Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
bio: Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time. Famous for his fancy flicks and stepovers early in his career, he became football's all-time leading goalscorer and, in 2025, the first player to reach 900 career goals. He currently plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
also known as: Cris, Ron, Ronnie, The Sultan Of The Stepover, CR7, Wonder Kid
born: born Feb 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
family: Parents: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Diniz Aveiro. He has an older brother, Hugo and two elder sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia. He has five children and is engaged to Georgina Rodríguez.
nationality: Portuguese
physical: Height: 6' 0½" (1.87 m)
Weight: 183 lbs (83kg)
sport: Football (Soccer)
teams / clubs: Sporting CP (2002–2003), Manchester United (2003–2009), Real Madrid (2009–2018), Juventus (2018–2021), Manchester United (2021–2022), Al Nassr (2023–present). In June 2025 he signed a two-year extension keeping him at Al Nassr until 2027.
position: Forward
foot: Ronaldo shoots with his right foot mostly
jersey number: 7 (also No. 7 for Portugal; he wore No. 17 for Portugal early in his career)
achievements:
  • Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or award five times: in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
  • Won the UEFA Champions League five times — once with Manchester United (2008) and four times with Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018). He is the competition's all-time top scorer.
  • Led Portugal to their first major international title at UEFA Euro 2016, and won the UEFA Nations League with Portugal in 2019 and 2025.
  • Football's all-time leading goalscorer and the record scorer in men's international football. In 2025, he became the first player to reach 900 career goals.
  • He was the first player to score at five different FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022).
  • At the 2026 World Cup (hosted by Canada, Mexico and the USA), Portugal were eliminated by Spain in the Round of 16 on 6 July 2026, in what Ronaldo described as his final World Cup.
what you may not know:
  • His name was inspired by the former US-president, Ronald Reagan, whom his father was influenced by.
  • He was selected for the Portuguese Olympic football team for 2004.
  • He was the first-ever Portugese Manchester United player.
  • He was named the sexiest player of Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006 by Gay Krant, a Dutch gay magazine.
  • He is one of the most-followed people in the world on social media, with hundreds of millions of followers across platforms.