Biography of Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer, born on 5 February 1985, He plays for Al-Nassr (a Saudi Pro League club) and the Portugal National Team as a forward Captain. He is the Greatest of all Time, winning many awards including five Ballon d’Or awards, three UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes.
Moreover, he has won 33 trophies, seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League. He leads the football world with most appearances of 183 and scored 140 goals with 42 assists in the Champions League. Similarly, He owns the European Championship with 30 appearances and 8 assists. His international career can enlist 130 goals in 212 appearances. In 1200 professional appearances, he has appeared as an outfield player in most of them. Ronaldo, The greatest of all time scored 890 goals in his official senior career.
He is the world’s most famous and remarkable player and athlete from 2016 to 2019 by ESPN. Later, Forbes declared Ronaldo as the highest-paid athlete in 2016, 2017, and 2023.
Times, they mentioned him among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Moreover, Ronaldo is the only football player and the third sportsman who earns $1 billion in his career.
Early Life – Education and Birth Place
Cristiano Ronaldo (5 February 1985) was born in Sao Pedro Parish of Funchal in the capital of Madeira, Portuguese. He grew up with his mother Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro, and José Dinis Aveiro in the nearby parish of Santo Antonio. Ronaldo’s dad named him after the US president, Ronald Reagan whose he was a big fan. Once his mother revealed that due to poverty, she wanted to abort him but the Doctor didn’t agree to perform the process. He had to share the room with his siblings in his Catholic family.
From 1992 to 1995, Ronaldo played for the team where his dad was a kit man, Andorinha. Later when he was 12, Supporting CP signed him for a fee of £1,500. It was a 3-day trial. In his 14, Cristiano had problems tackling his school responsibilities. He wanted to completely focus on his semi-professional football career, So he made his parents and his coach at CP agree to cease his studies.
He was famous at his school due to an incident when he threw a chair at his teacher and he reasoned that the teacher disrespected him. Even though he has been living away from his Madeiran family in Lisbon, he could not study beyond 6th grade. The next year, he was diagnosed with a condition of tachycardia. Due to this, he stopped playing football for a while. Later, He was discharged after his surgery, and in a few days, he resumed training. He described Ronaldoinho and Ronald Nazario as having “a beautiful history in football” and idolized them.
Struggle and Career of Cristiano Ronaldo
We are describing a detailed career of Cristiano Ronaldo below. We are presenting a huge career of our beloved Ronaldo similar to Camryn Rogers and Engin Altan.
Supporting CP
Ronaldo was a part of Sporting CP at 16. In August 2002 against Inter Milan, He made his debut and scored his first goal after a month.
| Division /Season | Apps | Goals |
| Segunda Divisão B /League /2002-2003 | 2 | 0 |
| Segunda Divisão B /National Cup /2002-2003 | __ | __ |
| Segunda Divisão B /League cup /2002-2003 | __ | __ |
| Segunda Divisão B /Continental /2002-2003 | __ | __ |
| Segunda Divisão B /Other /2002-2003 | __ | __ |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
| Division /Season | Apps | Goals |
| Primeira Liga /League /2002-2003 | 25 | 3 |
| Primeira Liga /National Cup /2002-2003 | 3 | 2 |
| Primeira Liga /Continental /2002-2003 | 3 | 0 |
| Primeira Liga /League Cup /2002-2003 | __ | __ |
| Primeira Liga /Other /2002-2003 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 5 |
Manchester United
| Year | Premier League | Apps | Goals |
| 2003–04 | League | 29 | 4 |
| National Cup | 5 | 2 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| Continental | 5 | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 6 | |
| 2004–05 | League | 33 | 5 |
| National Cup | 7 | 4 | |
| League Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| Continental | 8 | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 9 | |
| 2005–06 | League | 33 | 9 |
| National Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 4 | 2 | |
| Continental | 8 | 1 | |
| Other | — | ||
| Total | 47 | 12 | |
| 2006–07 | League | 34 | 17 |
| National Cup | 7 | 3 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| Continental | 11 | 3 | |
| Other | — | ||
| Total | 53 | 23 | |
| 2007–08 | League | 34 | 31 |
| National Cup | 3 | 3 | |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| Continental | 11 | 8 | |
| Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 42 | |
| 2008–09 | League | 33 | 18 |
| National Cup | 2 | 1 | |
| League Cup | 4 | 2 | |
| Continental | 12 | 4 | |
| Other | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 53 | 26 | |
Real Madrid
| Years | La Liga | Apps | Goals |
| 2009-10 | League | 29 | 26 |
| National Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 6 | 7 | |
| Other | — | ||
| Total | 35 | 33 | |
| 2010-11 | League | 34 | 40 |
| National Cup | 8 | 7 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 12 | 6 | |
| Other | __ | ||
| Total | 54 | 53 | |
| 2011-12 | League | 38 | 46 |
| National Cup | 5 | 3 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 10 | 10 | |
| Other | 2 | ||
| Total | 5 | 60 | |
| 2012-13 | League | 34 | 34 |
| National Cup | 7 | 7 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 12 | 12 | |
| Other | 2 | ||
| Total | 55 | 55 | |
| 2013-14 | League | 30 | 31 |
| National Cup | 6 | 3 | |
| League Cup | |||
| Continental | 11 | 17 | |
| Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 51 | |
| 2014-15 | League | 35 | 48 |
| National Cup | 2 | 1 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 5 | 2 | |
| Other | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 54 | 61 | |
| 2015-2016 | League | 36 | 35 |
| National Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 12 | 16 | |
| Other | |||
| Total | 48 | 51 | |
| 2016-17 | League | 29 | 25 |
| National Cup | 2 | 1 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 13 | 12 | |
| Other | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | 46 | 42 | |
| 2017-18 | League | 27 | 26 |
| National Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 13 | 15 | |
| Other | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 44 | 44 | |
Juventus
| Years | Series A | Apps | Goals |
| 2018-19 | League | 31 | 21 |
| National Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 9 | 6 | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | 28 | |
| 2019-20 | League | 33 | 31 |
| National Cup | 4 | 2 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 6 | 4 | |
| Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 37 | |
| 2020-21 | League | 33 | 29 |
| National Cup | 4 | 2 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 6 | 4 | |
| Other | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 36 | |
| 2021-22 | League | 1 | 0 |
| National Cup | __ | ||
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | __ | ||
| Other | __ | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Return to Manchester united
| Years | Premier League | Apps | Goals |
| 2021-22 | League | 30 | 18 |
| National Cup | 1 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| Continental | 7 | 6 | |
| Other | __ | ||
| Total | 38 | 24 | |
| 2022-23 | League | 10 | 1 |
| National Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 0 | 0 | |
| Continental | 6 | 2 | |
| Other | __ | ||
| Total | 16 | 3 | |
Al Nasar
| Years | Saudi Pro League | Apps | Goals |
| 2022-23 | League | 16 | 14 |
| National Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | __ | ||
| Other | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 14 | |
| 2023-24 | League | 31 | 35 |
| National Cup | 4 | 3 | |
| League Cup | __ | ||
| Continental | 9 | 6 | |
| Other | 7 | 6 | |
| Total | 51 | 50 | |
International career
| Team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portugal U15 | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| Portugal U17 | 2001 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Portugal U20 | 2003 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Portugal U21 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
| Portugal U23 | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Portugal | 2003 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 14 | — | 10 | 14 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 158 | 108 | 54 | 22 | 212 | 130 | |
| Career total | 173 | 115 | 73 | 33 | 246 | 148 | |
Ronaldo’s Style of Play
Ronaldo, the Greatest of all time doesn’t have a specific style. He has a versatile style of attack. Ronaldo has experienced several evolutions in his play style during his career. He is capable of the following moves:
Cristiano plays on either the wing or the center of the pitch. CR7 is good with both feet however Ronaldo is right-footed. He has been able to take his opponents in one-on-one games by using his pace and speed with his traditional winger ability. We also know someone with the talent of playing back-to-back goals and he is no one other than Justin Abdelkader. The world noticed him for his Dribbling and flair. Sometimes he used a sequence of tricks like stepovers and his trademark ‘chops’. Moreover, he is known for his flip-flap, his speed, his way of controlling the ball on his chest, and his target-man ability that makes him an aerial goal threat in the penalty area. He has been often part of creating chances for play’s build-up and teammates. Moreover, he has been famous for his bending free kicks, also called Knuckleball Technique, and Dribble less.
One former United assistant manager Mike Phelan praised Ronald’s style that he brought a different showmanship when people usually try to put the ball down, run from afar, and hit it. However, Ronaldo has a high concentration. He stated that Ronaldo has a slightly arrogant sight when he pulls his shorts up to show his thighs and says “All eyes on me”
The rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo and Messi have always been in a rival league however they always behaved well with each other. Both of them scored in the UEFA Champions League finals and Many sports journalists and specialists have been comparing their stats and merits. Ronaldo and Messi, both have crossed 50-goal scores in various UEFA single seasons. There is a debate among Football fans and journalists that which one is the best player in modern football. The debate revolves around their playing styles, personality traits, and physical appearances. Moreover, they have been talking about their rivalry matter time to time. Once Ronaldo said that he is used to of this rivalry gossip. He said people compare us however we do our best for our clubs and teams.
One Messi stated that Rivalry is something that is just on the media and the press among those who want them to be proud however he stated that he never fought with Cristiano and denied any rivalry among them.
They have been placed in a rivalry just the way Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier (Boxing), Borg and McEnroe (tennis), and Senna and Prost (Motor Racing). Moreover, Ronaldo’s manager Alex Ferguson also stated that he doesn’t think the rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi bothers them at all. He said both of them have their pride in being the best.
Philanthropy
Ronaldo has been a kind personality from the very start of his career. He has been part of various charity campaigns including:
- In 2004, he donated to the survivors of the Indian earthquake and Tsunami.
- Later he donated to Indonesia for rehabilitation and reconstruction.
- In 2008, Cristiano donated to The Sun newspaper for the damages due to the Libel case.
- Moreover, Ronaldo donated £100,000 to a hospital in Madeira that treated his mother when she was suffering from cancer. That was to be used to build a cancer treatment center on the island.
- Once they held a charity match between Primeira Liga club Porto and Madeiran-based clubs Marítimo and Nacional. In which he played for charity purposes.
- Later in 2012, He paid for a young nine-year-old Canarian boy for his cancer treatment.
- He joined FIFA’s charity program “11 for Health“.
- He became a global artist ambassador for the Save the Children campaign.
- Later, The Mangrove Care Forum agreed to be their Campaign ambassador in 2013.
- He donated £5 million after the earthquake in Nepal.
- He donated €600,000, the entire Champions League bonus in 2016.
- To help Save the Children campaign, he launched a selfie app, CR7 Selfie.
Awards and Achievements of Cristiano Ronaldo
If we are talking about our all-time best football legend then how is this possible that we would not talk about his awards and achievements? One can visit Izmir Smajlaj to read a biography of another well-known athlete. The huge list of Ronaldo’s achievements is as follows:
| Club | Honor |
| Sporting CP | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (2002) |
| Manchester United | Premier League (2006 – 2007), (2007 – 2008), (2008 – 2009) |
| FA Cup (2003 – 2004) | |
| Football League Cup (2005 – 2006), (2008 – 2009) | |
| FA Community Shield (2007) | |
| UEFA Champions League (2007 – 2008) | |
| FIFA Club World Cup (2008) | |
| Real Madrid | La Liga (2011 – 2012), (2016 – 2017) |
| Copa del Rey (2010) – 2011), (2013 – 2014) | |
| Supercopa de España (2012), (2017) | |
| UEFA Champions League (2013 – 2014), (2015 – 2016), (2016 – 2017), (2017 – 2018) | |
| UEFA Super Cup (2014), (2017) | |
| FIFA Club World Cup (2014), (2016), (2017) | |
| Juventus | Serie A (2018 – 2019), (2019 – 2020) |
| Coppa Italia (2020 – 2021) | |
| Supercoppa Italiana (2018), (2020) | |
| Al Nassr | Arab Club Champions Cup (2023) |
| Portugal | UEFA European Championship (2016) |
| UEFA Nations League (2018 – 2019) | |
| Individuals | Ballon d’Or/FIFA Ballon d’Or (2008), (2013), (2014), (2016), (2017) |
| FIFA World Player of the Year (2008) | |
| The Best FIFA Men’s Player: (2016), (2017) | |
| The Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement (2021) | |
| UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (2007 – 2008) | |
| UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award (2013 – 2014), (2015 – 2016), (2016 – 2017) | |
| European Golden Shoe (2007 – 2008), (2010 – 2011), (2013 – 2014), (2014 – 2015) | |
| Golden Foot (2020) | |
| FIFA Puskás Award (2009) | |
| FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2016) | |
| UEFA European Championship Golden Boot (2020) | |
| UEFA Champions League top scorer (2007– 2008), (2012 – 2013), (2013 – 2014), (2014 – 2015), (2015 – 2016), (2016 – 2017), (2017 – 2018) | |
| Premier League Player of the Season (2006 – 2007), (2007 – 2008) | |
| La Liga Best Player (2013 – 2014) | |
| Serie A Footballer of the Year (2019, 2020) | |
| Premier League Golden Boot (2007 – 2008) | |
| Pichichi Trophy (2010 – 2011), (2013 – 2014), (2014 – 2015) | |
| Capocannoniere (2020 – 2021) | |
| Saudi Professional League Top Scorers (2023 – 2024) | |
| Ballon d’Or Dream Team (2020) | |
| FIFA FIFPRO World 11 (2007 – 2021) | |
| Portuguese Sportsman of the Year (2011 – 2019) | |
| FPF Portuguese Player of the Year (2015 – 2019) | |
| Orders | Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese Royal Family) |
| Grand officer of the Order of Prince Henry | |
| Commander of the Order of Merit | |
| Cordão da Insígnia autonómica de distinção (Collar of the Autonomous Badge of Distinction, Autonomous Region of Madeira) |
Family Background of Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is the son of Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro and Jose Dinis Aveiro. His mother was a cook whereas his father was a gardener but he also worked as a part-time kit man for Andorinha, a football club for where Ronaldo first played football. His grandmother was an African woman, Isabel da Piedade. She moved to Madeira Island when she was 16. Cristiano is the youngest of four siblings, one brother Hugo, and two sisters, Elma and Liliana.
His father died at 52 due to some liver condition arising due to alcohol consumption. At that time Ronaldo was about 20 in September 2005. From his Great-grandmother, he is of Cape Verdean descent and a Roman Catholic.
Relationship – Love Life, Marriage or Girlfriend
Ronaldo has a happy family with his wife and five kids similar to Amanda Louise Holden. Firstly, he had a son in 2010 in the US however he had separated from his partner due to which he decided to take custody of his child and never revealed the name or identity of his mother as per agreement. After that, he was in a five-year relationship with Irina Shayk, a Russian model.
Moreover, he is with Georgina Rodriguez, a Spanish model who was born in Argentina. The couple was blessed with a daughter on 12 November 2017. However, they had twins in June 2017 in the United States from a surrogate mother.
Moreover, They lost a son during childbirth when they were expecting twins in 2022.
Physical Measurements of Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo has an athletic body which has a stronger torso as maintained by Cengiz Coskun. This strength helps him to be better in his field. Moreover, he is 6 ft 2 inches tall and his weight is 80kg. Our talented footballer has a charming Hazel Brown eye with a pretty smile. His black hair and his olive skin color go so well together, giving his personality a complete texture. His body measures 44 – 34 – 14 as Chest-Waist-Biceps.
Health of CR7
Ronaldo has two very good adoptable habits, one he does not drink alcohol and he said it himself. However, once in 2008 when he was recovering from an injury, he was accused of drinking heavily in a nightclub and faced libel damages. He never put on any tattoos on his body cause he has the habit of donating blood from time to time. He also donated bone marrow.
Wiki Info
As we are talking about Cristiano Ronaldo, one of your favorite footballers, Here are his Wiki details.
| Full Name | Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro |
| Stage Name | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Nick Names | G.O.A.T El Bicho (The Bug), Ronnie, CR, CR7, Cris, C.Ronaldo, The Sultan of the Stepover, Ron, RocketRonaldo, Mr Champions League, Cry Baby, Little Bee |
| Birth Date | 5 February 1985 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Occupation | Footballer |
| Age | 39 years old |
| Parents | Maria Dolores dos Santos Viveiros da Aveiro Jose Dinis Aveiro |
| Birth Country | Portugal |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Eye Color | Hazel Brown |
| Birth City | Sao Pedro. Funchal, Medreira, Portugal |
| Schooling | 6th grade |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ethinicity | Portuguese(Madeiran) |
| Food Habits | Non-Vegetarian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 inches |
| Citizenship | Portugues |
| Weight | 80kg |
| Marital Status | Dating |
| Children | 5 children |
Net Worth of Ronaldo
Ronaldo has a monthly salary of $215 million per annum for Al-Nassr according to our records for 2023-2025. Moreover, his net worth is $500 million as of 2023 and around. His property assets include a villa in Madrid, An apartment in Lisbon, A penthouse in Manhattan’s Trump Towers, A private island near Madeira, An apartment in Portugal, A multi-million-pound mansion in the UK, and A villa in Marbella along with several cars including Royce, Rover and Lamborghini, and many more.
Legal issues
Ronaldo, in 2017, was fined for evading €15 million tax fraudulently from 2011-2014. He completely denied the claim. Later, Authorities sentenced him to two years in jail and fined him €18.8 million however Spanish authorities reduced it to €16.8 million after the settlements. Moreover, his jail was said to be under probation without jail until he re-offended.
British Crown Prosecution Services investigated Ronaldo and another man under a rape allegation brought up by two women. However, Scotland Yard later declared this allegation as a case with not enough evidence case. Moreover, those two women also withdrew the allegation within two days.
Again in 2017, a woman raised an allegation of rape, which the Las Vegas Police Department investigated by Ronaldo. He paid US$375,000 to the woman, and a non-disclosed settlement proved it. Later in 2019, the Prosecution team in Las Vegas refused to charge him for this allegation and stated “Based upon a review of information at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt”. Moreover, Ronaldo and his lawyer also stated two statements in mean to deny all these allegations in their documents “ “intentional defamation campaign” and “altered and/or completely fabricated“
At least after a few years of court hearings, in 2022, the allegations were dismissed by the US District Court in Nevada ruled the women’s lawyer Stovell’s use of “cyber-hacked attorney-client privileged documents” were actions representing “abuses and flagrant circumvention of the proper litigation process”
Social Media Accounts
What is Ronaldo’s net worth?
Cristiano Ronaldo has a monthly salary of $215 million per annum for Al-Nassr according to our records for 2023-2025. Moreover, his net worth is $500 million as of 2023 and around.
How many Ronaldo goals?
In 1200 professional appearances, he has appeared as an outfield player in most of them. Cristiano Ronaldo, The greatest of all time scored 890 goals in his official senior career.
Does CR7 have a son?
Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo has a total of 5 kids of whom he has three sons and two daughters.
Why did Ronaldo get his name?
Cristiano Ronaldo was given this name by his dad who named him after the US president, Ronald Reagan.
Is CR7 the highest goal scorer?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goal-scorer. He is the Greatest of all Time, winning many awards including five Ballon d'Or awards, three UEFA Men's Player of the Year Awards, and four European Golden Shoes.
