The Legend: Cristiano Ronaldo

In one line Cristiano Ronaldo can be described as the legend of Manchester United, ring down a hall of footballing history as some of the greatest to ever play the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s 6 best career moments that shaped his career:

1. Debut with Manchester United (Aug. 16, 2003)
2. Crying after losing the Euro final
3. Manchester United vs Arsenal – Semi-finals, UEFA Champions League 2009
4. Ronaldo’s 500th goal against Malmo in September 2015
5. Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg – Quarter-finals, UEFA Champions League 2016
6. Portugal vs France – Final, Euro 2016

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Career Stats –

798 GOALS
REAl MADRID - 451
MAN UTD - 292
PORTUGAL - 115
SPORTING CP - 25

Ronaldo's performance at the club level-

Ronaldo has scored 674 career club goals in 896 matches. In a glittering career, Ronaldo has played for four clubs. He played 31 games for Sporting, scoring five goals. He went to Manchester United next and racked up 118 goals in 292 games.CR7 also registered 450 goals in 438 games for Real Madrid. For Juventus, Ronaldo has 101 goals in 133 games.

Childhood & Early Life

Cristiano Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985, in Madeira, Portugal, to Jose Dinis Aveiro and his wife Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro. His father was a gardener with the municipality while his mother worked as a cook. Ronaldo was the youngest child among four children; others being a son and two daughters.
Ronaldo was expelled from the school after assaulting his teacher by throwing a chair at him. He had always been a keen footballer and by the time he was 14 years old, he decided to concentrate on becoming a professional footballer. Ronaldo had been playing for Androrinha since he was eight.
In 1995, Cristiano Ronaldo joined the club ‘Nacional’ located in his hometown of Madeira, and following his good show for them he joined one of the biggest clubs in Portugal, namely, ‘Sporting CP’ after clearing a trial.