Throughout his professional career, he has managed to break various records. These include being the first player to win four Golden Boots, being the second footballer in history to win the Ballon d'Or the most times (with five) - three Ballon d'Or and two FIFA Ballon d'Or - to be the first to win the FIFA Best Player of the World award - and the one who has achieved the most with two -, to be the top scorer in history for the Portuguese team (99), the top scorer at the national team level in Europe - second worldwide -, 20 and to be the highest historical scorer in the Champions League (129) counting the previous phase, 21 competition in which he also has the most goal marks in a tournament edition - 17 goals in 11 games (2013-14) -, with the most goals in a group stage of the tournament - 11 goals in six games (2015-16) - and with the most goals in the tournament with six editions. He is also the Madrid player who needed the fewest games (92) to reach 100 goals in the national league championship, 22 the first footballer in the history of the competition who managed to score all the teams he faced in a season, 23 the only footballer capable of scoring in six consecutive Classics, 24 or the only player to score in six consecutive visits to Camp Nou, the stadium of maximum rivalry for whites
After starring in the most expensive transfer in the history of football at the time, 29 ended up at the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, where he improved as a footballer reaching his highest records in game and goals. At the Spanish club, he was the first player to overcome the historic figure of thirty-eight goals in a League season, setting the new mark at forty goals, 30 records that helped him win his second Golden Boot in 2011.31 He conquered as Madridista two Copa del Rey, 32 two Leagues, 33 n 6 and two Spanish Super Cups, thus completing the Spanish triple crown, plus four Champions Leagues, three European Super Cups and three Club World Cups. His performances led him to conquer another four Ballon d'Or - in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 - 34 35 and two other Golden Boots - in 2014 and 2015 - and to be among the top three players in the world for eight seasons. 36 Cristiano Ronaldo is the player who has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award the most times, with three titles.
Absolute international with the Portuguese team since 2003,38 has played four Euro Cups, four World Cups, a Confederations Cup and a League of Nations, where his greatest achievements were the conquest of the titles in the 2016 Euro Cup and in the League of Nations 2018-19.39 Regarding the World Cup and the Confederations Cup, a fourth place in Germany 2006 and a third place in Russia 2017 respectively, were their best performances. He is one of the member players of the FIFA Century Club, made up of those footballers with more than one hundred internationalities with their team. His 164 matches place him twelfth in the list as of 2019, the most disputed in the history of Portugal and fifth at UEFA level.
Since 2014, he has been a Grand Officer of the Order of the Infante Don Enrique, one of the highest recognitions granted in Portugal, for his provision of relevant services granted to his country, as well as its cultural, historical and value expansion.40
After starring in the most expensive transfer in the history of football at the time, 29 ended up at the Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, where he improved as a footballer reaching his highest records in game and goals. At the Spanish club, he was the first player to overcome the historic figure of thirty-eight goals in a League season, setting the new mark at forty goals, 30 records that helped him win his second Golden Boot in 2011.31 He conquered as Madridista two Copa del Rey, 32 two Leagues, 33 n 6 and two Spanish Super Cups, thus completing the Spanish triple crown, plus four Champions Leagues, three European Super Cups and three Club World Cups. His performances led him to conquer another four Ballon d'Or - in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017 - 34 35 and two other Golden Boots - in 2014 and 2015 - and to be among the top three players in the world for eight seasons. 36 Cristiano Ronaldo is the player who has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award the most times, with three titles.
Absolute international with the Portuguese team since 2003,38 has played four Euro Cups, four World Cups, a Confederations Cup and a League of Nations, where his greatest achievements were the conquest of the titles in the 2016 Euro Cup and in the League of Nations 2018-19.39 Regarding the World Cup and the Confederations Cup, a fourth place in Germany 2006 and a third place in Russia 2017 respectively, were their best performances. He is one of the member players of the FIFA Century Club, made up of those footballers with more than one hundred internationalities with their team. His 164 matches place him twelfth in the list as of 2019, the most disputed in the history of Portugal and fifth at UEFA level.
Since 2014, he has been a Grand Officer of the Order of the Infante Don Enrique, one of the highest recognitions granted in Portugal, for his provision of relevant services granted to his country, as well as its cultural, historical and value expansion.40
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