Cristiano Ronaldo
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For the Brazilian footballer, see Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer).
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Santos and the
second or paternal family name is Aveiro.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[1]
Date of birth 5 February 1985 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team Juventus
Number 7
Youth career
1992–1995 Andorinha
1995–1997 Nacional
1997–2002 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Sporting CP B 2 (0)
2002–2003 Sporting CP 25 (3)
2003–2009 Manchester United 196 (84)
2009–2018 Real Madrid 292 (311)
2018– Juventus 10 (7)
National team‡
2001 Portugal U15 9 (7)
2001–2002 Portugal U17 7 (5)
2003 Portugal U20 5 (1)
2002–2003 Portugal U21 10 (3)
2004 Portugal U23 3 (2)
2003– Portugal 154 (85)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league
only and correct as of 19:58, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:45, 16 September 2018
(UTC)
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (European Portuguese: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁoˈnaɫdu]; born 5
February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian
club Juventus and the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and
regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time,[4][5][6] Ronaldo has a record-tying
five Ballon d'Orawards,[note 2] the most for a European player, and is the first player to win
four European Golden Shoes. He has won 26 trophies in his career, including five league titles,
five UEFA Champions League titles and one UEFA European Championship. A prolific goalscorer,
Ronaldo holds the records for most official goals scored in Europe's top-five leagues (402), the
UEFA Champions League (120), the UEFA European Championship (9), as well as those for most
assists in the UEFA Champions League (34) and the UEFA European Championship (6). He has
scored over 680 senior career goals for club and country.