 season earned him his first Ballon d'Or at age 23. In 2009, Ronaldo became the subject of the then-most expensive transfer in history when he joined Real Madrid in a deal worth €94 million (£80 million). At Madrid, he was at the forefront of the club's resurgence as a dominant European force, helping them win four Champions Leagues between 2014 and 2018, including the long-awaited La Décima. He also won two La Liga titles, including the record-breaking 2011–12 season in which Madrid reached 100 points, and became the club's all-time top goalscorer. He won Ballon d'Ors in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017, and was runner-up three times to Lionel Messi, his perceived career rival. Following issues with the club hierarchy, Ronaldo signed for Juventus in 2018 in a transfer worth an initial €100 million, where he was pivotal in winning two Serie A titles. In 2021, he returned to United before joining Al-Nassr in 2023.
Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in 2003 at the age of 18 and has earned more than 200 caps, making him history's most-capped male player.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has played in eleven major tournaments. He scored his first international goal in Euro 2004, where he helped Portugal reach the final and subsequently made the team of the tournament. He assumed captaincy of the national team ahead of Euro 2008; and at Euro 2012, he was named in the team of the tournament. Ronaldo led Portugal to their first major tournament title at Euro 2016, being named in the team of the tournament for the third time. In the 2018 World Cup, he had his most prolific World Cup campaign with four goals. He received the Golden Boot as the top scorer of Euro 2020 before playing in his fifth World Cup at the 2022 World Cup. He has won two UEFA Nations Leagues, in 2019 and 2025.
One of the world's most marketable and famous athletes, Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes on five occasions, and the world's most famous athlete by ESPN from 2016 to 2019. Time included him on their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. He is the most popular sportsperson on social media: he counts over 1 billion total followers across Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, making him the first person to achieve that feat. Ronaldo was named in the UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year in 2015, the All-time UEFA Euro XI in 2016, and the Ballon d'Or Dream Team in 2020. In recognition of his record-breaking goalscoring success, he received special awards for Outstanding Career Achievement by FIFA in 2021 and Champions League All-Time Top Scorer by UEFA in 2024.Template:TOC limit
Early life
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in the São Pedro parish of Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in the nearby parish of Santo António.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.dn.pt/dossiers/desporto/cristiano-ronaldo/perfil/interior/pelos-caminhos-de-ronaldo-1298338.html |newspaper=Diário de Notícias |title=Desporto – Pelos caminhos de Ronaldo |date=6 July 2009 |access-date=22 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808072949/http://www.dn.pt/dossiers/desporto/cristiano-ronaldo/perfil/interior/pelos-caminhos-de-ronaldo-1298338.html |archive-date=8 August 2017}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is the fourth and youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros Aveiro, who worked as a cook in the hospitality industry and a cleaning woman,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener at the Junta de Freguesia of Santo António and part-time kit man for football club Andorinha.<ref name="LittleBee" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His great-grandmother on his father's side, Isabel da Piedade, an African woman, was born in the island of São Vicente, in what was then Portuguese Cape Verde, and moved to Madeira Island at 16.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Cristiano Ronaldo tem 'costela' cabo-verdiana |url=https://expresso.sapo.pt/actualidade/cristiano-ronaldo-tem-costela-cabo-verdiana=f491641 |first=Pedro |last=Miguel Neves |work=Sapo Expresso |access-date=23 July 2017 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713163733/http://expresso.sapo.pt/actualidade/cristiano-ronaldo-tem-costela-cabo-verdiana=f491641 |archive-date=13 July 2017}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia "Kátia".<ref name="AtFeet">{{#invoke:cite|web|last=Lewis |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/08/manchesterunited.portugal |title=He's got the world at his feet |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=8 June 2008 |access-date=5 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927042123/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/08/manchesterunited.portugal |archive-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named after actor and U.S. President Ronald Reagan, whom his father was a fan of.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His mother revealed that she wanted to abort him due to poverty, his father's alcoholism, and having too many children already, but her doctor refused to perform the procedure.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Cristiano Ronaldo's mother: I wanted an abortion, but God said no |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/liga/2014-2015/cristiano-ronaldos-mother-i-wanted-an-abortion-but-god-said-no_sto4979169/story.shtml |access-date=26 January 2021 |publisher=Eurosport |date=5 November 2015}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo grew up in an impoverished Catholic home, sharing a room with all his siblings.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo spills all to his 'close friend' Jasmine about women, football, cars... and money |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cristiano-ronaldo-spills-all-to-his-close-friend-139054 |date=3 July 2011 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=21 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819214735/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cristiano-ronaldo-spills-all-to-his-close-friend-139054 |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>
As a child, Ronaldo played for Andorinha from 1992 to 1995,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Bola de Ouro – Ronaldo conquistou primeiro prémio aos oito anos no Andorinha |url=https://www.dn.pt/dossiers/desporto/cristiano-ronaldo/noticias/interior/bola-de-ouro-ronaldo-conquistou-primeiro-premio-aos-oito-anos-no-andorinha-1066979.html |language=pt |newspaper=Diário de Notícias |date=2 December 2008 |access-date=23 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823210705/http://www.dn.pt/dossiers/desporto/cristiano-ronaldo/noticias/interior/bola-de-ouro-ronaldo-conquistou-primeiro-premio-aos-oito-anos-no-andorinha-1066979.html |archive-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> where his father was the kit man,<ref name="LittleBee">Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="Clash">{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/clash-of-the-titans-989542%7Ctitle=Clash of the Titans|date=18 April 2010|access-date=30 August 2014|work=Manchester Evening News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903060451/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/clash-of-the-titans-989542%7Carchive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> He subsequently moved from Madeira to Lisbon to join Sporting CP's youth system.<ref name="Clash" /> By age 14, while struggling with his school duties and responsibilities in Escola EB2 de Telheiras, his school in the Telheiras area of Lisbon, Ronaldo believed he had the ability to play semi-professionally and agreed with his mother and his tutor at Sporting CP, Leonel Pontes,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> to cease his education to focus entirely on football.<ref name="expelled">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
With a troubled life as a student,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and although living in Lisbon area away from his Madeiran family,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he did not complete schooling beyond the 6th grade.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> While popular with other students at school, he had been expelled after throwing a chair at his teacher, who he said had "disrespected" him.<ref name="expelled" /> One year later, he was diagnosed with tachycardia, a condition that could have forced him to give up playing football.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ronaldo underwent heart surgery where a laser was used to cauterise multiple cardiac pathways into one, altering his resting heart rate.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/what-you-didnt-know-about-cristiano-ronaldo/news-story/41e4d9d91b8f3a1d65c3826f00d63d15 |title=What you didn't know about Cristiano Ronaldo |last=Conte |first=Peter |date=8 May 2018 |work=NewsComAu|access-date=11 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812184547/https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/what-you-didnt-know-about-cristiano-ronaldo/news-story/41e4d9d91b8f3a1d65c3826f00d63d15%7Carchive-date=12 August 2018}}</ref> He was discharged from the hospital hours after the procedure and resumed training a few days later.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo needed heart operation to save career |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/4382937/Manchester-United-winger-Cristiano-Ronaldo-needed-heart-operation-to-save-career.html |work=The Telegraph |date=29 January 2009 |access-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823141642/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/4382937/Manchester-United-winger-Cristiano-Ronaldo-needed-heart-operation-to-save-career.html |archive-date=23 August 2017}}</ref> In 2021, Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, stated in an interview for Sporting CP's official television channel (Sporting TV) that her son would be a bricklayer if he had not become a professional football player.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Growing up, Ronaldo idolised the Brazilian footballers Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, and has described them as leaving "a beautiful history in football".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Club career
Sporting CP
After impressing in Sporting's youth teams, he was promoted to the main team by first-team manager László Bölöni. At age 17, on 14 August 2002, he played his first official match for the first team, in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round at José Alvalade Stadium against Inter Milan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and his Primeira Liga debut, took place a month later against Braga, and on 7 October, he scored two goals against Moreirense in their 3–0 win.<ref name="u17">{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.uefau17.com/history/index.htm |title=Famous players featured in U17 c'ships |publisher=UEFAu17.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602071706/http://www.uefau17.com/history/index.htm |archive-date=2 June 2009}}</ref> Over the course of the 2002–03 season, his representatives suggested the player to Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier and Barcelona president Joan Laporta.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06122010/58/premier-league-liverpool-turned-ronaldo.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208061005/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/06122010/58/premier-league-liverpool-turned-ronaldo.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2010 |title=Liverpool 'turned down Ronaldo' |publisher=Eurosport |date=6 December 2011 |access-date=30 August 2014}}</ref> Manager Arsène Wenger, who was interested in signing Ronaldo, met with him at Arsenal's stadium in November to discuss a possible transfer.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Conn |first=David |author-link=David Conn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2011/jan/19/inside-sport-cristiano-ronaldo-agent |title=The brightest star in Europe and £1m to a mysterious agent |work=The Guardian |date=19 January 2011 |access-date=11 November 2011 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005154731/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2011/jan/19/inside-sport-cristiano-ronaldo-agent |archive-date=5 October 2013}}</ref>
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was determined to acquire Ronaldo on a permanent move urgently, after Sporting defeated United 3–1 at the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade on 6 August 2003. Initially, United had planned to sign Ronaldo and loan him back to Sporting for a year.<ref name=BR2003>Template:Cite news</ref> Having been impressed by him, the United players urged Ferguson to sign him. After the game, Ferguson said Ronaldo was "one of the most exciting young players" he had ever seen.<ref name=BR2003/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Manchester United
2003–2007: Development and breakthrough
Template:Quote box On 12 August 2003, less than a week after the friendly that impressed Ferguson, Manchester United signed Ronaldo for £12 million,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> an England record for a teenager.<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> This also made him the first Portuguese player to sign for the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Although he requested the number 28, his number at Sporting, he received the squad number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by such United players as George Best, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wearing the number 7 became an extra source of motivation for Ronaldo.<ref name="Legends">Template:Cite web</ref> A key element in his development during his time in England proved to be Ferguson, of whom he later said: "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important and influential factors in my career."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo made his debut as a substitute in a 4–0 home win over Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League on 16 August 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His performance earned praise from Best, who hailed it as "undoubtedly the most exciting debut" he had ever seen.<ref name="BestQuote">Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo scored his first goal for Manchester United with a free-kick in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on 1 November.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 15 May 2004, in a victory against Aston Villa, Ronaldo scored the opening goal and later received the first red card of his career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo ended his first season in English football with a trophy, scoring the opening goal in United's 3–0 win over Millwall in the 2004 FA Cup Final.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> BBC pundit Alan Hansen described him as the star of the final.<ref name="HansenQuote">Template:Cite web</ref> The British press had been critical of Ronaldo during the season for his "elaborate" step-overs in trying to beat opponents,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but teammate Gary Neville said he was "not a show pony, but the real thing", and predicted he would become a world-class player.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Quote box 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo won his second trophy in English football, the Football League Cup, after scoring the third goal in United's 4–0 final win over Wigan Athletic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
During his third season in England, Ronaldo was involved in several incidents. Ronaldo clashed with a teammate, striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took offence at the winger's showboating style of play.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo publicly asked for a transfer, lamenting the lack of support he felt he had received from the club over the incident.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> United denied the possibility of him leaving the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Although his World Cup altercation with Rooney resulted in Ronaldo being booed throughout the 2006–07 season,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> it proved to be his break-out year, as he broke the 20-goal barrier for the first time and won his first Premier League title.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007–2009: Collective and individual success and Ballon d'Or
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In the 2006–07 season, he amassed a host of personal awards for the season, winning the Professional Footballers' Association's Player's Player, Fans' Player, Young Player of the Year awards, and the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year award,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-wins-pfa-double |title=Ronaldo wins PFA double |date=23 April 2007 |access-date=28 August 2014 |work=World Soccer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903134221/http://www.worldsoccer.com/news/ronaldo-wins-pfa-double |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Buckingham |first=Mark |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2455317/writers-award-for-ronaldo |title=Writers award for Ronaldo |date=4 May 2007 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref> becoming the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA honours.<ref name="PFA0607">{{#invoke:cite|news|date=22 April 2007|title=Ronaldo secures PFA awards double |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm |access-date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080414212009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm%7Carchive-date=14 April 2008}}</ref> Ronaldo was named runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon d'Or,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Kaká's year capped by Ballon d'Or |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=631048.html |publisher=UEFA |date=2 December 2007 |access-date=3 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205144302/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=631048.html |archive-date=5 December 2012}}</ref> and came third, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi, in the running for the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo:Going the right way |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=663385.html |work=FIFA |date=17 December 2007 |access-date=18 December 2007 |archive-date=18 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218205137/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid%3D663385.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ronaldo scored his first hat-trick for United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United on 12 January 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Man Utd 6–0 Newcastle |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7172817.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2008 |access-date=12 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115134551/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7172817.stm |archive-date=15 January 2008}}</ref> His 31 league goals earned him the Premier League Golden Boot,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo & Ferguson win top awards |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7401795.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=14 May 2008 |access-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518025735/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7401795.stm |archive-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> as well as the European Golden Shoe, which made him the first winger to win the latter award.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/01ce-0f84de550009-c40194dcbe23-1000--ronaldo-scoops-esm-golden-shoe/ |title=Ronaldo scoops ESM Golden Shoe |date=17 June 2008 |access-date=19 June 2022 |publisher=UEFA }}</ref> He additionally received the PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards for the second consecutive season.<ref name="PFA0708">{{#invoke:cite|news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm%7Ctitle=Ronaldo named player of the year|work=BBC Sport|date=27 April 2008|access-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501021313/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7370319.stm%7Carchive-date=1 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7379586.stm |title=Ronaldo wins writers' award again |date=2 May 2008 |access-date=29 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815031757/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7379586.stm%7Carchive-date=15 August 2017 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> United reached the final against Chelsea in Moscow on 21 May, where, despite his opening goal being negated by an equaliser and his penalty kick being saved in the shoot-out,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Hodges |first=Vicki |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2301257/Champions-League-final-Cristiano-Ronaldos-penalty-technique-unacceptable.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty technique 'unacceptable' |date=22 May 2008 |access-date=27 August 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903142530/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2301257/Champions-League-final-Cristiano-Ronaldos-penalty-technique-unacceptable.html |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> United emerged victorious, winning 6–5 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of 120 minutes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=McNulty |first=Phil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm |title=Man Utd earn dramatic Euro glory |date=22 May 2008 |access-date=27 August 2014 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526022453/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm |archive-date=26 May 2008}}</ref> As the Champions League top scorer, Ronaldo was named the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year.<ref name="UEFA-Profile">Template:Cite web</ref> With his 2008 Ballon d'Or and 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year, Ronaldo became United's first Ballon d'Or winner since Best in 1968,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Roughley |first=Gregg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/02/ronaldo-manchesterunited |title=Ronaldo beats off Messi and Torres to scoop Ballon d'Or |date=2 December 2008 |access-date=29 August 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006221218/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/dec/02/ronaldo-manchesterunited |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> and the first Premier League player to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo named Fifa player of 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7822115.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=2 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118230528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7822115.stm |archive-date=18 January 2009}}</ref>
Shortly after, Ronaldo was linked to a move 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Gardner |first=Alan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/16/ronaldo.manchesterunited |title=Fifa decline to take action against Real |date=16 June 2008 |access-date=27 August 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903153647/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/16/ronaldo.manchesterunited |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> and he remained at United for another year.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/560619/ronaldo-to-give-heart-and-soul-to-united |title=Ronaldo sticks with United |date=7 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2014 |publisher=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081007/http://www.espnfc.com/story/560619/ronaldo-to-give-heart-and-soul-to-united |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> 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;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo's 'incredible, fantastic' goal |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid=1151584.html |work=FIFA |date=21 December 2009 |access-date=15 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224170408/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/awards/gala/news/newsid%3D1151584.html |archive-date=24 December 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> he later called it the best goal he had ever scored.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo stunner thrills Ferguson |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8001249.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=15 April 2009 |access-date=15 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417121012/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8001249.stm |archive-date=17 April 2009}}</ref> United advanced to the final in Rome,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/5285730/united-cruise-into-final |title=United cruise into final |date=5 May 2009 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref> where he made little impact in United's 2–0 defeat to Barcelona.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Williams |first=Richard |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-champions-league-final |title=Cristiano Ronaldo in a mess as Lionel Messi takes lead role on grand stage |date=27 May 2009 |access-date=27 August 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009050713/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/may/27/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-champions-league-final |archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref>
Real Madrid
2009–2015: World record transfer and consecutive Ballon d'Or wins
In 2009, Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid for a then world record £80 million.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5505073/Cristiano-Ronaldo-transfer-Real-Madrid-agree-80-million-fee-with-Manchester-United.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo transfer: Real Madrid agree £80 million fee with Manchester United |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=11 June 2009 |access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821104751/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/5505073/Cristiano-Ronaldo-transfer-Real-Madrid-agree-80-million-fee-with-Manchester-United.html |archive-date=21 August 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jul/06/cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-bernabeu |title=Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed by 80,000 fans at Real Madrid unveiling |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=6 July 2009 |access-date=6 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216085027/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jul/06/cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-bernabeu |archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> Ronaldo said, "This is the completion of my boyhood dream, to be a Real Madrid player."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo made his La Liga debut against Deportivo La Coruña on 29 August, scoring a penalty in a 3–2 home win.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo in winning start for Real |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8229070.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2009 |access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref> He scored in each of his first four league games, the first Madrid player to do so.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/6225577/Cristiano-Ronaldo-makes-Real-Madrid-history.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo makes Real Madrid history |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=23 September 2009 |access-date=25 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227073936/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/6225577/Cristiano-Ronaldo-makes-Real-Madrid-history.html |archive-date=27 December 2014}}</ref> His first Champions League goals for the club followed with two free kicks in the first group match against Zürich.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Tuesday's Champions League review |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8257957.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=15 September 2009 |access-date=15 September 2009}}</ref> His strong start to the season was interrupted when he suffered an ankle injury in October while on international duty, which kept him sidelined for seven weeks.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Glendenning |first=Barry |title=Champions League: Milan v Real Madrid – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/03/milan-real-madrid-latest-score |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=3 November 2009 |access-date=22 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715003545/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/nov/03/milan-real-madrid-latest-score |archive-date=15 July 2014}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite scoring 33 goals in all competitions and contributing to Real Madrid's 96 points in La Liga, his first season with Madrid ended trophyless.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Following Raúl's departure, Ronaldo was given No. 7 for the 2010–11 season and scored 53 goals, helping Madrid win the Copa del Rey, scoring the winning goal against rivals Barcelona in the El Clásico, his first trophy with Madrid.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also became the first player in La Liga to score 40 goals.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13485792 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo sets new Primera Liga scoring record |date=21 May 2011 |access-date=30 August 2014 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107100925/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13485792 |archive-date=7 January 2016}}</ref> In addition to the Pichichi Trophy, Ronaldo won the European Golden Shoe for a second time, becoming the first player to win the award in different leagues.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1634078.html |title=Record-breaking Ronaldo wins 2010/11 Golden Shoe |date=23 May 2011 |access-date=30 August 2014 |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805170354/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=1634078.html |archive-date=5 August 2014}}</ref>
The following season saw Ronaldo score 60 goals across all competitions,<ref>Template:Cite mag</ref> leading Madrid to their first league title in four years with a record 100 points and his runner-up finish to Lionel Messi in the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He scored his 100th league goal for Madrid in a 5–1 win over Real Sociedad on 24 March 2012, breaking the previous club record held by Ferenc Puskás.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1039908 |title=Madrid and Barca victorious |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=30 August 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081230/http://www.espnfc.com/story/1039908 |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> In the 2012–13 season, he scored his first hat-trick in the Champions League in a 4–1 win over Ajax.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Tynan |first=Gordon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/champions-league-roundup-cristiano-ronaldo-grabs-another-real-madrid-hattrick-8196517.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo grabs another Real Madrid hat-trick |date=4 October 2012 |access-date=30 August 2014 |work=The Independent |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110527/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/champions-league-roundup-cristiano-ronaldo-grabs-another-real-madrid-hattrick-8196517.html |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> Four days later, he became the first player to score in six successive Clásicos when he hit a brace in a 2–2 draw at Camp Nou.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Jenson |first=Pete |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-a-class-apart-in-el-clasico-8201425.html |title=Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo: a class apart in el Clasico |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=30 August 2014 |work=The Independent |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110539/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-a-class-apart-in-el-clasico-8201425.html |archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> His performances again saw Ronaldo voted second in the running for the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, behind four-time winner Messi.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/07/sport/football/football-messi-wins-ballon-dor-ronaldo-iniesta/index.html |title=Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time |work=CNN |date=8 January 2013 |access-date=10 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403071250/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/07/sport/football/football-messi-wins-ballon-dor-ronaldo-iniesta/index.html |archive-date=3 April 2013}}</ref>
Following the 2012–13 winter break, Ronaldo captained Madrid for the first time in an official match, scoring twice to lift 10-man Madrid to a 4–3 win over Sociedad on 6 January.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Lowe |first=Sid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/30/real-madrid-barcelona-copa-del-rey |title=Real Madrid 1–1 Barcelona Copa del Rey semi-final first leg match report |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231153337/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/30/real-madrid-barcelona-copa-del-rey |archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>
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In 2013–14 season, Ronaldo was joined at the club by winger Gareth Bale and together with striker Karim Benzema, they formed an attacking trio popularly dubbed "BBC", an acronym of Bale, Benzema and Cristiano, and a play on the name of the British public service broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=200 goals for the BBC |url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/09/200-goals-by-the-bbc |date=24 October 2015 |publisher=Real Madrid CF |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118103246/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2015/09/200-goals-by-the-bbc |archive-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> He continued prolific scoring, with 69 goals in 2013, winning the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the FIFA World Player of the Year award, for the first time in his career.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |first=Brian |last=Homewood |title=Emotional Ronaldo ends Messi run |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/soccer-fifa-awards-ronaldo-idINDEEA0C0FB20140113 |work=Reuters |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=13 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217070647/http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/soccer-fifa-awards-ronaldo-idINDEEA0C0FB20140113 |archive-date=17 February 2014}}</ref>
Concurrently with his individual achievements, Ronaldo enjoyed his greatest team success in Spain to date, as he helped Madrid win La Décima, their tenth European Cup, scoring a penalty in the 120th minute of the 4–1 final win over city rivals Atlético Madrid, becoming the first player to score in two European Cup finals for two different winning teams.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2013-2014/ronaldo-first-to-score-for-two-different-european-cup-winners_sto4260599/story.shtml |title=Ronaldo first to score for two different European Cup winners |work=Eurosport |agency=Reuters |date=24 May 2014 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> As the competition's top goalscorer for the third time, with a record 17 goals,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he was named the UEFA Best Player in Europe.<ref name="UEFA.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo scored 31 goals in 30 league games, which earned him the Pichichi and the European Golden Shoe, along with Liverpool's Luis Suárez.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 4 May, Ronaldo scored a back-heeled volley in the closing moments of the match against Valencia, voted goal of the season by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (LFP),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> giving him the Best Player in La Liga award.<ref name="2013–14"/>
During the 2014–15 season, Ronaldo set a new personal best of 61 goals, and after winning the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2199029.html |title=Real Madrid claim FIFA Club World Cup |date=20 December 2014 |access-date=21 December 2014 |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225172001/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2199029.html |archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> Ronaldo received the 2014 Ballon d'Or,<ref>"Ronaldo, Kessler, Low and Kellermann triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014" Template:Webarchive. FIFA. Retrieved 13 January 2015</ref> joining Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten as a three-time recipient.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Madrid finished in second place in La Liga and exited at the semi-final stage in the Champions League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With 10 goals, he finished as top scorer for a third consecutive season, alongside Messi and Neymar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 5 April, he scored five goals in a game for the first time in his career, including an eight-minute hat-trick, in a 9–1 rout of Granada.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|title=Real Madrid 9–1 Granada|work=BBC|date=5 April 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32121102%7Caccess-date=5 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406095209/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32121102%7Carchive-date=6 April 2015}}</ref> His 300th goal for his club followed three days later in a 2–0 win against Rayo Vallecano.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|date=8 April 2015|title=Rayo Vallecano 0–2 Real Madrid |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32176264%7Caccess-date=6 January 2019 |archive-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107100926/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32176264}}</ref> He finished the season with 48 goals, winning a second consecutive Pichichi and the European Golden Shoe for a record fourth time.<ref name="AS">Template:Cite web</ref>
2015–2018: All-time Madrid top scorer and fifth Ballon d'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo became Real Madrid's all-time top scorer on 12 September 2015 against Espanyol, netting 230 goals in 203 matches, surpassing the previous record holder, Raúl.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo also became the all-time top scorer in the Champions League with a hat-trick in the first group match against Shakhtar Donetsk, having finished the previous season level with Messi on 77 goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two goals against Malmö FF in a 2–0 away win on 30 September saw him reach the milestone of 500 career goals for club and country.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He won the 2016 Ballon d'Or, his fourth, and the inaugural 2016 The 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Bayern in April, Ronaldo scored both goals in a 2–1 away win which saw him make history by becoming the first player to reach 100 goals in UEFA club competition.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo makes history with 100th European goal |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2406572.html |date=12 April 2017 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=13 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414200754/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2406572.html |archive-date=14 April 2017}}</ref> On 17 May, Ronaldo overtook Jimmy Greaves as the all-time top scorer in the top five European leagues, scoring twice against Celta de Vigo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finished the season with 42 goals in all competitions as he helped Madrid to win their first La Liga title since 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the Champions League Final, Ronaldo scored two goals in a 4–1 victory over Juventus to take him to 12 goals for the season, making him the competition's top goalscorer for the fifth straight season (sixth overall), as well as the first player to score in three finals in the Champions League era; the second goal was the 600th of his senior career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Madrid also became the first team to win back-to-back finals in the Champions League era.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/sports/champions-league-final-score.html |title=Champions League Final: Real Madrid Confirms Its Spot as World's Best |first1=Andrew |last1=Das |first2=Rory |last2=Smith |work=The New York Times |url-access=limited |date=3 June 2017 |access-date=3 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603230044/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/sports/champions-league-final-score.html |archive-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>
On 23 October, his performances throughout 2017 saw him awarded The Best FIFA Men's Player award for the second consecutive year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A day later, Ronaldo won the 2017 Ballon d'Or, receiving his fifth-time award on the Eiffel Tower in Paris.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ballon d'Or 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo beats Lionel Messi to win fifth award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42269979 |work=BBC |date=8 December 2017|access-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128165201/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42269979%7Carchive-date=28 November 2018}}</ref> On 3 April 2018, 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 acrobatic bicycle kick. Described as a "PlayStation goal" by Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli, with Ronaldo's foot approximately Template:Convert off the ground, it garnered him a standing ovation from the opposing fans in the stadium as well as a plethora of plaudits from peers, pundits and coaches.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43636379 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo bicycle kick: Night Juventus Stadium rose to applaud Real Madrid forward |work=BBC Sport |first=Pat |last=Nevin |author-link=Pat Nevin |date=3 April 2018 |access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403233537/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43636379%7Carchive-date=3 April 2018}}</ref>
In the final on 26 May, Madrid defeated Liverpool 3–1, winning Ronaldo his fifth Champions League title, the first player to do so.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finished as the top scorer of the tournament for the sixth consecutive season with 15 goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After the final, Ronaldo referred to his time with Madrid in the past tense, sparking speculation that he could leave the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Juventus
Ronaldo joined Juventus in 2018 for €100 million, the transfer was the highest ever for a player over 30 years old and the highest paid by an Italian club.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus: Is £99m signing a good deal for Italian champions? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44785738 |access-date=10 July 2018 |work=BBC |date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711103316/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44785738 |archive-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> Upon signing, Ronaldo cited his need for a new challenge as his rationale for departing Madrid,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus sign Real Madrid forward for £99.2m |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44785173 |access-date=10 July 2018 |work=BBC |date=10 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710154813/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44785173 |archive-date=10 July 2018}}</ref> but later attributed the transfer to the lack of support he felt was shown by club president Florentino Pérez.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: I left Real Madrid because of president Florentino Pérez |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/29/cristiano-ronaldo-left-real-madrid-president-florentino-perez-juventus |access-date=30 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=29 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030170352/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/29/cristiano-ronaldo-left-real-madrid-president-florentino-perez-juventus |archive-date=30 October 2018}}</ref>
2018–2020: Consecutive Serie A titles
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On 18 August, Ronaldo made his debut in a 3–2 away win against Chievo Verona.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Gamba |first=Emanuele |date=18 August 2018 |url=https://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/juventus/2018/08/18/news/chievo_juventus_2-3_ronaldo_bernardeschi-204404802/ |title=Buona la prima di Ronaldo in Italia: gioca bene e la Juventus batte il Chievo 3–2 |work=La Repubblica |language=it |access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> On 19 September, in his first Champions League match for Juve, he was sent off against Valencia, his first red card in 154 Champions League appearances.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the reverse (home) leg against Valencia, Cristiano won 100 Champions League matches, becoming the first ever player to do so.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Champions-League/Juventus/28-11-2018/juve-ronaldo-mandukic-che-simbiosi-capolavori-assist-gol-310803729233.shtml |title=Juve, Ronaldo e Mandukic: che simbiosi. Tra capolavori, assist e gol |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |date=28 November 2018 |access-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128164736/https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Champions-League/Juventus/28-11-2018/juve-ronaldo-mandukic-che-simbiosi-capolavori-assist-gol-310803729233.shtml |archive-date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
Ronaldo won his first trophy with the club on 16 January 2019, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, after he scored the only goal from a header against AC Milan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 10 February, Ronaldo scored in a 3–0 win over Sassuolo, the ninth consecutive away game in which he had scored in the league, equalling Giuseppe Signori's single season Serie A record of most consecutive away games with at least one goal.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/fantanews/11-02-2019/cr7-record-juve-9-trasferte-fila-gol-serie-a-mirino-c-messi-3201193050934.shtml |title=Juve, CR7 da record: 9 trasferte di fila con gol in Serie A. E nel mirino c'è Messi |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |language=it |date=11 February 2019 |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> On 12 March, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 home win against Atlético in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, helping Juventus overcome a two-goal deficit to reach the quarter-finals.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/12/juventus-atletico-madrid-champions-league-last-16-second-leg-match-report |title=Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick against Atlético fires Juventus into last eight |work=The Guardian |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> On 20 April, Ronaldo played in the scudetto clinching game against Fiorentina, as Juventus won their eighth successive title after a 2–1 home win, thereby becoming the first player to win league titles in England, Spain and Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With 21 goals and eight assists, Ronaldo won the league award for Most Valuable Player.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 1 October, he reached several milestones in Juventus's 3–0 Champions League group stage win over Bayer Leverkusen including breaking Iker Casillas' record for most Champions League wins of all time.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/6467560-cristiano-ronaldo-smashes-champions-league-record-during-juventus-win-over-bayer-leverkusen |title=Cristiano Ronaldo breaks series of records after scoring 128th Champions League goal in Juventus win over Bayer Leverkusen |work=90 Min |last=Jacot |first=Sam |date=2 October 2019 |access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> On 18 December, Ronaldo leapt to a height of Template:Convert, higher than the crossbar, to head the winning goal in a 2–1 away win against Sampdoria.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Juventus forward defies gravity with jump |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50849469 |date=18 December 2019 |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=BBC}}</ref> He scored his first Serie A hat-trick on 6 January 2020, in a 4–0 home win against Cagliari and became only the second player to score hat-tricks in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Juventus 4–0 Cagliari: Cristiano Ronaldo scores first Serie A hat-trick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51000226 |date=6 January 2019 |access-date=6 January 2019 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> On 22 February, Ronaldo scored for a record-equalling 11th consecutive league game, alongside Gabriel Batistuta and Fabio Quagliarella, in what was his 1,000th senior professional game, a 2–1 away win against SPAL.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51598794 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo scores in win to equal Serie A record in 1,000th game |work=BBC Sport |date=22 February 2020 |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> On 22 June, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 away win over Bologna, overtaking Rui Costa to become the highest scoring Portuguese player in Serie A history.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/cristiano-ronaldo-overtakes-rui-costa-225433836.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Rui Costa to become Serie A's top Portuguese scorer |work=Yahoo Sports |date=22 June 2020 |access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> On 20 July, Ronaldo scored twice in a 2–1 home win over Lazio; his first goal was his 50th in Serie A. He became the first player in history to reach 50 goals in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, and becoming the second player after Edin Džeko to score 50 goals in three of Europe's top five major leagues.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Moreover, he became the oldest player, at the age of 35 years and 166 days, to score over 30 goals in one of the five top European leagues since Ronnie Rooke with Arsenal in 1948.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 26 July, Ronaldo scored the opening goal in a 2–0 home win over Sampdoria as Juventus were crowned Serie A champions for a ninth consecutive time.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53544939 |title=Juventus 2–0 Sampdoria: Maurizio Sarri's side claim ninth straight Serie A title |work=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> On 7 August, Ronaldo scored a brace in a 2–1 home win against Lyon in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, which saw him finish the season with 37 goals in all competitions; the tally allowed him to break Borel's club record of 36 goals in a single season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2020–2021: 100 Juve goals, Capocannoniere, and departure
Ronaldo played his 100th match in all competitions for Juventus on 13 December, scoring two penalties in a 3–1 away win over Genoa in the league to bring his goal tally to 79.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 2 March 2021, he scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Spezia in his 600th league match, to become the first player to score at least 20 goals in 12 consecutive seasons in the top five leagues of Europe.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/03/football/cristiano-ronaldo-goal-record-spt-intl/index.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo breaks another record during his 600th league game |work=CNN |date=3 March 2021 |access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref> On 12 May, Ronaldo scored a goal in a 3–1 away win over Sassuolo to reach his 100th goal for Juventus in all competitions on his 131st appearance, becoming the fastest Juventus player to achieve the feat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With Juventus's victory in the 2021 Coppa Italia Final on 19 May, Ronaldo became the first player in history to win every major domestic trophy in England, Spain and Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo ended the season with 29 league goals, winning the Capocannoniere award for highest goalscorer and becoming the first footballer to finish as top scorer in the English, Spanish and Italian leagues.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The start of the following season came amid reports Ronaldo would depart the club before the closure of the transfer window,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> despite Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes reaching a verbal agreement with Manchester City over personal terms,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but the club pulled out of the deal,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and later it was confirmed that City's rivals Manchester United, Ronaldo's former club, were in advanced talks to sign him,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while former manager Alex Ferguson and several ex-teammates had been in contact to persuade him to re-sign for United.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Return to Manchester United
On 27 August 2021, Manchester United announced they had reached an agreement with Juventus to re-sign Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo was given the number 7 shirt after Edinson Cavani agreed to switch to 21.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The first 24 hours of Ronaldo's shirt sales was reported to have broken the all-time record following a transfer, overtaking Messi after his move to Paris Saint-Germain.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Fiore |first=Tommaso |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/12400586/ronaldo-smashes-man-utd-shirt-sales |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: New Manchester United No 7 smashes shirt sale record and causes media frenzy |date=6 September 2021 |access-date=7 September 2021 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref>
On 11 September, Ronaldo made his second debut at Old Trafford, scoring the opening two goals in a 4–1 league victory against Newcastle United.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 29 September, he scored a last-minute winner in United's 2–1 victory at home to Villarreal in the Champions League, and overtook Iker Casillas as the player with the most appearances in the competition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo proved to be crucial in the next Champions League fixtures, scoring various last minute goals to help United qualify for the round of 16 as group winners.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 2 December, Ronaldo netted two goals in a 3–2 home league win against Arsenal, which saw him surpass 800 career goals.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Man Utd & Portugal forward becomes first player to score 800 top-level goals |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59514549 |date=3 December 2021 |access-date=4 December 2021 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Struggles ensued, with a fractured relationship with his teammates and interim manager, continuing for two months,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> until he scored in United's 2–0 win at home versus Brighton & Hove Albion on 15 February 2022, his first in the new year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He finished the season with 24 goals in all competitions being named in the Premier League Team of the Year and the winner of United's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but United finished in a disappointing sixth place and qualified for the UEFA Europa League; as a result, Ronaldo went trophyless for the first time since 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After growing dissatisfaction with the direction of United on and off the field, Ronaldo desired to leave to join a club competing in the Champions League, but a move failed to materialise, with various European clubs refusing a transfer, due to his age, overall cost of a transfer and high wage demands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Shortly after, he fell out with manager Erik ten Hag who used him as a substitute, leading United to terminate his contract on 22 November, following an interview with Piers Morgan, where Ronaldo said that he felt "betrayed" by Ten Hag and criticised the management of the club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Al-Nassr
On 30 December 2022, Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr reached an agreement for Ronaldo to join the club, signing a contract until 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo received the highest football salary ever, at €200 million per year,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> including a guaranteed football salary of €90 million, with commercial and sponsorship deals bringing his total annual salary to €200 million. He made his debut for Al-Nassr on 22 January 2023, as club captain, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 win over Al-Ettifaq,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Al-Fateh by converting a last-minute penalty.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 9 February, Ronaldo scored all four goals in a 4–0 win over Al-Wehda, his first goal of the match being his 500th career league goal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to the BBC, Ronaldo's transfer to Al-Nassr led a "revolution" in Asian football, with many players from other leagues, particularly those in Europe, transferring to Saudi Pro League clubs for the 2023–24 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the final of the Arab Club Champions Cup on 12 August, Ronaldo scored both goals as they defeated rivals Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time. Ronaldo scored six goals in the competition.<ref name="accc">Template:Cite magazine</ref> At the close of the year, Ronaldo scored 54 goals in all competitions for Al-Nassr and Portugal, making him the outright top scorer in 2023, reaching the same goalscoring record as in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 27 May 2024, in Al-Nassr's home fixture against Al-Ittihad, Ronaldo scored his 34th and 35th league goals of the campaign, surpassing Abderrazak Hamdallah's record for the most goals scored in a single Saudi Pro League season. He also became the first footballer to finish as top scorer in four different leagues, the English, Spanish, Italian and Saudi leagues.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 31 May, in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out defeat to Al-Hilal in the 2024 King Cup final following a 1–1 draw after extra-time (in which he scored his side's second spot kick), he equalled Rogério Ceni's record for most top-level matches by a male professional footballer (1,225).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo finished the 2024–25 season with 25 league goals, becoming the league's top scorer for a second consecutive time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In November 2025, chasing the 1000 career goal milestone, Ronaldo stated that he will retire within the upcoming two years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
International career
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At the age of 18, Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal as a substitute against Kazakhstan on 20 August 2003.<ref name="ABC">Template:Cite web</ref> At UEFA Euro 2004, he scored his first international goal in a 2–1 group stage loss to Greece in his eighth international appearance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="SW" /> Despite Portugal losing to Greece again in the final, Ronaldo made the team of the tournament, with two assists and two goals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, at the age of 21 years and 132 days, Ronaldo became the youngest ever goalscorer for Portugal at a World Cup finals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Portugal reached the semi-finals, where Portugal lost to France, with Ronaldo being booed during their defeat, due to an incident that occurred in the quarter-finals against England.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="FFT"/><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Podolski beats Ronaldo to award |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5157434.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=7 July 2006 |access-date=10 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710052315/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5157434.stm%7Carchive-date=10 July 2006}}</ref>
On 6 February 2007, Cristiano captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly against Brazil.<ref name="Rediff captain">Template:Cite web</ref> He wore the number 7 shirt ahead of UEFA Euro 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/teams/team=110/squad/index.html |title=Portugal |access-date=11 June 2024 |publisher=UEFA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116105958/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2008/teams/team=110/squad/index.html%7Carchive-date=16 January 2014}}</ref> Despite scoring eight goals in qualifications,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Top scorers for Euro 2008 European Qualifying campaign |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/topscorers?league=uefa.euroq |publisher=ESPN|access-date=11 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007223817/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/topscorers?league=uefa.euroq%7Carchive-date=7 October 2010}}</ref> the second-highest tally, he scored just one goal in the finals, netting the second goal of Portugal's 3–1 win in the group stage game against the Czech Republic. Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a 3–2 loss to Germany.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo failed to score in 2010 World Cup qualifying.<ref name="FFT">Template:Cite web</ref> He scored only one goal in the 2010 World Cup finals; despite this, he was named man of the match in all three group stage matches, against Ivory Coast, North Korea and Brazil.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His only goal of the tournament came in their 7–0 demolishing of North Korea, which was his first international goal in 16 months.<ref name="wsj">Template:Cite web</ref> Two years later, in UEFA Euro 2012, Ronaldo was joint top scorer with three goals, enough for him to be included in the team of the tournament.<ref name=regulations2012/> During qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored eight goals. Despite this, Portugal did not qualify directly; Ronaldo scored all four goals against Sweden in the play-off to qualify.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the tournament in Brazil, Ronaldo assisted a last-minute 2–2 equaliser against the United States,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and scored an 80th-minute winner in a 2–1 win over Ghana.<ref name="BBC14">"Portugal 2–1 Ghana" . BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2024</ref>
In 2016, Ronaldo led Portugal to their first-ever trophy at the UEFA Euro 2016, although he was subbed off in the 25th minute in the final against hosts France.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer, which gave him his fourth Ballon d'Or later that year. With the win, Portugal qualified and made its only appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup held in Russia, where they finished in third place, with Ronaldo being named man of the match in all three of Portugal's group stage matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the 2018 World Cup, Ronaldo became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup match, in a 3–3 draw against Spain.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following match, Ronaldo scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Morocco, breaking Puskás' record as the highest European goalscorer of all time, with 85 international goals.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |first=Luke |last=Brown |date=20 June 2018 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo goal, Portugal vs Morocco World Cup 2018: Real Madrid forward breaks record with header |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/cristiano-ronaldo-goal-portugal-vs-morocco-watch-live-stream-world-cup-2018-record-highlights-a8407906.html |access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620235228/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/cristiano-ronaldo-goal-portugal-vs-morocco-watch-live-stream-world-cup-2018-record-highlights-a8407906.html%7Carchive-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> For his performances in the tournament, Ronaldo was named in the World Cup Dream Team.<ref name="2018FWC">Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo led Portugal to victory in the inaugural UEFA Nations League in 2019, receiving the top scorer award in the finals,<ref name="CR7 NL 2019"/> and received the Golden Boot as top scorer of Euro 2020. Ronaldo also became the first player to score at five European Championships.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 23 June 2021, Ronaldo scored two goals in the Euro 2020 match against France, breaking the men's goalscoring record previously held by Ali Daei.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On 9 October, he scored the opening goal in a 3–0 friendly win over Qatar at the Estádio Algarve; with his 181st international appearance, he also overtook Sergio Ramos's record for the most international caps received by a European player.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ronaldo-record-appearance-portugal-international-21814851 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo breaks another international record while scoring 112th goal |work=Manchester Evening News |last=Smith |first=Joshua |date=9 October 2021 |access-date=10 October 2021}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the following match against Luxembourg on 12 October, also played at the Estádio Algarve, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 win for Portugal, thus becoming the first player to score 10 hat-tricks in men's international football.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/cristiano-ronaldo-scores-a-record-breaking-10th-international-hat-trick-for-portugal/195305 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo scores a record-breaking 10th international hat-trick for Portugal |work=Sporting Life |date=13 October 2021 |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref>
In the 2022 World Cup, on 24 November, Ronaldo became the first player to score at five World Cups, netting a penalty against Ghana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following a dispute with manager Fernando Santos, after their last group game against South Korea, he was dropped from the starting line-up for Portugal's last 16 match, marking the first time since Euro 2008 that he had not started a game for Portugal in a major international tournament,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the first time Portugal had started a knockout game without Ronaldo in the starting line-up at an international tournament since Euro 2000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On 23 March 2023, Ronaldo scored a brace against Liechtenstein as he earned his 197th overall cap to become the most capped male footballer of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 20 June, Ronaldo made his 200th appearance for his national team, scoring the only goal of an away win over Iceland, in the Euro qualifiers, as he became the first player in the history of men's international football to make 200 appearances for his country.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 16 October, Portugal secured first place in their qualifying group, following a 5–0 away victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Ronaldo scoring twice.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The landmark goals meant he had scored more than 100 goals in each of the last three decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s).<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace in Portugal's win over Bosnia|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-10-world-football-cristiano-ronaldo-new-record-portugal-secure-euro-2024-spot%7Caccess-date=21 February 2024 |agency=KhelNow}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title="38 and still shining," "Messi did this ages ago" – Fans react as incredible new Cristiano Ronaldo stat comes to light|date=18 October 2023 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-38-still-shining-messi-ages-ago-fans-react-incredible-new-cristiano-ronaldo-stat-comes-light%7Caccess-date=21 February 2024 |agency=Sportskeeda}}</ref>
With his start in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2024 opener against the Czech Republic, Ronaldo became the first player to feature in six European Championships, having previously been the first player to appear in five.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Later that year, on 5 September, he scored his 900th career goal in a 2–1 victory over Croatia in the UEFA Nations League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 8 June 2025, Ronaldo won his second UEFA Nations League title, helping Portugal defeat Spain in the final, scoring 8 goals in 9 games in the tournament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 14 October, Ronaldo scored twice in a 2–2 draw against Hungary in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, reaching a record 41 goals in World Cup qualifying.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ronaldo was sent off for elbowing defender Dara O'Shea in the back during Portugal's 2–0 loss to Ireland in the World Cup qualifiers in Dublin on 14 November 2025.<ref>Jamie Braidwood, 'How many games could Cristiano Ronaldo miss after red card in World Cup qualifying?'. The Independent, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025</ref>
Player profile
Style of play
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A versatile attacker, Ronaldo is capable of playing on either wing as well as through the centre of the pitch,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and, while ostensibly right-footed, is very strong with both feet.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |first=Jonathan |last=Wilson |title=Why are so many wingers playing on the 'wrong' wings? |newspaper=The Guardian |date=24 March 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/24/the-question-inside-out-wingers |access-date=16 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826015823/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/mar/24/the-question-inside-out-wingers |archive-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> 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 of tricks and feints,<ref name="Bolt">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> such as the step overs and so-called 'chops' that became his trademark;<ref name="Grantland">Template:Cite web</ref> he has also been known to use the flip-flap.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
His strength and jumping ability, combined with his elevation, heading accuracy and height of Template:Height, give him an edge in winning aerial duels. These attributes allow him to function as a target-man and make him an aerial goal threat in the penalty area; consequently, many of his goals have been headers.<ref name="Molinaro">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/9870500/How-did-Cristiano-Ronaldo-score-his-incredible-header-against-Manchester-United.html |title=How did Cristiano Ronaldo score his incredible header against Manchester United? |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=14 February 2013 |access-date=1 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530150630/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/9870500/How-did-Cristiano-Ronaldo-score-his-incredible-header-against-Manchester-United.html |archive-date=30 May 2013}}</ref> Ronaldo holds the record for the highest recorded jump in football history, measuring Template:Convert, which he achieved during a match against Manchester United while playing for Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 has 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 chances for his teammates, courtesy of his vision and passing ability.<ref name="Bolt"/><ref name="Molinaro"/>
In his final seasons at United, Ronaldo played an even more attacking and central role, functioning both as a striker and as a supporting forward, or even as an attacking midfielder on occasion.<ref name="Molinaro"/> 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.<ref name="Molinaro"/> An accurate penalty kick taker,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he also became a set piece specialist, renowned for his powerful, bending free kicks.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=From Messi to Ronaldo – the world's best free kick takers |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/telebest/sport/from-messi-to-ronaldo--the-worlds--best-freekick-takers-14784405.html |work=The Belfast Telegraph |access-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> When taking free kicks, Ronaldo is known for using the knuckleball technique, which was developed by Juninho Pernambucano.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also adopts a trademark stance before striking the ball, which involves him standing with his legs far apart.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Regarding Ronaldo's unique style of taking free kicks, former United assistant manager Mike Phelan commented: "People used to put the ball down, walk away, run up and hit it. He brought in a more dynamic showmanship. He places the ball down, the concentration level is high, he takes his certain amount of steps back so that his standing foot is in the perfect place to hit the ball in the sweet spot. He is the ultimate showman. He has that slight arrogance. When he pulls those shorts up and shows his thighs, he is saying 'All eyes on me' and this is going in. He understands the marketing side of it. The way he struts up and places it; the world is watching him."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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At Real Madrid, Ronaldo continued to play a more offensive role, while his creative and defensive duties became more limited, although not entirely diminished.<ref name="Centrally"/> Initially deployed as a centre forward by managers Manuel Pellegrini and José Mourinho, he was later moved back onto the left wing, though in a free tactical role; this position allowed 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 teammates to exploit.<ref name="Centrally"/><ref name="Rise"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Madrid's counter-attacking style of play also allowed him to become a more efficient and consistent player, as evidenced by his record-breaking goalscoring feats. While he mainly drew praise in the media for his prolific goalscoring, Ronaldo also demonstrated his ability as an effective creator in this role.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="flourish">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/real-madrid-v-liverpool-the-five-phases-of-cristiano-ronaldo-gxhqs8htq |title=Real Madrid v Liverpool: The five phases of Cristiano Ronaldo |newspaper=The Times |first1=Gabriele |last1=Marcotti |date=25 May 2018 |access-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> This unique role has been described by pundits as that of a "false", "attacking", or "goalscoring winger", as Ronaldo effectively almost functioned as a striker at times with his central runs into the penalty area, despite actually playing on the left flank.<ref name="Rise">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 2013 onwards, under manager Carlo Ancelotti, 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.<ref name="Centrally">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 2017, Ronaldo adapted his style of play yet again to become more of a free-roaming centre forward under manager Zinedine Zidane, a role in which he continued to excel and maintain a prolific goalscoring record; in this position, he earned praise in the media for his intelligent movement both on and off the ball, positional sense, link-up play and finishing, as well as his ability to lose or anticipate his markers, find space in the box and score from few touches or opportunities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/10/cristiano-ronaldo-joins-illustrious-list-players-reinvented/ |title=Cristiano Ronaldo joins illustrious list of players who reinvented themselves in a new position |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 May 2017 |access-date=28 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529064430/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/10/cristiano-ronaldo-joins-illustrious-list-players-reinvented/%7Carchive-date=29 May 2018}}</ref>
In his first season at Juventus, Ronaldo continued to play in a variety of different attacking roles under manager Massimiliano Allegri, depending on whom he was partnered with. While he had occupied an increasingly offensive role in his final years at Real Madrid, at times he functioned in a free role at Juventus, either as a lone striker or in his trademark role on the left wing, in a 4–2–3–1 or 4–3–3 formation, in which he often switched positions with Mario Mandžukić. In this role, he was also given licence to drop deep or even out wide onto the right flank to receive the ball, and be more involved in the build-up of plays; as such, aside from scoring goals himself, he began to take on opponents and create chances for other players with greater frequency than he had in his final seasons with Real Madrid. Off the ball, he was also capable of creating space for teammates with his movement and attacking runs into the box, or finishing off chances with his head or feet by getting onto the end of his teammates' crosses.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="FreeRole">Template:Cite web</ref> On occasion he also played in an attacking partnership alongside Mandžukić in a 4–3–1–2, 4–4–2, or 3–5–2 formation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He continued to play a similar role in his second season with the club under manager Maurizio Sarri.<ref name="FreeRole"/>
Reception and image
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Argentina forward Lionel Messi.<ref name="Messi">Various sources:
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On his longevity and "extraordinary commitment to physical preparation", Adam Bate of Sky Sports said: "Dedication is a huge part of staying at the top and Ronaldo's focus is perhaps unparalleled within the game."<ref name="evolves">{{#invoke:cite|news |last1=Bate |first1=Adam |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's evolution: Could he really play beyond the age of 40? |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10657507/cristiano-ronaldo8217s-evolution-could-he-really-play-beyond-the-age-of-40 |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=1 October 2018 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001142304/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10657507/cristiano-ronaldo8217s-evolution-could-he-really-play-beyond-the-age-of-40 |archive-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> While stating they were stylistically different players who shared an equal desire to score goals, former Brazil international Ronaldo praised Cristiano's approach to training, arguing that "there are so few players who take care of their body like he does. I trained because I had to, he does it because he loves it."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo: I trained because I had to, Cristiano Ronaldo does it because he loves it|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/international-football/2018/12/07/5c0aa36dca4741fc368b458b.html |access-date=12 May 2021 |magazine=Marca|date=7 December 2018 }}</ref> His drive and determination to succeed are fuelled by a desire to be talked about alongside other greats such as Pelé and Diego Maradona once retiring.<ref>"Cristiano Ronaldo says he has no idea how much money he has". Template:Webarchive. London. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 5 September 2014</ref> He is credited, along with his compatriot, coach José Mourinho, with inspiring changing fortunes of Portuguese football in Template:Decade and Template:Decade.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=How Portugal became a European super power in football |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/jun/09/benficas-luis-araujo-with-only-one-ball-we-have-to-put-on-a-good-session |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210611161103/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/jun/09/benficas-luis-araujo-with-only-one-ball-we-have-to-put-on-a-good-session |archive-date=11 June 2021 |date=9 June 2021 |work=The Guardian |last=Brassell |first=Andy |access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref> At times, he has been criticised for simulating when tackled.<ref name="simulating">Various sources:
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During his career, Ronaldo has also been described as having an "arrogant image" on the pitch,<ref name=FPMH>Template:Cite web</ref> with Ronaldo stating that he had become a "victim" because of how he was portrayed in the media.<ref name=personality>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/08/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-interview/index.html |title=Ronaldo admits perceived arrogance has cost him |work=CNN |date=8 November 2012 |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122071522/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/08/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-interview/index.html |archive-date=22 November 2012}}</ref> He is often seen moaning, gesticulating and scowling while trying to inspire his team to victory,<ref name=FPMH/> with Ronaldo insisting that his competitive nature should not be mistaken for arrogance.<ref name=personality/> His managers, teammates and various journalists have said that this reputation has caused an unfair image of him.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.marca.com/2013/09/10/en/football/real_madrid/1378834274.html |title=Pepe: 'Cristiano is a symbol' |date=10 September 2013 |newspaper=Marca|location=Spain |access-date=10 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913013826/http://www.marca.com/2013/09/10/en/football/real_madrid/1378834274.html |archive-date=13 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Balague |first=Guillem |author-link=Guillem Balague |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12087/9115007/ballon-dor-cristiano-ronaldos-improved-image-helped-win-says-guillem-balague |title=Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo's improved image helped win, says Guillem Balague |publisher=Sky Sports |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
Goal celebrations
Ronaldo has adopted several goal celebrations throughout his career, including one particular celebration which gained widespread coverage in the media, when he squatted and stared directly into a camera on the sidelines of the pitch with his hand on his chin.<ref name="FIFA18"/><ref name="GoalCel">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="NewGoalCel"/> After scoring a goal, he usually celebrates with a "storming jump" and "turn", before "landing in spread-eagled fashion"<ref name="GoalCel"/> into his "signature power stance",<ref name="NewGoalCel">Template:Cite web</ref> while usually simultaneously exclaiming "Sí" (Spanish and Italian for "yes").<ref name="FIFA18"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This trademark celebration has been dubbed the "Siu" or siuuu in the media.<ref name="FIFA18"/><ref name="GoalCel"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It has also been known as "suiii", "siiuuu", "siii" or "Right Here Right Now", formally the Cristiano Ronaldo celebration. Since Ronaldo first performed the gesture in 2013,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> it has been widely imitated by athletes and personalities both in and outside of football when celebrating scoring in respective sports or a significant achievement, and is widely regarded as the most iconic association football celebration of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The gesture was first performed by Ronaldo on 7 August, during the 2013 International Champions Cup Final between Real Madrid and Chelsea. Ronaldo gave Madrid a 2–1 lead with a free kick when he headed in a cross from Isco, helping Madrid beat Chelsea 3–1 to claim the International Champions Cup and celebrating with his first "Siuuu". During an interview after the match against Chelsea when he first performed the gesture, Ronaldo explained he scored the goal and "it just felt natural" and "didn't know where it came from". He started doing it more often and when the supporters see it they are reminded of him.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The phrase "siu" is derived from Portuguese sim, meaning "yes". This was confirmed by Ronaldo in an interview in 2023, almost a decade since he first performed it. Ronaldo explained that the phrase "Siuuu" simply means yes, but "meaning it very strongly".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rivalry with Lionel Messi
Both Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored in multiple UEFA Champions League finals, have regularly broken the 50-goal barrier in a single season, and are the two leading goal scorers in history. Sports journalists and pundits regularly weigh the individual merits of both players in an attempt to argue who they believe is the best player in modern football or in the history of the game.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Mendes |first=Chris |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/10923614/World-Cup-2014-Cristiano-Ronaldos-personal-duel-with-Lionel-Messi-is-affecting-his-performances-for-Portugal.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's personal duel with Lionel Messi is affecting his performances for Portugal |date=24 June 2014 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007135938/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/10923614/World-Cup-2014-Cristiano-Ronaldos-personal-duel-with-Lionel-Messi-is-affecting-his-performances-for-Portugal.html |archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> It has been compared to several sports rivalries, among them the Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier rivalry in boxing, the Borg–McEnroe rivalry in tennis and the Senna–Prost rivalry from Formula One motor racing.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Hunter |first=Graham |url=http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5842703/el-clasico-all-ronaldo-vs-messi |title=The game's best rivalry |date=28 November 2010 |access-date=30 September 2014 |publisher=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006150207/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/5842703/el-clasico-all-ronaldo-vs-messi |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Some commentators choose to analyse the differing physiques and playing styles of the two.<ref name="hughes2011">{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Hughes |first=Rob |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html |title=Ronaldo May Look Like the Best, but There Is Someone Better |date=13 September 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The New York Times |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701061906/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html |archive-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> Part of the debate revolves around the contrasting personalities of the two players, as Ronaldo is sometimes depicted as an arrogant and theatrical showoff, while Messi is portrayed as a shy, humble character.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Hayward |first=Paul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/may/26/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-champions-league |title=Cristiano Ronaldo versus Lionel Messi pits showman against shy man |date=26 May 2009 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009050509/http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/may/26/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-champions-league |archive-date=9 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Lewis |first=Tim |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2013/nov/24/cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-portugal-football |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: he's got a god-given talent – and he knows it |date=24 November 2013 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Guardian |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006163656/http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2013/nov/24/cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-portugal-football |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Calvin |first=Michael |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-last-word-crunch-time-for-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-9537924.html |title=Crunch time for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo |date=15 June 2014 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094101/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-last-word-crunch-time-for-lionel-messi-and-cristiano-ronaldo-9537924.html |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>
Template:Quote box In a 2012 interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry, saying: "I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last1=Montague |first1=James |last2=Pinto |first2=Pedro |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/17/sport/football/football-champions-league-ronaldo-interview/ |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: I'm better than Messi |date=29 May 2012 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006125456/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/17/sport/football/football-champions-league-ronaldo-interview/ |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo's manager during his time at Manchester United, opined: "I don't think the rivalry against each other bothers them. I think they have their own personal pride in terms of wanting to be the best."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Palmer |first=Kevin |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1271003/alex-ferguson:-cristiano-ronaldo-and-lionel-messi-both-the-best |title=Fergie: Ronaldo and Messi are equals |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=ESPN}}</ref> Messi himself denied any rivalry, saying that it was "only the media, the press, who wants us to be at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9478241/Barcelonas-Lionel-Messi-blames-media-for-inventing-rivalry-with-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html |title=Barcelona's Lionel Messi blames media for inventing rivalry with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=30 September 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007221041/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9478241/Barcelonas-Lionel-Messi-blames-media-for-inventing-rivalry-with-Real-Madrids-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html |archive-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Responding to the claims that he and Messi do not get on well on a personal level, Ronaldo commented: "We don't have a relationship outside the world of football, just as we don't with a lot of other players." Ronaldo added 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 it's a good thing."<ref name="Marca 2014"/> 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.<ref>"Lionel Messi Reaches $50 Million-A-Year Deal With Barcelona". Template:Webarchive. Forbes. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014</ref>
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. In response to Blatter's "commander" on the pitch comment, Ronaldo issued his own riposte with a mock-salute celebration after scoring a penalty against Sevilla.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24730976 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Sepp Blatter's apology to Real Madrid |work=BBC Sport |date=29 October 2013 |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125161507/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24730976 |archive-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> In August 2019, Ronaldo and Messi were interviewed while sat next to each other prior to the announcement of the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, with Ronaldo stating: "I pushed him and he pushed me as well. So it's good to be part of the history of football."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & Eric Cantona light up Uefa awards |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49516474 |access-date=30 August 2019 |work=BBC|date=29 August 2019 }}</ref>
In September 2023, Ronaldo declared that his rivalry with Messi was over and "gone", after 36 official fixtures and 15 years of "sharing the stage".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In popular culture
Popularity and online following
Ronaldo was named in the 2014 Time 100, TimeTemplate:'s annual list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> ESPN named Ronaldo the world's most famous athlete in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=ESPN World Fame 100 |url=http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15685581/espn-world-fame-100 |publisher=ESPN |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713040749/http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/15685581/espn-world-fame-100 |archive-date=13 July 2016}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=ESPN ranks the 100 most famous athletes |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2018/05/22/5-surprises-from-espns-ranking-of-the-100-most-famous-athletes/111166614/ |work=USA Today |date=31 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=World Fame 100 – 2019 |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/26113613/espn-world-fame-100-2019 |access-date=14 September 2019 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> Demand for a replica Ronaldo shirt has been high throughout his career. In 2008, Ronaldo's number 7 Manchester United shirt was the best-selling Premier League sports product.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/22/wayne-rooney-manchester-united |location=London |work=The Guardian |title=Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is king of the replica kit |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=13 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630161615/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/22/wayne-rooney-manchester-united |archive-date=30 June 2018}}</ref> In 2015, Ronaldo's number 7 Real Madrid shirt was the second best-selling worldwide, after Messi's number 10 Barcelona shirt.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Leo Messi's Barcelona Shirt Is the Most Sold Worldwide, Cristiano Ronaldo 2nd |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2609501-leo-messis-barcelona-shirt-is-the-most-sold-worldwide-cristiano-ronaldo-2nd |access-date=4 January 2019 |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> In 2018, within 24 hours of his number 7 Juventus shirt being released, over 520,000 had been sold, with $62.4 million generated in one day.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Juventus Have Sold $60 Million Of Ronaldo Jerseys In 24 Hours |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/07/20/juventus-have-sold-60-million-of-ronaldo-jerseys-in-24-hours-infographic/ |access-date=13 October 2018 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013213627/https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2018/07/20/juventus-have-sold-60-million-of-ronaldo-jerseys-in-24-hours-infographic/ |archive-date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
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Ronaldo has established a strong online presence. The most popular sportsperson on social media, he counted over 500 million total followers across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by February 2021, making him the first person to pass half a billion followers.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo Is The First Person To Pass Half A Billion Followers On Social Media |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news-legends-take-a-bow-cristiano-ronaldo-is-the-first-person-to-have-500-million-followers-20210212 |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=SportBible}}</ref> The most-followed person on Facebook (171 million), most-followed on Instagram (650 million) and most-followed sportsperson on Twitter (115 million), his sponsors earned $936 million in media value across his accounts between June 2016 and June 2017.<ref name="Forbes 2017"/>
After announcing the creation of his YouTube channel, UR · Cristiano on 21 August 2024, it became the fastest to reach the 1 million subscribers milestone,<ref name="onefootball.com">Template:Cite web</ref> doing so in 90 minutes.<ref name="onefootball.com"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The channel also became the fastest to reach 5,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 10,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 20,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 30 and 50 million subscribers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It also became the most subscribed channel in Portugal, surpassing the Portuguese Nick Jr.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/26658/mcafee-names-most-dangerous-football-team-in-europe/ |title=McAfee Names Most Dangerous Football Team in Europe |work=Infosecurity |date=28 June 2012 |access-date=15 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630155959/http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/26658/mcafee-names-most-dangerous-football-team-in-europe/ |archive-date=30 June 2012}}</ref>
Wealth and sponsorships
With earnings of €720 million (£615 million) from 2010 to 2019, Ronaldo was ranked second in Forbes list of the decade's highest-paid athletes, behind boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Forbes ranked Ronaldo as the highest-paid ahtlete in the world in 2016 ($88 million), 2017 ($93 million) and from 2023 to 2025 ($136 million, $260 million and $275 million respectively), and he has entered every top 10 since the ranking's inception in 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=The world's highest paid football players |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinasettimi/2014/05/07/the-worlds-highest-paid-soccer-players-3/ |work=Forbes |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=8 May 2014 |first=Christina |last=Settimi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510084750/http://www.forbes.com/sites/christinasettimi/2014/05/07/the-worlds-highest-paid-soccer-players-3/ |archive-date=10 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=The world's highest paid football players 2015 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlh45eldf/1-cristiano-ronaldo-real/ |work=Forbes |access-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126122118/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mlh45eldf/1-cristiano-ronaldo-real/ |archive-date=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Forbes 2017">"Cristiano Ronaldo Produced Nearly $1 Billion in Value for Sponsors on Social Media". Template:Webarchive. Forbes. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.</ref> He has also been included in every annual ranking of the highest-paid athletes by Sportico: he was named the third highest-paid athlete of 2021 ($120 million) and 2022 ($115 million) and the highest-paid athlete of 2023 ($275 million) and 2024 ($260 million).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is the first footballer and only the third sportsman to earn $1 billion in their career.<ref name=settimi2020>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo is one of the world's most marketable sportsmen: SportsPro rated him the fifth most marketable athlete in 2012<ref name="SportsPro 2012">{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/off-the-field/32424123_1_mc-mary-kom-london-olympics-world-champion-boxer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618042111/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/off-the-field/32424123_1_mc-mary-kom-london-olympics-world-champion-boxer |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 June 2013 |work=The Times of India |title=MS Dhoni, Mary Kom world's 16th, 38th most marketable athletes |date=26 June 2012}}</ref> and eighth most marketable athlete in 2013.<ref name="SportsPro 2012"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sports market research company Repucom named Ronaldo the most marketable and most recognised football player in the world in May 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since his reputation grew 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 personalised CR7 edition,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Nike's CR7 Collection Reflects Attitude And Irreverence Of A Global Icon |url=https://news.nike.com/news/new-cristiano-ronaldo-signature-collection-from-nike-reflects-attitude-irreverence-of-a-global-icon |work=Nike |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=6 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707011634/https://news.nike.com/news/new-cristiano-ronaldo-signature-collection-from-nike-reflects-attitude-irreverence-of-a-global-icon |archive-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> soft drinks, clothing, automotive lubricants, financial services, electronics, and video games.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo expands his brand with the launch of Legacy fragrance |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2015/09/16/cristano-ronaldo-expands-his-brand-with-launch-of-legacy-frangrance/ |work=Forbes |date=26 November 2015 |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922120808/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2015/09/16/cristano-ronaldo-expands-his-brand-with-launch-of-legacy-frangrance/ |archive-date=22 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Booth |first=Robert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/11/cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-real-madrid |title=From £175 to £80m in 14 years – but can Cristiano Ronaldo earn it like Beckham? |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=11 June 2009 |access-date=8 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217232948/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/jun/11/cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-real-madrid |archive-date=17 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/07/11/is-cristiano-ronaldo-the-worlds-most-marketable-athlete/ |title=Is Cristiano Ronaldo The World's Most Marketable Athlete? |work=Forbes |date=7 November 2012 |access-date=8 July 2013 |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602113649/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/07/11/is-cristiano-ronaldo-the-worlds-most-marketable-athlete/ |archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Why Cristiano Ronaldo's $1 Billion Nike Deal May Be A Bargain For Sportswear Giant |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/12/02/cristiano-ronaldos-1-billion-nike-deal-is-a-bargain-for-sportswear-giant/ |work=Forbes |date=2 December 2016 |access-date=6 July 2018 |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705235422/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/12/02/cristiano-ronaldos-1-billion-nike-deal-is-a-bargain-for-sportswear-giant/ |archive-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> Ronaldo featured as the cover star of FIFA video game FIFA 18 and was heavily involved in the game's promotion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His "Sii" goal celebration features in the FIFA series, accompanied with his own voiceover.<ref name="FIFA18">{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Russell |first=Bradley |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/how-do-12-new-fifa-18-celebrations-plus-more-our-favourites |title=How to do the 12 new FIFA 18 celebrations – plus more of our favourites |date=6 October 2017 |access-date=26 November 2022 |work=FourFourTwo}}</ref> He was also the face of Pro Evolution Soccer, appearing on the covers of the 2008, 2012 and 2013 editions of the game.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Fifa 18 release date confirmed with Cristiano Ronaldo as cover star |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-18-release-date-confirmed-with-cristiano-ronaldo-as-cover-star-a3557866.html |newspaper=London Evening Standard |access-date=5 July 2018 |date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706002905/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-18-release-date-confirmed-with-cristiano-ronaldo-as-cover-star-a3557866.html%7Carchive-date=6 July 2018}}</ref>
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 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo raises funds for tsunami-hit Aceh |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/13/eng20050613_189948.html |work=People's Daily |date=13 June 2005 |access-date=2 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309050612/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/13/eng20050613_189948.html |archive-date=9 March 2011}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After accepting undisclosed damages from a libel case against The Sun newspaper in 2008, Ronaldo donated the damages to a charity in Madeira.<ref name=payout />
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In support of the victims of the 2010 Madeira flood, Ronaldo pledged to play in a charity match in Madeira between Primeira Liga club Porto and players from Madeiran-based clubs Marítimo and Nacional.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozasp-soccer-spain-ronaldo-madeira-20100-idAFJOE61L09O20100222 |title=Ronaldo to play in charity match for Madeira |work=Reuters |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=26 November 2022}}</ref>
In 2012, Ronaldo and his agent paid for specialist treatment for a nine-year-old Canarian boy with apparently terminal cancer.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.as.com/english/articulo/cristiano-ronaldo-funds-cancer-treatment/20120619dasdenspo_11/Ten |title=Cristiano Ronaldo funds cancer treatment for 9-year-old boy |work=AS.com |date=19 June 2012 |access-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517153709/http://www.as.com/english/articulo/cristiano-ronaldo-funds-cancer-treatment/20120619dasdenspo_11/Ten |archive-date=17 May 2014 |last1=s. l. |first1=Diarioas AS }}</ref> In December 2012, Ronaldo joined FIFA's "11 for Health" programme to raise awareness among kids of how to steer clear of conditions including drug addiction, HIV, malaria, and obesity.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.marca.com/2012/12/31/en/football/international_football/1356973939.html |title=Messi and Ronaldo join forces for FIFA's '11 for Health' |newspaper=Marca |location=Spain |date=31 December 2012 |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206092629/http://www.marca.com/2012/12/31/en/football/international_football/1356973939.html |archive-date=6 February 2013}}</ref> In January 2013, Ronaldo became Save the Children's new Global Artist Ambassador, in which he hopes to help fight child hunger and obesity.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In March 2013, Ronaldo agreed to be the ambassador for the Mangrove Care Forum Bali in Indonesia, an organisation aiming to raise awareness of mangrove conservation.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/17/ronaldo-ambassador-mangrove.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321060234/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/17/ronaldo-ambassador-mangrove.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 March 2013 |title=Ronaldo ambassador for mangrove |newspaper=The Jakarta Post |date=17 March 2013 |access-date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
Ronaldo was named the world's most charitable sportsperson in 2015 after donating £5 million to the relief effort after the earthquake in Nepal which killed over 8,000 people.<ref name="Independent 2016">{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-forward-donates-600000-champions-league-final-bonus-to-charity-a7063036.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Real Madrid forward donates €600,000 Champions League win bonus to charity |newspaper=The Independent |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=3 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605020931/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-real-madrid-forward-donates-600000-champions-league-final-bonus-to-charity-a7063036.html |archive-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> In June 2016, Ronaldo donated the entirety of his €600,000 Champions League bonus after Real Madrid won the competition.<ref name="Independent 2016"/> In August of the same year, 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/cristiano-ronaldos-new-charity-app-lets-you-post-selfies-him-topless-or-otherwise-172893 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's New Charity App Lets You Post Selfies With Him, Topless or Otherwise |first=David |last=Griner |work=Adweek |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811170925/http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/cristiano-ronaldos-new-charity-app-lets-you-post-selfies-him-topless-or-otherwise-172893 |archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>
Eponyms and honours
In 2007, C.D. Nacional renamed its youth campus Cristiano Ronaldo Campus Futebol (Cristiano Ronaldo Football Campus).<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.cdnacional.pt/cristiano-ronaldo-campus-futebol/ |title=Cristiano Ronaldo Football Campus |website=CD Nacional |access-date=21 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222122039/http://www.cdnacional.pt/cristiano-ronaldo-campus-futebol/%7Carchive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref> In December 2013, Ronaldo opened a museum, Museu CR7, in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira, to house trophies and memorabilia;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/inside-cristiano-ronaldos-museum-i-have-room-for-more-trophies-9152637.html |title=Inside Cristiano Ronaldo's museum: 'I have room for more trophies' |first=Alice |last=Jones |newspaper=The Independent |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701192051/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/inside-cristiano-ronaldos-museum-i-have-room-for-more-trophies-9152637.html |archive-date=1 July 2014}}</ref> the museum is an official sponsor of the local football team União da Madeira.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At a ceremony held at the Belém Palace in January 2014, President of Portugal Aníbal Cavaco Silva raised Ronaldo to the rank of 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 international projection of the country and setting an example of tenacity for future generations."<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo made Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry |url=http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/21/inenglish/1390317530_265899.html |work=El País |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517153224/http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/01/21/inenglish/1390317530_265899.html |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> In June 2015, astronomers led by David Sobral from Lisbon and Leiden discovered a galaxy which they named Cosmos Redshift 7 (CR7) in tribute to Ronaldo.<ref name="Galaxy">{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: CR7 name given to discovered galaxy |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33185760 |work=BBC Sport |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924224248/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33185760 |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>
On 23 July 2016, following Portugal's triumph at Euro 2016, Madeira Airport in Funchal was renamed as Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Airport"/> On 21 September 2020, the Sporting CP's football academy in Alcochete, until then called Academia Sporting, was renamed Academia Cristiano Ronaldo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2023, the Lisbon City Council approved awarding him, at the proposal of its president, Carlos Moedas, the Medal of Honor of the City, because he is "a great Lisboner, in the sense of the passion he has for the city".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Public art
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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/7816806/World-Cup-2010-Cristiano-Ronaldo-gets-Madam-Tussauds-waxwork.html |title=World Cup 2010: Cristiano Ronaldo gets Madam Tussauds waxwork |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=10 June 2010 |access-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206192857/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/7816806/World-Cup-2010-Cristiano-Ronaldo-gets-Madam-Tussauds-waxwork.html |archive-date=6 February 2015}}</ref> Another waxwork of him was presented at the Madrid Wax Museum in December 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31745660 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo sends stylist to museum to brush waxwork's hair |date=5 March 2015 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=4 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623125358/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/31745660 |archive-date=23 June 2018}}</ref> A bronze statue of Ronaldo, designed by artist Ricardo Madeira Veloso, was unveiled in Funchal in December 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/22/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-bronze-statue/index.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo immortalized in bronze statue outside his personal museum |work=CNN |date=22 December 2014 |access-date=24 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223205109/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/22/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-bronze-statue/index.html |archive-date=23 December 2014}}</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The unveiling of the rebranded Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport took place on 29 March 2017, which included a bust of his head being presented.<ref name="Airport">Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref name="Airport"/> A year later, sports website Bleacher Report commissioned sculptor Emanuel Santos to create another bust;<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Ronaldo statue: Sculptor Emanuel Santos takes another shot at bust |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43598431 |work=BBC News |date=30 March 2018 |access-date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525025556/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43598431%7Carchive-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> however, this bust was never used and a new one was made by a Spanish sculptor, shown to the public on 15 June 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Business ventures
Ronaldo opened a fashion boutique under the name CR7 (his initials and shirt number) on the island of Madeira in 2006 and opened a second in Lisbon in 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=New CR7 store in London |url=http://www.footballshirtculture.com/Football-Fashion/new-cr7-store-in-lisbon.html |date=10 October 2008 |work=Football Shirt Culture |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616103310/http://www.footballshirtculture.com/Football-Fashion/new-cr7-store-in-lisbon.html |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.prweek.com/article/1219136/m-c-saatchi-launches-underwear-range-giant-image-ronaldo-pants |title=M&C Saatchi launches underwear range with giant image of Ronaldo in pants |first=Jonathan |last=Tilley |work=PR Week |date=1 November 2013 |access-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121906/http://www.prweek.com/article/1219136/m-c-saatchi-launches-underwear-range-giant-image-ronaldo-pants |archive-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> He expanded his CR7 fashion brand by launching a line of premium shirts and shoes in July 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.complex.com/style/2014/07/cristiano-ronaldo-cr7-richard-chai-shirts |title=Cristiano Ronaldo Is Working With Richard Chai to Add Shirts to His CR7 Underwear Line |work=Complex |date=15 July 2014 |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719040243/http://www.complex.com/style/2014/07/cristiano-ronaldo-cr7-richard-chai-shirts |archive-date=19 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/cristiano-ronaldo-launches-shoe-range-3876935 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo launches SHOE range as he branches out into fashion |work=Irish Mirror |date=17 July 2014 |access-date=23 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728191556/http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/cristiano-ronaldo-launches-shoe-range-3876935 |archive-date=28 July 2014}}</ref>
In September 2015, Ronaldo released his own fragrance, "Legacy", in a partnership with Eden Parfums.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since 26 October 2023, the new owners of Medialivre (Correio da Manhã, Record and Jornal de Negócios publisher) are a group of investors that include Cristiano Ronaldo through Portuguese company Expressão Livre.<ref name="Portugal Business News">Template:Cite news</ref> In December 2011, he launched an iPhone game called Heads Up with Cristiano, created by developer RockLive,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=How Mobile Games Are Sports Stars' Newest Marketing Channel |date=29 December 2011 |url=http://mashable.com/2011/12/28/rocklive-cristiano-ronaldo-athletes-mobile-game/ |publisher=Mashable |access-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184421/https://mashable.com/2011/12/28/rocklive-cristiano-ronaldo-athletes-mobile-game/ |archive-date=12 June 2018}}</ref> and in December 2013, he launched Viva Ronaldo, a dedicated social networking website and app.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://as.com/diarioas/2013/12/13/english/1386953936_605314.html |title='Viva Ronaldo' – Cristiano creates his own online community |work=AS |date=13 December 2013 |access-date=15 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226101456/http://as.com/diarioas/2013/12/13/english/1386953936_605314.html |archive-date=26 December 2013}}</ref>
Media
Ronaldo's autobiography, titled Moments, was published in 2007.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His sponsor Castrol produced the television film Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit, in which he was physically and mentally tested in several areas; his physical performance was subject to scrutiny by world media upon the film's release in September 2011.<ref name="hughes2011" /> Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at His Feet, a documentary narrated by actor Benedict Cumberbatch, was released via Vimeo in June 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A documentary film directed by Anthony Wonke about his life and career, titled Ronaldo, was released on 9 November 2015.<ref>"Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo awarded with Guinness World Records certificates at London film premiere", Template:Webarchive. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 November 2015.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cristiano-ronaldo-confirms-film-being-made-about-his-life-and-football-career-10310832.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo confirms film being made about his life with Amy and Senna director on board |newspaper=Independent |date=10 June 2015 |access-date=2 August 2015 |first=Jess |last=Denham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614010448/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cristiano-ronaldo-confirms-film-being-made-about-his-life-and-football-career-10310832.html |archive-date=14 June 2015}}</ref> He appears as a playable character in the 2025 fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Family, children, and relationships
Ronaldo is a Catholic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Within his ancestry, he is of (one-eighth) Cape Verdean descent through his great-grandmother.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His father, José, died of an alcoholism-related liver condition at age 52 in September 2005 when Ronaldo was 20.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After her son achieved legendary status in world football, Cristiano Ronaldo's mother, Dolores Aveiro, became a popular personality in Portugal to such an extent that advertising campaigns for well-known brands in the country, such as Maggi, MultiOpticas and Pingo Doce, have featured her in commercials.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ronaldo has five living children. He first became a father to a son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., who was born on 17 June 2010 in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo announces he is the father of a baby boy on Twitter |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/7870962/Cristiano-Ronaldo-announces-he-is-the-father-of-a-baby-boy-on-Twitter.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 July 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821132940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/players/cristiano-ronaldo/7870962/Cristiano-Ronaldo-announces-he-is-the-father-of-a-baby-boy-on-Twitter.html |archive-date=21 August 2010}}</ref> He has full custody of the child and has not publicly revealed the identity of the mother per an agreement with her.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Baby 'joy' for Cristiano Ronaldo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8786871.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=4 July 2010 |access-date=4 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722144547/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8786871.stm |archive-date=22 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo names son Cristiano Ronaldo |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7878410/Cristiano-Ronaldo-names-son-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=8 July 2010 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501163740/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/7878410/Cristiano-Ronaldo-names-son-Cristiano-Ronaldo.html |archive-date=1 May 2013}}</ref> Ronaldo Jr. is a youth footballer who plays for Portugal Under-15s.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2015, Ronaldo's five-year relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk ended.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Then, in 2017, Ronaldo became a father to twins,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> born on 8 June 2017 in the United States via surrogacy.
Ronaldo is currently in a relationship with Argentine-born Spanish model Georgina Rodríguez,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who gave birth to a daughter on 12 November 2017.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/real-madrid/story/3267889/cristiano-ronaldo-georgina-rodriguez-confirm-birth-of-baby-girl |title=Cristiano Ronaldo, Georgina Rodriguez confirm birth of baby girl |date=12 November 2017 |work=ESPN |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref> The couple expected another set of twins in 2022. The male twin died during childbirth while the female twin survived.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 11 August 2025, Rodríguez announced their engagement via Instagram.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Health
Ronaldo has said that he does not drink alcohol,<ref name=payout>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo accepts Daily Telegraph libel payout |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11709871 |access-date=14 October 2018 |work=BBC News |date=8 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915090138/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11709871 |archive-date=15 September 2018}}</ref> and he received libel damages over a Daily Mirror article that reported him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from an injury in July 2008.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-11-09-873451543_x.htm |title=Ronaldo receives libel damages over drink story |work=USA Today |date=9 November 2009 |access-date=12 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113084928/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-11-09-873451543_x.htm |archive-date=13 November 2009}}</ref> He also does not have any tattoos as he regularly donates blood and bone marrow.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Legal issues
In July 2017, Ronaldo was charged with fraudulently evading almost €15 million in tax between 2011 and 2014, a claim he denied at the time.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/31/cristiano-ronaldo-denies-tax-evasion-madrid-court |title=Cristiano Ronaldo gets right up your nose |date=31 July 2017 |work=The Guardian |access-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011811/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jul/31/cristiano-ronaldo-denies-tax-evasion-madrid-court%7Carchive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> In June 2018, Ronaldo was given a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined €18.8 million, later reduced to €16.8 million after reaching a deal with Spanish authorities. The sentence can be served under probation, without any jail time, so long as he does not re-offend.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/cristiano-ronaldo-jail-sentence-two-years-suspended-tax-evasion-case-fine-how-much-world-cup-2018-a8400631.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo 'agrees' two-year suspended jail sentence and €18.8m fine over tax evasion case |first=Jack |last=De Menezes |date=15 June 2018 |work=The Independent|access-date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615222820/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/cristiano-ronaldo-jail-sentence-two-years-suspended-tax-evasion-case-fine-how-much-world-cup-2018-a8400631.html%7Carchive-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
Ronaldo and another man were investigated by the British Crown Prosecution Service after a 2005 rape allegation was brought forward by two women. Within days, the two women withdrew their allegation and Scotland Yard later issued a statement declaring there was not enough evidence for a prosecution.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4468628.stm |title=Ronaldo will not face rape charge |access-date=8 October 2018 |work=BBC|date=24 November 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175202/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4468628.stm%7Carchive-date=8 October 2018}}</ref>
In April 2017, it was reported that Ronaldo was being investigated by the Las Vegas Police Department for an allegation by a woman that he had raped her in 2009.<ref name="Spiegel">{{#invoke:cite|news |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/der-spiegel-football-leaks-exclusive-cristiano-ronaldo-rape-allegation-a-1143910.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's Secret |date=19 April 2017 |newspaper=Der Spiegel|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910221252/http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/der-spiegel-football-leaks-exclusive-cristiano-ronaldo-rape-allegation-a-1143910.html%7Carchive-date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/10/cristiano-ronaldo-lawyers-rape-allegation-documents-altered |title=Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers claim rape allegation documents have been altered |work=The Guardian |date=10 October 2018 |access-date=16 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015185617/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/10/cristiano-ronaldo-lawyers-rape-allegation-documents-altered%7Carchive-date=15 October 2018 |last1=MacInnes |first1=Paul }}</ref> Documents, confirmed by Ronaldo's lawyers, state that Ronaldo paid a woman US$375,000 in a non-disclosure settlement.<ref name="Spiegel"/><ref>Her Name Is Kathryn The Woman Who Accuses Ronaldo of Rape. Template:Webarchive Der Spiegel, 29 September 2018.</ref> Ronaldo and his lawyers issued a lengthy statement denying all accusations, describing them as an "intentional defamation campaign" with parts significantly "altered and/or completely fabricated",<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: 'Allegations of rape based on completely fabricated documents' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45817055 |access-date=10 October 2018 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010175403/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45817055 |archive-date=10 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45712777 |title=Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: Las Vegas police reopen case |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=BBC|date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016080207/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45712777%7Carchive-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> a claim which Der Spiegel categorically denied.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: 'German Magazine stands by reporting' |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45824263 |access-date=10 October 2018 |work=BBC Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012012740/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/45824263 |archive-date=12 October 2018}}</ref>
In July 2019, Las Vegas prosecutors said they would not charge Ronaldo over allegations of rape; the statement added: "Based upon a review of information at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The same woman, in September 2018, filed a civil lawsuit in Nevada accusing Ronaldo of rape.<ref name=AFP-dismissed>Template:Cite news</ref> The Daily Mirror, citing court documents, reported in 2021 that the woman sought £56 million in damages from Ronaldo.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=Cristiano Ronaldo: Kathryn Mayorga demands £56m in damages over rape allegation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/cristiano-ronaldo-rape-claim-kathryn-mayorga-b1839530.html |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=The Independent |date=29 April 2021}}</ref>
In October 2021, federal magistrate judge Daniel Albregts recommended that the lawsuit be dismissed, citing that the woman's lawyer, Leslie Stovall, "acted in bad faith by asking for, receiving, and using Football Leaks documents to prosecute" the case, despite the documents containing "privileged communications" between Ronaldo and his lawyers. Additionally, Albregts stated that no evidence was found of Ronaldo's lawyers having "intimidated [the woman] or impeded law enforcement" during the 2010 settlement with her.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In June 2022, the woman's rape lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, as district judge Jennifer A. Dorsey ruled that Stovall's repeated use of "cyber-hacked attorney–client privileged documents" were actions representing "abuses and flagrant circumvention of the proper litigation process".<ref name=AFP-dismissed/><ref name=dw-dismissed>Template:Cite news</ref>
Politics
Ronaldo said in a 2025 interview with Piers Morgan that he really likes U.S. president Donald Trump and would like to meet him because they share much in common, particularly their desire for world peace.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref> He later attended a state dinner hosted at the White House November 18, 2025 and met with Trump in the Oval Office the next day.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Career statistics
Club
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| Club | Season | League | National cupTemplate:Efn | League cupTemplate:Efn | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Sporting CP | 2002–03 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3Template:Efn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| Manchester United | 2003–04 | Premier League | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5Template:Efn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8Template:Efn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | |
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8Template:Efn | 1 | — | 47 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 34 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11Template:Efn | 3 | — | 53 | 23 | ||
| 2007–08 | Premier League | 34 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11Template:Efn | 8 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 49 | 42 | |
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12Template:Efn | 4 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 53 | 26 | |
| Total | 196 | 84 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 292 | 118 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2009–10 | La Liga | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 6Template:Efn | 7 | — | 35 | 33 | ||
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 34 | 40Template:Efn | 8 | 7 | — | 12Template:Efn | 6 | — | 54 | 53 | |||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 38 | 46 | 5 | 3 | — | 10Template:Efn | 10 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 55 | 60 | ||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | — | 12Template:Efn | 12 | 2Template:Efn | 2 | 55 | 55 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 30 | 31 | 6 | 3 | — | 11Template:Efn | 17 | — | 47 | 51 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 35 | 48 | 2 | 1 | — | 12Template:Efn | 10 | 5Template:Efn | 2 | 54 | 61 | ||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 36 | 35 | 0 | 0 | — | 12Template:Efn | 16 | — | 48 | 51 | |||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 29 | 25 | 2 | 1 | — | 13Template:Efn | 12 | 2Template:Efn | 4 | 46 | 42 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 27 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 13Template:Efn | 15 | 4Template:Efn | 3 | 44 | 44 | ||
| Total | 292 | 311 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 105 | 15 | 12 | 438 | 450 | ||
| Juventus | 2018–19 | Serie A | 31 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | 9Template:Efn | 6 | 1Template:Efn | 1 | 43 | 28 | |
| 2019–20 | Serie A | 33 | 31 | 4 | 2 | — | 8Template:Efn | 4 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 46 | 37 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 33 | 29 | 4 | 2 | — | 6Template:Efn | 4 | 1Template:Efn | 1 | 44 | 36 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 81 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 134 | 101 | ||
| Template:Nowrap | 2021–22 | Premier League | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7Template:Efn | 6 | — | 38 | 24 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6Template:Efn | 2 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 40 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27 | ||
| Al-Nassr | 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 31 | 35 | 4 | 3 | — | 9Template:Efn | 6 | 7Template:Efn | 6 | 51 | 50 | ||
| 2024–25 | Saudi Pro League | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | — | 8Template:Efn | 8 | 2Template:Efn | 2 | 41 | 35 | ||
| 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Total | 85 | 83 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 122 | 109 | ||
| Career total | 738 | 581 | 78 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 212 | 157 | 33 | 24 | 1073 | 810 | ||
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International
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| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portugal U15 | 2001 | 2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2001 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.</ref> | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Portugal U17 | 2001 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4<ref group="lower-alpha">Two appearances and three goals in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, two appearances in the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.</ref> | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| Total | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Portugal U20 | 2003 | — | 5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2003 Toulon Tournament.</ref> | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Portugal U21 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.</ref> | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| Portugal U23 | 2004 | 2<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2004 Summer Olympics.</ref> | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Portugal | 2003 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 11<ref group="lower-alpha">Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Euro 2004, five appearances and five goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 7<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 10<ref group="lower-alpha">Six appearances and one goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, four appearances and three goals in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.</ref> | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 9<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.</ref> | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 5<ref group="lower-alpha">Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Euro 2008, two appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 6<ref group="lower-alpha">Four appearances and one goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, two appearances and two goals in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.</ref> | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.</ref> | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 9<ref group="lower-alpha">Five appearances and three goals in UEFA Euro 2012, four appearances and one goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 5<ref group="lower-alpha">Three appearances and one goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, two appearances and two goals in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.</ref> | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.</ref> | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 10<ref group="lower-alpha">Seven appearances and three goals in UEFA Euro 2016, three appearances and seven goals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 10<ref group="lower-alpha">Six appearances and eight goals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, four appearances and two goals in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.</ref> | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.</ref> | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 10<ref group="lower-alpha">Eight appearances and eleven goals in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, two appearances and three goals in the 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals.</ref> | 14 | — | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2020 | 4<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.</ref> | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 11<ref group="lower-alpha">Seven appearances and six goals in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, four appearances and five goals in UEFA Euro 2020.</ref> | 11 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 12<ref group="lower-alpha">Two appearances in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, five appearances and two goals in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, five appearances and one goal in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.</ref> | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | 9<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.</ref> | 10 | — | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2024 | 10<ref group="lower-alpha">Five appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024, five appearances and five goals in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.</ref> | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 9<ref group="lower-alpha">Four appearances and three goals in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League, five appearances and five goals in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref> | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
| Total | 172 | 121 | 54 | 22 | 226 | 143 | |
| Career total | 187 | 128 | 73 | 33 | 260 | 161 | |
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Honours
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- 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
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- La Liga: 2011–12, 2016–17
- 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
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Portugal
- UEFA European Championship: 2016<ref name="CR7 Euro 2016">Template:Cite web</ref>
- UEFA Nations League: 2018–19,<ref name="CR7 NL 2019">{{#invoke:cite|news|first=Daniel|last=Taylor|author-link=Daniel Taylor (journalist)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/09/portugal-netherlands-nations-league-final-match-report%7Ctitle=Portugal win Nations League as Gonçalo Guedes does for the Netherlands|work=The Guardian|location=Estádio do Dragão|date=9 June 2019|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> 2024–25<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008<ref name="CNNFacts"/>
- The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2016, 2017<ref name="CNNFacts"/>
- The Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement: 2021<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |url=https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/news/cristiano-ronaldo-the-best-interview-i-am-so-proud-to-be-the-best-goalscorer-ever%7Ctitle=Ronaldo FIFA Special The Best Award |date=17 January 2022 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
- UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17
- The Best Special Award of UEFA Champions League All-Time Top Scorer: 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15<ref name="CNNFacts">{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/14/world/europe/cristiano-ronaldo-fast-facts/index.html |title=Cristiano Ronaldo Fast Facts |date=20 January 2021 |access-date=16 June 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref><ref name="honours"/>
- FIFA Puskás Award: 2009<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2016
- UEFA European Championship Golden Boot: 2020
- UEFA Nations League Finals Top Scorer: 2019, 2025 (shared)
- UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08<ref name="PremProfile" />
- La Liga Best Player: 2013–14<ref name="2013–14">{{#invoke:cite|news |last=Rigg |first=Nicholas |title=Atlético Madrid snubbed at La Liga awards despite winning league ahead of Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona |newspaper=The Independent |date=28 October 2014 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/atletico-madrid-snubbed-at-la-liga-awards-despite-winning-league-ahead-of-spanish-giants-real-madrid-9822760.html |access-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309200553/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/atletico-madrid-snubbed-at-la-liga-awards-despite-winning-league-ahead-of-spanish-giants-real-madrid-9822760.html |archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>
- Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2019,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2020<ref name="Gran Gala 2020">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Primeira Liga Best Player of All Time Award: 2025
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08<ref name="PremProfile" />
- Pichichi Trophy: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Capocannoniere: 2020–21<ref name="Serie A top scorer">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Saudi Pro League Golden Boot: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Golden Foot: 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Portuguese Sportsman of the Year: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- FPF Portuguese Player of the Year: 2015, 2016,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2017, 2018, 2019<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Orders
- File:PRT Ordem de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao de Vila Vicosa Cavaleiro ribbon.svg Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese Royal Family)<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news |title=D. Duarte condecora selecção nacional |url=https://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/d-duarte-condecora-seleccao-nacional |newspaper=Correio da Manhã |date=31 August 2006 |access-date=27 August 2017 |language=pt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827214152/http://www.cmjornal.pt/desporto/detalhe/d-duarte-condecora-seleccao-nacional |archive-date=27 August 2017}}</ref>
- File:PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Officer BAR.svg Grand officer of the Order of Prince Henry<ref name="CNNFacts"/>
- File:POR Ordem do Merito Comendador BAR.svg Commander of the Order of Merit<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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See also
- List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances
- List of top international men's football goal scorers by country
- List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
- List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
- List of men's footballers with the most official appearances
- List of footballers with 500 or more goals
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