Cristiano Ronaldo

Biography

Ronaldo's career is a monument to self-engineering: the Madeira teenager who out-trained everyone became football's most prolific goalscorer, collecting league titles in England, Spain and Italy and a European Championship with Portugal across a 20-year peak.

Portuguese footballer whose athleticism and goalscoring have sustained an elite career across England, Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

Known for

Manchester United, Real Madrid and Portugal's Euro 2016 title.

Notable works & defining projects

• Manchester United
• Real Madrid
• Portugal national team

Notable achievements

• All-time top scorer in men's international football
• Won the Ballon d'Or five times and the UEFA Champions League five times
• Real Madrid's all-time top scorer with 450 goals

Timeline

1. 2003Signed for Manchester United and inherited the No. 7 shirt
2. 2008Won his first Ballon d'Or and the Champions League with United
3. 2016Captained Portugal to the Euro 2016 title, the country's first major trophy

Did you know?

• His second name honours Ronald Reagan, a favourite actor of his father's, according to his family
• He is the most-followed person on Instagram