Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards[note 3] and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 31 major trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League title. Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals (134) and assists (40) in the history of the UEFA Champions League.[9] He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances and has scored over 770 official senior career goals for club and country.[10] He is also the second male to score 100 international goals and the first European one to achieve the feat.[11]

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo with Portugal at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Personal informationFull nameCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro[1]Date of birth5 February 1985 (age 36)[1]Place of birthFunchal, Madeira, PortugalHeight1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[note 1]Position(s)ForwardClub information

Current team

JuventusNumber7Youth career1992–1995Andorinha1995–1997Nacional1997–2002Sporting CPSenior career*YearsTeamApps(Gls)2002–2003Sporting CP B2(0)2002–2003Sporting CP25(3)2003–2009Manchester United196(84)2009–2018Real Madrid292(311)2018–Juventus94(79)National team‡2001Portugal U159(7)2001–2002Portugal U177(5)2003Portugal U205(1)2002–2003Portugal U2110(3)2004Portugal U233(2)2003–Portugal173(103)

Honours

Men's footballRepresenting  PortugalUEFA European ChampionshipWinner2016 FranceRunner-up2004 Portugal2012 Poland–Ukraine[note 2]UEFA Nations LeagueWinner2019 PortugalFIFA Confederations Cup2017 Russia

Signature* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 2 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:45, 30 March 2021 (UTC)