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This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For the Brazilian footballer, see Ronaldo. For other people named Ronaldo, see Ronaldo (name).

"CR7" redirects here. For other uses, see CR7 (disambiguation).



This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Aveiro.

Cristiano Ronaldo




Ronaldoplaying for Portugal.



Personal information



Full name

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro



Date of birth

5 February 1985 (age 27)



Place of birth

Funchal, Madeira, Portugal



Height

1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]



Playing position

Forward



Club information



Current club

Real Madrid



Number

7



Youth career1993–1995

Andorinha



1995–1997

Nacional



1997–2002

Sporting CP



Senior career*



Years

Team

Apps†

(Gls)†



2002–2003

Sporting CP

25

(3)



2003–2009

Manchester United

196

(84)



2009–

Real Madrid

112

(124)



National team‡



2001–2002

Portugal U17

9

(6)2002–2003

Portugal U20

5

(3)



2003

Portugal U21

6

(1)



2004

Portugal U23

3

(1)



2003–

Portugal

100

(37)



* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 11 November 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:20, 16 October 2012 (UTC)Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro,[2] OIH, (born 5 February 1985),[3] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9million/$131.6 million). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid footballers in the world,[4] and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion as per his contract.[5]

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. Nacional. In 1997, he made a move toPortuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who signed him for £12.24 million (€15 million) in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup.

Ronaldo was the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or.[6] He placed second in theBallon d'Or in 2007, 2009, and 2011. He was awarded the European Golden Shoe in both 2008 and 2011. In 2008, he won three of the four main PFA and FWA trophies and was named the FIFPro Player of the Year, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, and the FIFA World Player of the Year.[7][8][9] In 2007 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA Footballer of the Year. Ronaldo was the inaugural winner of theFIFA Puskás Award in 2009.

Ronaldo holds numerous former and current scoring records, including records for most goals scored in a season for Real Madrid, most goals scored per minute in La Liga, first top European league player to reach 40 goals in a single season in two consecutive years, fastest Real Madrid player to reach one hundred league goals, and the first player ever to score againstevery team in a single season in La Liga.[10]

Ronaldo is a Portuguese international and made his debut against Kazakhstan in August 2003. He has since participated in five major tournaments; UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He scored his first international goal in the opening game of the Euro 2004 against Greece, in...