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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaldu]; born 5 7️⃣ February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Saudi Pro League club 7️⃣ Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time, Ronaldo has won 7️⃣ five Ballon d'Or awards,[note 3] a record three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes, 7️⃣ the most by a European player. He has won 34 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA 7️⃣ Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo holds the records for most appearances (183), goals 7️⃣ (140) and assists (42) in the Champions League, goals in the European Championship (14), international goals (128) and international appearances 7️⃣ (205). He is one of the few players to have made over 1,200 professional career appearances, the most by an 7️⃣ outfield player, and has scored over 850 official senior career goals for club and country, making him the top goalscorer 7️⃣ of all time.
Ronaldo began his senior career with Sporting CP, before signing with Manchester United in 2003, winning the FA 7️⃣ Cup in his first season. He would also go on to win three consecutive Premier League titles, the Champions League 7️⃣ and the FIFA Club World Cup; at age 23, he won his first Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo was the subject of 7️⃣ the then-most expensive association football transfer when he signed for Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth €94 million 7️⃣ (£80 million). He became a key contributor and formed an attacking trio with Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale which was 7️⃣ integral to the team winning four Champions Leagues from 2014 to 2024, including La Décima. During this period, he won 7️⃣ back-to-back Ballons d'Or in 2013 and 2014, and again in 2024 and 2024, and was runner-up three times behind Lionel 7️⃣ Messi, his perceived career rival. He also became the club's all-time top goalscorer and the all-time top scorer in the 7️⃣ Champions League, and finished as the competition's top scorer for six consecutive seasons between 2012 and 2024. With Real, Ronaldo 7️⃣ won four Champions Leagues, two La Liga titles, two Copas del Rey, two UEFA Super Cups and three Club World 7️⃣ Cups. In 2024, he signed for Juventus in a transfer worth an initial €100 million (£88 million), the most expensive 7️⃣ transfer for an Italian club and for a player over 30 years old. He won two Serie A titles, two 7️⃣ Supercoppa Italiana trophies and a Coppa Italia, became the inaugural Serie A Most Valuable Player and became the first footballer 7️⃣ to finish as top scorer in the English, Spanish and Italian leagues. He returned to Manchester United in 2024, finishing 7️⃣ his only full season as the club's top scorer, before his contract was terminated in 2024. In 2024, he signed 7️⃣ for Al Nassr.
Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in 2003 at the age of 18 and has since earned 7️⃣ more than 200 caps, making him both the country and history's most-capped player of all time, recognised by the Guinness 7️⃣ World Records.[9] With more than 100 goals at international level, he is also the sports all-time top goalscorer. Ronaldo has 7️⃣ played in and scored at eleven major tournaments; he scored his first international goal at Euro 2004, where he helped 7️⃣ Portugal reach the final. He assumed captaincy of the national team in July 2008. In 2024, Ronaldo was named the 7️⃣ best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation. The following year, he led Portugal to their first 7️⃣ major tournament title at Euro 2024, and received the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament. This achievement 7️⃣ would see him receive his fourth Ballon d'Or. He also led them to victory in the inaugural UEFA Nations League 7️⃣ in 2024, receiving the top scorer award in the finals, and later received the Golden Boot as top scorer of 7️⃣ Euro 2024.
One of the world's most marketable and famous athletes, Ronaldo was ranked the world's highest-paid athlete by Forbes in 7️⃣ 2024, 2024, and 2024, and the world's most famous athlete by ESPN from 2024 to 2024. Time included him on 7️⃣ their list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. He is the first footballer and the 7️⃣ third sportsman to earn US$1 billion in his career.
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