Cristiano Ronaldo

ing scored 17 goals in the 201314 season.[14] In December 2014, Ronaldo became the fastest player to score 200
goals in La Liga, which he accomplished in his 178th La
Liga game.[15] He is the only player in the history of football to score 50 or more goals in a season on ve consecutive occasions.[16] In September 2015, Ronaldo became the all-time top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions
League with 82 goals, and in October 2015 he became
Real Madrids all-time leading goalscorer.

Not to be confused with Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The rst or
maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or
paternal family name is Aveiro.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH (born
5 February 1985), known as Cristiano Ronaldo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ktinu unadu]), is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club
Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is a
forward and serves as captain for Portugal. By the age of
22, Ronaldo had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World
Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in
2008, he won his rst Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player
of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the
FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014. In September 2015,
Ronaldo scored his 500th senior career goal for club and
country.[4]

Ronaldo made his international debut for Portugal in August 2003, at the age of 18. He has since been capped
over 100 times and has participated in 6 major tournaments: three UEFA European Championships (2004,
2008 and 2012) and three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010
and 2014). Ronaldo is the rst Portuguese player to reach
50 international goals, making him Portugals all-time top
goalscorer as well as the countrys top scorer in the European Championship with 6 goals. He scored his rst international goal in the opening game of Euro 2004 against
Greece, and helped Portugal reach the nal. He took over
Often ranked as the best player in the world[5] and rated captaincy in July 2008, and he led Portugal to the semiby some in the sport as the greatest of all time,[6][7][8][9] nals at Euro 2012, nishing the competition as jointRonaldo is the rst Portuguese footballer to win three top scorer in the process. In November 2014, Ronaldo
FIFA/Ballons d'Or, and the rst player to win four became the all-time top scorer in the UEFA European
European Golden Shoe awards. In January 2015, Championship (including qualifying) with 23 goals.
Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all time
by the Portuguese Football Federation, during its 100th
anniversary celebrations.[10][11] With Manchester United
1 Early life
and Real Madrid, he has won three Premier Leagues,
one La Liga, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups,
two Copas del Rey, one FA Community Shield, one Ronaldo was born in Santo Antnio, a neighbourhood of
Supercopas de Espaa, two UEFA Champions League, Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores
one UEFA Super Cup and two FIFA Club World Cups. dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and Jos Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener.[17] His second given name, Ronaldo,
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha,
was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan,
where he played for two years, before moving to C.D.
who was his fathers favourite actor.[18][19] He has one
Nacional. In 1997, he moved to Sporting CP. In 2003
older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Lilhe signed for Manchester United for 12.2 million (15
iana Ctia.[1] His great-grandmother Isabel da Piedade
million). In 2004, he won his rst trophy, the FA Cup.
was from Cape Verde.[20]
In 2007 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA Footballer
of the Year, and was named the 2008 FIFA World Player The family was staunchly Catholic. Ronaldo later claimed
of the Year. In 2009 he won the FIFA Pusks Award that he lived in poverty, sharing a room with his brother
[21]
Ronaldo was popular with other students
for Goal of the Year. He became the worlds most ex- and sisters.
pensive player when he moved from Manchester United at school, but he was expelled after he threw a chair at
to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth 80 million his teacher. Ronaldo later said of the incident, He dis[22]
At age 14, Ronaldo agreed with his
(94 million/$132 million). His buyout clause is val- respected me.
[12]
In May 2012, he became the rst mother to focus entirely on football. He states, When I
ued at 1 billion.
footballer to score against every team in a single season got to 14 I felt I had the potential. I thought I was maybe
[22]
in La Liga.[13] Ronaldo holds the record for most goals good enough at that time to play semi-professionally.
scored in a single UEFA Champions League season, hav- Ronaldo had started playing for amateur team Andorinha
at age 8, where his father was the kit man.[23] In 1995,
1

Ronaldo, aged 10, signed with local club Nacional, and,

after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day
trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him for
an undisclosed sum.[24]

2
2.1

Club career

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a club of such traditions.[32] However he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in
the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 31
in the inauguration of the Estdio Jos Alvalade in Lisbon. Ronaldos performance impressed the Manchester
United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.[33] In
April 2013, Sporting honoured Ronaldo by selecting him
to become the 100,000th member of the club.[34]

Sporting CP
2.2 Manchester United
2.2.1 200304
There have been a few players described as the new
George Best over the years, but this is the rst time its
been a compliment to me.
Former Manchester United player George Best on the
18-year-old Ronaldo in 2003.[35]

Ronaldo memorabilia at Sporting CPs museum.

Ronaldo joined Sportings other youth players who

trained at the Academia Sporting, the clubs football
academy, in Alcochete. He became the only player ever
to play for Sportings under-16, under-17, under-18, Bteam, and the rst team, all within one season.[25] He
scored two goals in his league debut on 7 October 2002,
which Sporting CP won 30 against Moreirense, while
featuring for Portugal in the 2002 European Under-17
Championship.[26]
At the age of 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing
heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up
playing football. The Sporting sta were made aware of
the condition and Ronaldos mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital.[27] While there, he had an
operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area
of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery
took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged
from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed
training only a few days later.[28]
In November 2002, Ronaldo was invited to Arsenal's
training ground, London Colney to meet manager Arsne
Wenger and his coaching sta.[29] Wenger, who was
interested in signing the midelder, had arranged to
meet Ronaldos representatives, Formation (who suggested the player originally to Grard Houllier, then Liverpool manager, and Joan Laporta, then Barcelona president) in the subsequent months to discuss a transfer
arrangement.[30][31] Of a possible move to Liverpool,
Ronaldo said Liverpool are one of the best clubs in England and it would be a dream for any player to represent

Ronaldo became Manchester Uniteds rst-ever Portuguese player when he signed for 12.24 million before
the 200304 season.[36] He was given the number 7 shirt
by Alex Ferguson,[37] who said that after a friendly with
Sporting, Uniteds players talked about him constantly,
and on the plane back from the game they urged me to
sign him and that he is one of the most exciting young
players I've ever seen.[38][39] Ronaldo later revealed that
he had requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting),
as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously
been worn by United legends such as George Best, Bryan
Robson, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.[40] After I
joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said
28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,'
and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I
was forced to live up to such an honour.[40]
I want to be one of the best players around in two or three
years time. I would be very proud if, one day, I'm held
in the same esteem as George Best or David Beckham.
Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004.[41]
Ronaldo made his team debut to a standing ovation as
a 60th-minute substitute for Nicky Butt in a 40 home
victory over Bolton Wanderers on 16 August,[42] and
produced a performance hailed by Alex Ferguson as
marvellous.[43][44] His early form earned high praise
from United legend George Best, who said that Ronaldo
was special,[35] while former manager Ron Atkinson
eused about his pace and quick thinking and how it
meant United could spring very quickly from defence
into attack.[45]
He scored his rst goal for Manchester United with a
free kick in a 30 win over Portsmouth on 1 November 2003.[46] His only other league goals in the season all
came in 2004; he scored the second in a 30 win against

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Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur on 20 March,[47] the equalising goal

in a 21 victory away to Birmingham City on 10 April,[48]
and the opener in a 20 victory over Aston Villa on the
nal day of the season in a game in which he also received his rst red card.[49] Ronaldo also scored in the
fth round of the 200304 FA Cup in a 42 Manchester
derby against Manchester City.[50] Ronaldo ended his rst
season in English football by scoring the opening goal in
Uniteds 30 FA Cup Final victory over Millwall,[51] with
his performance receiving praise from Gary Neville who
said I think Ronaldo can be one of the top footballers in
the world.[52]
2.2.2

200406

3
game which United lost 31) for kicking Citys former
United player Andy Cole.[67] Ronaldo won his second
trophy in English football in the 200506 season, scoring the third goal in Manchester Uniteds 40 Football
League Cup nal victory over Wigan Athletic.[68] He
scored three braces in the 200506 season, scoring two
goals each against Bolton Wanderers,[69] Fulham,[70] and
Portsmouth.[71]
In January 2006, Ronaldo was at the centre of a training
ground bust-up with Ruud van Nistelrooy that eventually
lead to the strikers departure from the club at the end of
the season, with van Nistelrooy angry at Ronaldos showboating style of play.[72] The two again clashed in May,
with van Nistelrooy telling Ronaldo to go and go crying
to your daddy, a pithy reference to Ronaldos relationship with assistant manager Carlos Queiroz, leading to a
brief ght.[73] Van Nistelrooy was left on the subtitutes
bench for the nal game of the season against Charlton
Athletic but left the stadium three hours before the game,
a 40 win in which Ronaldo scored his ninth league goal
of the season.[74][75]
2.2.3 200607

Ronaldo playing against Chelsea in April 2006

Ronaldo had to wait until December to score his rst goal

of the 2004-05 season, scoring the third in a 30 victory against Southampton.[53] His second came in a 31
win against Aston Villa,[54] with an assist for Paul Scholes prompting Ferguson to say that he had his best
game of the season and was a constant threat to Villa.[55]
He put in a similarly praiseworthy performance after he
scored two goals against rivals Arsenal in a 42 win,[56][57]
with his nishing described as expert that had applied
the coup de grace to Arsenal.[58] His nal goal of the
season came in a victory over Fulham, scoring the only
goal of the game from 25 yards in a game in which
Ferguson hailed him as our best player.[59] Ronaldo
scored four goals on Uniteds run to the 2005 FA Cup
Final, nding the net against Exeter City,[60] Everton,[61]
Southampton,[62] and Newcastle United.[63] He played
the full 120 minutes of the decisive match against Arsenal, and scored his attempt in the penalty shootout, which
United lost after a goalless draw.[64]
Ronaldo scored Uniteds 1000th Premier League goal on
29 October 2005 in a 41 loss to Middlesbrough,[65] In
November, he signed a new contract which extended his
previous deal by two years to 2010, and stated that staying at the club was important for the development of my
career.[66] He was sent o in the Manchester derby at
the City of Manchester Stadium on 14 January 2006 (a

Ronaldo with United during their 200607 season

After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, in which he was

involved in an incident where club teammate Wayne
Rooney was sent o,[76][77] Ronaldo was linked with
moves away from United, with Spanish clubs Real Madrid
and Valencia both linked with him.[78][79] The situation
led to Ronaldo asking for a transfer, saying I think I
should get out of Manchester. The circumstances are not
right to keep playing in Manchester. In two or three days
I will decide where to go. I always said I wanted to play in
Spain, and claimed that he received no support over the
red card, saying nobody stood up for me at Manchester,
although I did not do anybody any harm. For some time,
I haven't had any support from my chief executive or my
coach. They should have come out in my defence but
no-one did.[80][81] United were adamant that he would
stay at the club, releasing a statement saying: Cristiano
recently signed a contract until 2010 and the club expects him to honour that contract. The club will not listen

4
to any oers for Cristiano.[82][83] United manager Alex
Ferguson said without any question, Ronaldo will be our
player next season,[84] and backed Ronaldo to silence any
critics as David Beckham and Eric Cantona had done in
the past.[85] Following the incident, Ronaldo and Rooney
both immediately denied any rift.[86] Rooney said: I bear
no ill feeling to Cristiano over the incident.[87]
Ahead of the 200607 season, Bobby Charlton warned
Ronaldo that he would be booed by opposition fans,[88]
but backed him to overcome any potential backlash,[89] as
did Rooney.[90] In the rst game of the season, Ronaldo
scored on the opening day of the season in a 51 win
against Fulham, where, as Charlton had predicted, he was
booed by Fulham fans.[91] and his performance earned
praise from Ferguson.[92] Ronaldo was booed throughout the season, and noticeably silenced Reading fans with
the equalising goal in a 11 draw on 23 September.[93]
United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar thought Ronaldo
responded to being booed by letting it inspire him, saying that it only serves to drive Cristiano onto even higher
ground, to greater heights. Cristiano hasn't let what happened and the reaction aect him at all. He is a very
strong guy and has shown that this season.[94]
The amount of goals and the amount of assists hes had
has been frightening. I haven't seen anybody take players
on, score goals and make goals like he has in this rst half
of the season, so he rightfully deserves that tag [of being
the worlds best player].
Teammate Paul Scholes on Ronaldos form in the
200607 season.[95]
The season proved to be the breakout year for Ronaldo,
as he broke the 20 goal barrier for the rst time and
picked up his rst league title with Manchester United.
An important factor in this success was his one-to-one
training by rst team coach Ren Meulensteen. Meulensteen coached him in moves to make himself more unpredictable. He also helped him to work better with his
team-mates, calling for the ball and scoring more 'ugly'
goals instead of waiting for the special occasion when he
could score the 'beautiful' goals for which he was already
famous.[96] Ronaldos upturn in form was showcased in
a trip to Ewood Park in November when he received a
standing ovation from a section Blackburn Rovers supporters as he was substituted.[97]
In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received
consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honours, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to
do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler
in 1996.[98][99] His form was epitomised with three consecutive braces at the end of December, the rst of which
came in a 30 victory over Aston Villa on 23 December
which put United top at Christmas.[100] He followed it up
on Boxing Day with two goals against Wigan Athletic in
a 31 victory where he came o the bench at half-time
to score a four-minute double salvo, the second of which

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marked his 10th goal of the season, to put United four

clear of Chelsea.[101] His third brace came on 30 December in a 32 victory against Reading.[102]
Hes the one player Id love to pay money to go and see
play. Im sure Ronaldo is already in the best in the world
bracket. Hes only 21 and he will get even better.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.[95]
On 24 February 2007, he scored a dramatic late winner against Fulham which put United nine points clear
at the top of the league table.[103] Ronaldo scored crucial goals against Middlesbrough in the 200607 FA Cup
quarter-nal; he scored the equaliser from the penalty
spot which ensured a 22 draw on 10 March,[104] and he
again scored a penalty in the replay nine days later after
he was fouled by Jonathan Woodgate,[105] before later being on the receiving end of a reckless tackle from James
Morrison for which he received a red card.[106] After
the game, George Boateng said one day, someone will
hurt him properly, for which Boateng was punished by
Middlesbrough.[107] On 10 April, Ronaldo helped United
reach the semi-nal of the Champions League, scoring his rst two Champions League goals in a 71 victory against Roma.[108][109] On 14 April, Ronaldo helped
United reach the FA Cup Final, putting United 21 up
against Watford in a match which ended 41.[110] On
24 April, he scored four minutes into Uniteds Champions League semi-nal against Milan as United won the
rst leg 32,[111] but was marked out of the second leg
as United lost 30 in the San Siro.[112] On 5 May, he
scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City in a 10 victory as United claimed
their rst Premier League title in four years.[113]
Despite rumours in March 2007 that Real Madrid were
willing to pay an unprecedented 80 million (54
million) for Ronaldo,[114] with Real president Ramn
Caldern publicly saying that we'll be rst in the queue
had United opted to sell him,[115] he signed a veyear, 120,000-a-week (31 million total) extension with
United on 13 April.[116] Ronaldo and Ferguson both
spoke of their delight at the new deal, with Ronaldo saying I am very happy at the club, while Ferguson said
that it emphasises the point that Cristiano is happy here
and that he is at the right club.[117]
Ronaldo amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players Player of the Year and PFA
Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in
1977) as the only players to receive this honour.[118] In
April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans
Player of the Year. He also won the FWA Footballer of
the Year,[119] becoming the rst player to win all four
main PFA and FWA awards. Ronaldo was also one of
eight Manchester United players named in the 200607
PFA Premier League Team of the Year.[120]

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5
scribed as fabulous.[126]
Due to the three match suspension, his rst league goal
didn't come until 29 September, when he scored the
only goal of the game in a victory against Birmingham
City.[127] By Christmas, Ronaldo had 13 league goals, including doubles against Wigan Athletic in a 40 which
put United top of the league,[128] Blackburn Rovers,[129]
Fulham,[130] and Everton, with his second coming from
the penalty spot in the 88th minute in a 21 victory.[131]
He nished as the runner-up to Kak for the 2007 Ballon
d'Or,[132] and was third in the running for the FIFA
World Player of the Year award, behind Kak and Lionel
Messi.[133]
I don't think there is a winger in this world that can do
that and thats the measure of the quality of the lad and
his scoring ability.
Alex Ferguson, on Ronaldos scoring record during
the 200708 season.[134]
Ronaldo scored his rst hat-trick for Manchester United
in a 60 win against Newcastle United at Old Traord
on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up
to the top of the Premier League table.[135] He scored
his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 20 win
against Reading, equalling his entire total for the 200607
season.[136] On 30 January, he scored another two goals
against Portsmouth,[137] which included a free-kick which
was described as one of the greatest ever,[138] and scored
another brace in a 51 victory against Newcastle United
on 23 February.[139]

Ronaldo (left) and Carlos Tevez prior to a Champions League

match

2.2.4

200708

On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained United for the

rst time in his career in a home win over Bolton, again
scoring both goals in the 20 victory.[140] The second
of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a
new club single-season scoring record by a midelder and
thus topped George Bests forty-year-old total of 32 goals
in the 196768 season.[141] In the championship run in,
Ronaldo scored against Middlesbrough in a 22 draw,[142]
an equalising retaken penalty against Arsenal in a 21 win
a week later,[143] and the opening two goals against West
Ham United in a 41 victory.[144] Ronaldo scored his nal league goal of the season, a goal which put United 10
in front, from the penalty spot in the title decider against
Wigan on 11 May before Ryan Giggs scored the second
to clinch the title for United.[145]

Ronaldos 200708 season began with a red card for a

headbutt on Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during
Uniteds second match of the season, for which he was
punished with a three-match ban.[121] Ronaldo said he
had learned a lot from the experience and would not
let players provoke him in the future.[122]
In the knockout stage of the Champions League against
His rst goal of the season came in the rst game of the Olympique Lyonnais on 4 March, Ronaldo scored the
200708 UEFA Champions League group stage, scor- decisive goal in the second leg which helped United
ing a 62nd-minute header on his return to former club advance 21 on aggregate,[146] and in the Champions
Sporting in a 10 victory on 19 September.[123] He scored League quarter nal, he played as a striker and scored
two goals against Dynamo Kyiv on 23 October in a 40 against Roma with a header,[147] Despite him missing a
win,[124] and scored in the return xture as United quali- penalty in the semi-nal rst leg against Barcelona,[148]
ed for the knockout stage with a 40 win.[125] Ronaldos United eventually advanced to the 200708 Champions
fth goal of the competition came in the nal minute of League nal via a Paul Scholes goal.[149] In the nal,
the game of the return xture against Sporting; with the which took place on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea,
score at 11, he scored a 30-yard free-kick that he de- Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which

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was negated by a Chelsea equaliser in the 45th minute

as the match ended 11 after extra time. His penalty
was saved in the shoot-out which put Chelsea in position to win the trophy,[150] but Chelsea captain John
Terry shot wide right after slipping on the pitch surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 65 on
penalties.[151][152] Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans
Man of the Match,[153]
Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law,
who were two brilliant and great players in the history
of United.
Dutch legend Johan Cruy on the 23-year-old
Ronaldo, April 2008.[154]
After scoring 31 league goals, he was awarded with the
Premier League Golden Boot and the Premier League
Player of the Season awards,[155] and again won the PFA
Players Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the
Year awards, as well as being named in the PFA Team of
the Year for a third consecutive year.[156][157]
Ronaldo nished the season with a career-high 42 goals in
all competitions, four short of Denis Law's team-record
mark of 46 in the 196364 season. The top scorer in
the Champions League, Ronaldo was named best forward and player of the tournament.[158] Ronaldos 31 goal Ronaldo playing for United against rivals Liverpool during the
haul was rewarded with his becoming the rst winger to 200809 season.
win the 200708 European Golden Shoe, nishing eight
points ahead of Mallorca's Dani Giza.[159]
United for at least another year, stating: I will play for
Manchester with all my heart and soul. I will ght and
honour that shirt with the same commitment and ded2.2.5 200809
ication as always.[170][171][172] When rumours surfaced
In May, Manchester United chief executive David Gill again in December about a move to Real Madrid, Ferguand manager Alex Ferguson both stated that Ronaldo son quipped: Do you think I would enter into a contract
Absolutely no chance. I would not sell
would stay at the club,[160] while David Beckham said: with that mob?
them a virus.[173][174]
I believe hes at the right club now, a club he should
stay at.[161] However, on 5 June, Sky Sports reported Prior to the new season, Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery
that Ronaldo had expressed an interest in moving to in Amsterdam on 7 July,[175] ruling him out for up to three
Real Madrid if they oered him the same amount of months.[176] He returned to action earlier than expected
money the team had allegedly promised him earlier in the on 17 September in Uniteds goalless UEFA Champions
year.[162][163] Manchester United led a tampering com- League group stage draw with Villarreal as a substitute for
plaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrids alleged pursuit Park Ji-Sung,[177] and scored his rst goal of the season
of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action.[164][165] in a 31 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough
[178]
In July, FIFA president Sepp Blatter claimed that on 23 September.
Ronaldo should be allowed to leave, saying: If the player
wants to play somewhere else, then a solution should be
found because if he stays in a club where he does not
feel comfortable to play then its not good for the player
and for the club, and described the situation as modern slavery,[166] comments Ronaldo agreed with.[167][168]
The comments annoyed United manager Alex Ferguson,
who said I do not want to dignify this kind of statement with a response but when you consider the history of
slavery, it was a very unfortunate statement.[169] Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6
August, when Ronaldo conrmed that he would stay at

On 29 October, Ronaldo began to show similar form to

the previous season when he scored both goals in a 2
0 victory against West Ham,[179] and scored two goals
three days later against Hull City in a 43 win.[180] He
again scored twice in a 50 win over Stoke City on 15
November 2008, with the goals being his 100th and 101st
goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both
coming from direct free kicks.[181] The goals also meant
that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other
19 teams in the Premier League at the time.[182] On
30 November, he received the third red card of his career when he was sent o for a second bookable oence

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against Manchester City for handball.[183]

7
win the FIFA Pusks Award, in 2009, an honour handed
by FIFA to the best goal of the year.[198] He later called
it the best goal he had ever scored.[199][200] In the seminal second leg, Ronaldo scored two against Arsenal including a free-kick from 39.1 yards as United advanced
to the Champions League nal,[201] where he made little impact in Uniteds 20 loss to Barcelona.[202][203] He
nished with 53 appearances in all competitions, which
was four higher than the previous year, but scored sixteen
fewer goals (26) than his career-best total of 42 from the
previous season. He was also named in the PFA Team of
the Year for a fourth consecutive year.[204]

All these great players over the years, the Maradonas,

Cruys, Pels they all took a kick. It didn't deter them
at all. I remember wee Jimmy Johnstone at Celtic: he'd
go straight at the defender who'd just fouled him to let
him know he wouldn't be bullied. Cristiano has a similar
thing. He had an operation in the summer, which was
the result of consistent tackling on him, but hes naturally
brave. I don't think it ever stopped Maradona, I don't
think it stopped Pele. If you're them, you don't think of
that when you have a ball at your feet, because thats what
you want. It won't stop Cristiano and thats not getting
recognised. Hes always wanting to do something with the On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconball, yet the fans chant, 'Cheat!' Well, who is the cheat? ditional oer of 80 million from Real Madrid for
Whos cheating football? Not Cristiano.
Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed
his desire to leave the club.[205] It was conrmed by a rep[184]
Alex Ferguson.
resentative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully
condoned by Ferguson.[206] When Ronaldo had evenOn 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester Uniteds tually completed his transfer to Real, he expressed his
rst Ballon d'Or recipient since George Best in 1968. He gratitude towards Ferguson for helping him develop as
nished with 446 points, 165 ahead of runner-up Lionel a player, saying, Hes been my father in sport, one of
Messi,[185] and said that it was one of the most beautiful the most important factors and most inuential in my
days of my life.[186] On 18 December, Ronaldo scored career.[207]
in the 53 semi-nal victory over Japanese club Gamba
Osaka in the FIFA Club World Cup,[187] and, after assisting the winning goal as United beat LDU Quito 10 in the 2.3 Real Madrid
nal in Yokohama,[188] was awarded the Silver Ball as the
second best player in the tournament, nishing runner-up 2.3.1 200910
to teammate Wayne Rooney.[189] On 12 January, he became the rst Premier League player ever to be named I have nothing but praise for the boy. He is easily the
the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being best player in the world. His contribution as a goal threat
the rst Portuguese player to win the award since Lus is unbelievable. His stats are incredible. Strikes at goal,
Figo in 2001.[190]
attempts on goal, raids into the penalty box, headers. It
On 27 January, Ronaldo scored two goals in a 50 is all there. Absolutely astounding.
win against West Bromwich Albion,[191] before scoring a
penalty in a 10 win against Everton four days later.[192]
He again scored the winning goal, this time against Blackburn Rovers on 21 February with a free-kick which
helped put United eight points clear at the top of the
table.[193] On 5 April, Ronaldo scored another two goals
against Aston Villa, but was overshadowed by debutant
Federico Macheda, who scored a last-minute winner to
put United top of the league following consecutive defeats
to Liverpool and Fulham.[194] Another brace came on 25
April, as United came from 20 down at half-time to beat
Tottenham Hotspur 52, with Ronaldo scoring the rst
from the penalty spot, as well as the crucial third goal.[195]
On 10 May, he scored his nal ever goal for United in the
Manchester derby at Old Traord with a free-kick which
put United 10 up.[196]

Alex Ferguson, after Ronaldos transfer to Real

Madrid.[208]

On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid conrmed that Ronaldo

would join the club on 1 July 2009 from Manchester
United for 80 million (94 million) becoming the most
expensive footballer in history,[209] after agreeing terms
and signing a six-year contract. Ronaldos contract was
worth 11 million per year[210] and had a 1 billion
buy-out clause.[211] He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July,[212] where he was
handed the number 9 shirt.[213] The shirt was presented to
him by Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stfano.[214] Ronaldo
was welcomed by between 80,000 and 85,000 fans at
his presentation at the Santiago Bernabu Stadium, surpassing Diego Maradonas record of 75,000 fans when
On 11 March, Ronaldo scored his rst Champions he was presented in Italy, after he was transferred from
League goal of the season, and rst since the nal against Barcelona to Napoli in 1984.[215]
Chelsea, in a 20 victory over Inter Milan that sent United
Ronaldo made his Madrid debut on 21 July in a 10 win
into the quarter-nals.[197] In the second leg against Porto
over Shamrock Rovers. His rst goal came a week later
on 15 April, Ronaldo scored a 40-yard game-winning
with a penalty in Madrids 42 win over LDU Quito.[216]
goal as United advanced to the semi-nals. For this goal,
On 29 August, Ronaldo capped his La Liga debut with
Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the rst player to
a goal, scoring Reals second from the penalty spot in

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his rst season at Real Madrid ended trophyless, Ronaldo

and Gonzalo Higuan scored 53 league goals during the
course of the season and became Reals highest scoring
league duo in their history.[224]
With the departure of Ral during the summer of
2010, Ronaldo was handed the number 7 shirt for Real
Madrid.[225] On 23 October 2010, Ronaldo scored four
goals against Racing de Santander, the most goals he
had ever scored in a single match.[226] This completed a
goalscoring run of six consecutive matches (three in La
Liga, one in the Champions League, and two for Portugal) in which Ronaldo scored in each match, totalling 11
Ronaldo and Real Madrid against Diego Forln and city rivals goals, which is the most Ronaldo has scored in a single
month. On 20 November, Ronaldo scored his second La
Atltico Madrid.
Liga hat-trick of the season in a 51 win over Athletic
Bilbao.[227] His nal match of the calendar year saw him
a 32 home win against Deportivo La Corua.[217] On score a hat-trick in an 80 trashing of Levante in the Copa
15 September, Ronaldo scored two free kicks in a 5 del Rey.[228]
2 away victory over Zrich, his rst Champions League
goals for Real.[218] He broke a Madrid club record when
he scored in a league match against Villarreal and thus
became the rst ever player to score in his rst four La
Liga appearances.[219]

Ronaldo during a friendly game against Pearol before the beginning of the season

Ronaldo and Ral.

An ankle injury suered on 10 October, while Ronaldo

was on international duty with Portugal against Hungary,
kept him out until 25 November, which in turn caused
him to miss both of Madrids Champions League group
stage matches against Milan.[220][221] Ronaldo made his
rst post-injury start in a 10 El Clsico defeat to
Barcelona on 29 November. On 6 December, he was sent
o for the rst time in his Madrid career during Reals
42 victory against Almera, a match which also saw him
miss a penalty. He was carded rst for removing his shirt
during a goal celebration, then for kicking out at an opponent three minutes later.[222] Ronaldo was second in the
2009 FIFA World Player of the Year award and also second in the 2009 Ballon d'Or award.
2.3.2

201011

Ronaldo began 2011 with a very promising outlook, especially after Real Madrid acknowledged he had broken numerous goalscoring records, previously settled and
held by classic players such as Alfredo Di Stfano, Hugo
Snchez and Manuel Alday. Ronaldo began his scoring
spree by scoring two vital goals in a tight 32 victory
away to Getafe. He then consolidated his massive performances by scoring a hat-trick and assisting Kak in a
42 victory over Villarreal on 9 January.[229] On 3 March
2011, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 70 trashing of
Mlaga, but was aected by a muscle injury at the end
of the match, which forced him to spend 10 days on the
sidelines.[230]
In April, he made another massive comeback from injury, sustaining a three-game scoring streak (including
two goals in Champions League quarter-nals against
Tottenham Hotspur), thus arriving to the rst of a historical series of four El Clsico encounters two goals short
of breaking his personal record of 42 goals in all competitions in a single season.

During the second league edition of El Clsico, Ronaldo

On 5 May 2010, Ronaldo scored his rst Real Madrid scored from the penalty spot and took his tally to 41
hat-trick in an away game against Mallorca.[223] Although goals, also taking his scoring streak to four games. On 20

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Ronaldo against Tottenham's (and future team-mate) Gareth

Bale in the UEFA Champions League

April, Ronaldo scored the winning goal against Barcelona

in the 103rd minute of the Copa del Rey nal.[231] On 7
May Ronaldo scored four goals in a 62 victory against
Sevilla.[232] These four goals took him to 46 for the season which surpassed his previous record of 42 in a season
playing for Manchester United.[233] Three days later he
reached 49 goals for the season, by scoring another hattrick in a 40 home win against Getafe.[234] On 15 May,
after scoring two free-kick goals in a 31 win over Villarreal, he equalled the La Liga record with most goals in a
season with 38, a record previously held by Telmo Zarra
and Hugo Snchez.[235]
On 21 May, he scored two goals in the last league match
of the season against Almera, taking his Pichichi total to 41, and La Liga total to 40, becoming the only
player to score 40 goals in a La Liga season.[236][237] By
doing this, he won the European Golden Shoe award
once again, becoming the rst player to win the trophy in two dierent leagues.[238] The sports newspaper
Marca, which awards the Pichichi Trophy, included the
goal scored on 18 September 2010 against Real Sociedad
in Ronaldos goal count, which had been ocially attributed to Pepe.[239] Ronaldo also broke Zarras record of
most goals per minute, with a goal scored every 70.7 minutes. Ronaldos record-breaking gures became a source
of major attention from public media, such as being included in the Sports Illustrated World XI,[240] rating him
as one of the worlds best footballers. Ronaldo ended his
second season at Real Madrid with a total of 53 goals in
all competitions.[241]
2.3.3

201112

On 17 August 2011, Ronaldo scored his 100th goal with

Real Madrid with a rst-half equaliser against Barcelona
in the second leg of the 2011 Spanish Supercup in the
Camp Nou. On 27 August 2011, he opened the 2011
12 La Liga season with a hat-trick in a 60 win at Real
Zaragoza.[242] On 24 September, Ronaldo scored a hattrick, including two penalties in Real Madrids 62 win
over Rayo Vallecano.[243] This was his ninth La Liga hat-

Ronaldo against Ajax during their group stage match in the UEFA
Champions League on 27 September 2011

trick and tenth hat-trick for Real Madrid. On 27 September, Ronaldo scored Reals opening goal in a 30 victory
over Ajax in the UEFA Champions League.[244]
After not scoring in his previous three games, Ronaldo
scored his tenth La Liga hat-trick in a match away to
Mlaga on 22 October, which Real Madrid won 40.[245]
His twelfth Real Madrid hat-trick followed on 6 November in a 71 victory over Osasuna.[246] On 26 November 2011, Ronaldo scored two penalties in a 41 defeat
of Atltico Madrid in the Madrid derby,[247] and then
scored another hat-trick in a 62 win away to Sevilla on
17 December 2011 to put Real Madrid back on top of the
league.[248]
Ronaldo was third in the 201011 UEFA Best Player in
Europe Award, behind Lionel Messi and Xavi, and second in the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or, behind Lionel Messi
and ahead of Xavi. In Real Madrids next game in La
Liga at home to Granada, Ronaldo scored the fth goal
in a 51 win. On 22 January 2012, Ronaldo scored two
penalties in a 41 win over Athletic Bilbao, and on 28
January scored Real Madrids second goal in a 31 win

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against Real Zaragoza. Ronaldo also scored two goals
against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey quarter-nals,
which Real lost 43 on aggregrate. On 12 February 2012,
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 42 home win over Levante which stretched Real Madrids lead over Barcelona
to 10 points.[249]

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were eliminated in the shootout with Ronaldos kick being saved by Manuel Neuer.[252]
On 13 May 2012, the last matchday, Ronaldo scored
against Mallorca which made him the rst player ever to
score against every team in a single season in La Liga.[13]
He ended his third season at Real Madrid by winning his
rst league title with the club, with a record 100 points,
notching a total of 46 league goals and 60 goals in all competitions, breaking the Real Madrid record he had set the
previous season. Real Madrids attacking trio of Ronaldo,
Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuan became the most
prolic trio in Spanish league history, scoring 89 league
goals, and surpassed the 72 league goals of Barcelonas
Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry from the
200809 season.[253]

2.3.4 201213

Ronaldo playing against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions

League last 16 in February 2012

On 24 March 2012, Ronaldo reached more than 100 goals

in La Liga in just three seasons at Real Madrid when he
scored the rst of his two goals in the match against Real
Sociedad, the second quickest La Liga player to reach that
milestone in the league after Isidro Lngara, reaching the
milestone in 92 matches and breaking the previous club
record held by Pusks.[250]
On 11 April, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Atltico
Madrid in a 41 win, as well as assisting the last goal.[251]
His hat-trick, one goal from a free kick, one from 30 yards
on the left wing and one penalty, gave him 40 league
goals in the season, making him the only player in La
Liga history, or in any other major European league, to
score 40 goals in two seasons. Ronaldo ocially broke
his previous record of 40 goals in a La Liga season on
14 April, scoring in a 31 win against Sporting Gijn.
On 25 April, in the second leg of the semi-nals in the
201112 UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich, Ronaldo scored two goals, including a penalty. Ex- Ronaldo during a friendly game against Milan before the begintra time ended with the tie level at 33, and Real Madrid ning of the season

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11

Ronaldo started the season by lifting the Supercopa de

Espaa with Real Madrid, scoring two goals in a 44
away goals aggregate win against Barcelona. The goal
in the rst leg made him the rst Madrid player in the
history of El Clsico to score for the fourth game in a
row at the Camp Nou,[254] with the winning goal in the
second leg, Ronaldo equalled the Real Madrid record of
Ivn Zamorano of scoring in ve consecutive El Clsico
matches.[255] On 30 August, Ronaldo was second (tied
with Lionel Messi) in the 201112 UEFA Best Player in
Europe Award with 17 votes, behind winner Andrs Iniesta.[256]

yellow cards, having only previously missed games when

being given a straight red card.[264] On 7 January, he
was second in the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or, for the fourth
time behind Lionel Messi.[265] On 9 January, Ronaldo
scored a hat-trick against Celta Vigo in the second leg of a
Copa del Rey game.[266] Following a rst leg victory over
Valencia in the Copa del Rey on 15 January, Ronaldo got
into an argument with manager Jos Mourinho.[267][268]
On 27 January, Ronaldo scored a perfect hat-trick against
Getafe in a 40 win, including his 300th club goal.[269]
On 30 January, against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey,
Ronaldo made his 500th club appearances. He was the
rst non-Spanish to captain Real Madrid in a Clsico in
On 2 September 2012, Ronaldo scored his rst two league
[270]
goal of the season in a 30 win over Granada, with the the last 60 years.
second being 150th goal for Real Madrid.[257] This goal Ronaldo faced his former club Manchester United for
made him the 10th highest scorer for Real Madrid in all the rst time on 13 February in the Champions League
competitions. Ronaldo was substituted at the 63rd minute Round of 16 and scored the equaliser in a 11 draw
by team mate Gonzalo Higuan, due to a minor thigh in- at the Santiago Bernabu.[271] On 21 February, Ronaldo
jury. Afterwards, Ronaldo claimed that he was unhappy scored another hat-trick against Sevilla, his 21st hat-trick
with a professional issue after he refused to celebrate of his career and his 17th in La Liga.[272] On 26 Februhis 149th and 150th goals for the club. This led to re- ary, Ronaldo scored twice against Barcelona in the secports of controversy between the player and the club, ond leg of the Copa del Rey semi-nals, making this the
with coach Jos Mourinho believing that UEFAs deci- sixth consecutive trip to the Camp Nou in which he had
sion to elect Iniesta as the best player in Europe in 2011 scored.[273] Ronaldo then scored the winning goal in a 2
12 could have been one of the reasons behind Ronaldos 1 victory against Manchester United on 5 March, which
unhappiness.[258]
was his return to Old Traord for the rst time since
his
world-record 80 million move to Real Madrid in
On 18 September, Ronaldo scored his rst Champi[274]
2009.
Thereafter, Ronaldo stated he was sad and
ons League goal of the season in a 32 victory over
had
a
strange
feeling after his goal knocked Manchester
Manchester City. On 30 September, Ronaldo scored a
United out of the Champions League.[275]
hat-trick (including two penalties), his rst La Liga hattrick of the season in a 51 win over Deportivo de La On 10 March, Ronaldo struck twice against Celta Vigo
Corua. On 4 October, Ronaldo scored his rst career to send Real Madrid above city rivals Atltico into sechat-trick in the Champions League as he led Real Madrid ond place in La Liga.[276] The second goal, his 138 goal
to a 41 victory over Ajax.[259] He hit a brace four dats in La Liga, earned him a place in the top 25 goalscorlater against Barcelona in a 22 draw at Camp Nou, mak- ers in the history of La Liga in just 127 games, recording
ing him the rst and only player to score in six consecutive an average of 1.08 goals per game, the highest of all the
El Clsicos.[260] On 1 December, after not scoring in his top 25 goalscorers.[277] On 16 March, Ronaldo scored the
previous three games, Ronaldo scored a goal from a free equaliser in a 52 victory against Mallorca, which was
kick and assisted zil to score the second goal in a 20 his 350 goal in his career.[277][278] On 3 April, Ronaldo
victory over Atltico Madrid.[261]
scored the opening goal against Galatasaray in the rst
[279]
On 9
If Messi is the best on the planet, Ronaldo is the best in leg of the Champions League quarter-nals.
April,
Ronaldo
scored
twice
in
the
second
leg
against
the universe. If you are going to give out the Ballon d'Or
in the
because a player is the best, give it to Cristiano or Messi. Galatasaray to send Real Madrid to the semi-nals
[280]
Champions
League,
winning
53
on
aggregate.
But I ask: if the two are on the same level, is it normal
that one wins four and the other one? It is not.
Jos Mourinho, when asked about the 2012 FIFA
Ballon d'Or.[262]
On 6 January, following the 201213 winter break,
Ronaldo scored a brace to lift 10-man Real Madrid to a
43 victory over Real Sociedad. The match represented
the rst time that Ronaldo captained Real Madrid in an
ocial match,[263] but received his fth yellow card of
the season and was suspended for the teams next league
game at Osasuna serving a one-game ban. This was the
rst time Ronaldo was suspended for an accumulation of

Ronaldo picked up a thigh muscle injury while warming up for the UEFA Champions League semi-nal rst
leg on 24 April, where he scored an away goal in a 4
1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund.[281] He was absent from
Real Madrids next game against Atltico Madrid, but returned to action on 30 April for the 20 second leg victory against Dortmund (a 43 aggregate defeat).[282] On
4 May, Ronaldo scored two headers against Real Valladolid in a 43 home win.[283] The British media reported that Manchester United chief executive David Gill
was in Madrid to talk with Ronaldos agent about a return to Old Traord,[284] but other media outlets reported
that United would struggle to re-sign him after the an-

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nouncement of Alex Ferguson's retirement as manager

of Manchester United.[285]
Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for Real Madrid on 8 May
in a 62 win against Mlaga. This gure made him sixth
in the list of the clubs all-time top scorers and the player
that took fewest matches (197) to reach 200 goals.[286]
On 17 May, Ronaldo headed the opening goal from a
Mesut zil corner in the 14th minute of the eventual 2
1 Copa del Rey nal defeat to Atletico Madrid, which
was also his 111th goal (201st overall) in his 100th home
appearance.[287] He was shown a straight red card in the
114th minute of extra time of the nal for an altercation
with Gabi.[288] He was charged for the accumulation of
yellow cards and violent conduct by the RFEF, banned
for the two games in the last 16 of the 201314 Copa del
Rey.[289]
Ronaldo ended his fourth season at Real Madrid as the
Champions League top goalscorer for a second time in
his career with 12 goals. In the league, Real Madrid
failed to defend their La Liga title, nishing runners up to
arch-rivals Barcelona, and were eliminated in the seminals in the UEFA Champions League for the third consecutive year. Accounting for all competitions, Ronaldo
ended the season with a total of 55 goals, having scored 19
goals with his right foot (excluding free kicks and penalty
kicks), 16 with his left foot and 9 with his head.[290]

2.3.5

201314

Real Madrids failure to win major silverware last season

and reports of division in the dressing room had prompted
speculation that Ronaldo, whose contract runs until June
2015, might be seeking a move away from the Spanish
capital.[291][292][293] On 8 June, Ronaldo moved to quell
the speculation over his future by insisting that he would
reach a deal to renew his contract with Real Madrid.[294]
On 3 July, Ronaldo admitted that he was missing the English Premier League, but ruled out an imminent move
back to Old Traord.[295]
On 18 August, Ronaldo made his 200th competitive appearance for Real Madrid in a 21 home win over Real Ronaldo against Galatasaray during their group stage match in
Betis.[296] Ronaldo had not scored during the rst two the UEFA Champions League on 17 September 2013
league games, but against Athletic Bilbao on 1 September 2013, he scored his rst of the season in a 31 home
Getafe CF, with his second goal coming from a backvictory.[297]
heel which made him the fth highest scorer in the clubs
After months of speculation surrounding his future,[298] history with 208 goals.[302] In his 100th game in the EuRonaldo signed a new contract with Real Madrid on 15 ropean competitions against Copenhagen on 2 October,
September that would keep him at the club until 2018, Ronaldo scored a brace as Real Madrid went on to a 40
with a salary of 17 million (after taxes), making him home victory.[303] On 5 October 2013, Ronaldo scored
the highest paid player in football.[299][300]
a 94th-minute winner against Levante.[304] On 23 OctoOn 17 September, Ronaldo scored the second Champions ber, Ronaldo scored twice in a 21 home victory against
League hat-trick of his career in Real Madrids opening Juventus to become the Champions Leagues third allgroup match of the 201314 UEFA Champions League, time highest goalscorer with 57 goals.[305] On 30 Octoa 61 away win against Galatasaray.[301] On 22 Septem- ber, Ronaldo scored his 18th La Liga hat-trick in a 73
ber, Ronaldo scored twice in a 41 home victory against home win against Sevilla.[306]

2.3

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13

the prize the previous four years, and Franck Ribry.[318]

This was his second Ballon d'Or overall, becoming the
10th multiple winner of the footballs top individual prize.
He also became the third player to win the award after
playing at least a full calendar year at Real Madrid.[319]
Ronaldo had been runner-up on another four occasions:
2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.[320] A tearful Ronaldo described receiving the accolade as no words to describe
this moment and its hard to win this award.[321] The
achievement fuelled media to recognise Ronaldo as one
of the greatest players in football history,[322][323][324]
In his 106 away appearances for Real Madrid on 2
must continue to maintain
November, Ronaldo scored his 100th away goal as he hit a with Pel stating that Ronaldo [325]
his exceptional high standards.
brace in a 32 away victory against Rayo Vallecano, averaging 0.94 per game.[308] On 5 November 2013, Ronaldo On 18 January 2014, Ronaldo netted a long-range nbroke the record held for Champions League goals scored ish from 30 yards in a 50 away win over Real Betis.[326]
in a calendar year with 14 goals, after he equalised for On 11 February 2014, in the Spanish Cups seminals
Real Madrid in a 22 draw at Juventus. On 9 Novem- second leg, Ronaldo scored a brace in a 20 away win
ber 2013, Ronaldo scored his 19th La Liga hat-trick (one against Atltico Madrid to surpass Luis Aragons as the
from open play, a penalty and a direct free kick) in a top scorer in the history of 'Copa' games between Real
51 home victory against Real Sociedad, which made and Atltico with 5 goals.[327] His seventh-minute penalty
him second in the all time League hat-trick list. The di- meant Ronaldo had scored in every single minute of a 90rect free kick was his 20th direct free kick goal for Real minute football match.[328] With a brace against Schalke
Madrid, one more than free kick specialist Ronaldinho 04 in a 61 victory on 26 February 2014, Ronaldo bescored with Barcelona.[309]
come the rst player to score 10 or more goals in 3 con[329]
After his strong form in the 201314 campaign by which secutive Champions League campaigns.
In a debate at Oxford Union in October, when asked
whether FIFA president Sepp Blatter preferred Messi or
Ronaldo, Blatter paid tribute to the work ethic of the Argentine before taking a swipe at Ronaldo, claiming one
of them has more expenses for the hairdresser than the
other. Real Madrid demanded and promptly received
a full apology, and the Portuguese issued his own riposte
with a mock-salute celebration after scoring a penalty
against Sevilla, after Blatter had described him as a commander on the pitch.[307]

he had scored 32 goals from 22 matches played for both

club and country by the middle of November, including ve hat-tricks, Ronaldo suggested that he could be in
the best form of his life.[310] On 23 November 2013,
Ronaldo was replaced by Jes in the 52nd minute against
Almera after suering a muscle strain, which would
keep him out for one to two weeks.[311] Ronaldo made
his return in a 20 away victory against Copenhagen in
the Champions League on 10 December and went on to
break the record for most goals scored in the Champions League group stages with 9 goals.[312] His nal match
of the calendar year saw him score a header in a 32
away win against Valencia, ending the year with a tally
of 69 goals in 59 appearance, his highest year-end goal
tally.[313][314] With the goal, he became the clubs fourth
top scorer in the league with 164 league goals, equalling
the tally gained by Hugo Snchez. He also become the
second top scorer in matches played away from home with
72 goals, 15 behind the record holder Ral with 87.[315]
Ronaldo is a unique player for all of his talent and his
professionalism. He is a player who is extraordinarily
consistent.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti.[316]
In Real Madrids rst match following the 201314 winter break, Ronaldo score twice in a 30 home victory
against Celta Vigo, including his 400th professional caRonaldo against city rivals Atletico Madrid on 28 September
reer goal in 653 games for club and country. He dedi2013
cated his two goals to Eusbio, who had died two days
before.[317] On 13 January 2014, Ronaldo won the 2013
On 15 March 2014, after he scored the only goal of the
FIFA Ballon d'Or, beating Lionel Messi, who had won
match against Mlaga, Ronaldo become the rst player

14
to score 25 goals in ve consecutive league seasons.[330]
On 18 March 2014, Ronaldo scored two goals against
Schalke 04 in the second leg of the Champions Leagues
round-of16, allowing him to surpass his personal record
of 12 goals in a single UEFA Champions League season,
putting him just one behind Lionel Messis record of 14
goals from the 201112 season. On 29 March 2014, with
a goal against Rayo Vallecano, Ronaldo equalled Lionel
Messis record of scoring in 10 consecutive games.[331]
In Ronaldos 100th Champions League match against
Borussia Dortmund on 2 April 2014,[332] he scored his
record-equalling 14th Champions League goal of the season in a 30 home victory, which also tied him with
Alfredo Di Stfano as Real Madrids joint second top
scorer in European competition with 49 goals, behind
only Ral with 66 goals.[333] With the goal, Ronaldo also
became the rst player to score in 8 consecutive Champions League matches.[334] Ronaldo was substituted with
10 minutes to play due to a thigh injury, and missed four
matches, including Real Madrids Copa del Rey nal victory against Barcelona at Mestalla Stadium.[335]

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2.3.6 201415
In your life you do not win without sacrices and you
must take risks. If I had stopped I would have been ne.
I did not want to miss the nal of the Champions League
or the World Cup. I was not fully t, but I forced the
issue.
Ronaldo, on his patellar tendinitis problems in
2014.[346]
Following his patellar tendinitis problems that troubled
him during the last few games of the 201314 season
and at the 2014 FIFA World Cup,[347] Ronaldo scored
twice in Los Blancos rst competitive game of the season
(a 20 victory) against Sevilla in the 2014 UEFA Super
Cup.[348] With his two goals, Ronaldo tied second in the
list of top scorers in European club competitions with 70
goals.[349]
After the opening game of the La Liga season, where he
scored the second in a 20 home win against Crdoba,
Carlo Ancelotti announced that Ronaldo would do specic work to improve his condition.[350] On 28 August
2014, Ronaldo won the 201314 UEFA Best Player in
Europe Award, after making the nal three nominees in
each of the four years that the accolade was held.[351] He
returned to action in a 21 defeat to Atltico Madrid on
13 September, where he played on the right wing and provided 10 crosses into the penalty box.[352]

Ronaldo made his return on 23 April 2014 in the Champions League semi-nal rst leg win over Bayern Munich.[336] He scored twice in the next match against
Osasuna, his 100th and 101st league goals at the Santiago
Bernabu.[337] On 29 April 2014, with his two goals
against Bayern Munich in a 40 away win at the Allianz
Arena for the second leg of the Champions League
semi-nal, Ronaldo set a new record by becoming the
rst player to score 16 goals in a single Champions On 20 September, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against
League/European Cup season.[338]
Deportivo in an 82 away win,[353] scoring his rst goal at
[354]
It was his 20th La Liga hat-trick,
On 4 May 2014, Ronaldo scored a last-minute back- the Estadio Riazor.
heeled volley in the 22 home draw with Valencia, to two away from Telmo Zarra and Alfredo Di Stfanos all[355]
Ronaldo also equalled
bring his goals total to 50 for the fourth consecutive time record of 22 hat-tricks.
[339]
season.
For this goal, Ronaldo holds the distinction Lionel Messi's record of hat-tricks away from home with
[356]
Three days later he scored four
of being the rst player to win the LFP Best Goal, in seven hat-tricks.
2014, an honour handed by LFP to the best goal of the goals, including two penalties, in a 51 victory against
season.[340] In the Champions League nal against cross- Elche. This was his 25th hat-trick for Real Madrid in
town rival Atltico Madrid, he became the rst player all competitions, 3 hat-tricks behind the record holder,
[357]
Having scored seven goals in 72
in history to score in two European Cup nals for two Alfredo Di Stfano.
dierent winning teams, as Los Blancos won their tenth hours his coach Carlo Ancelotti stated: The movements
European Cup.[341] Ronaldo was the competitions top he makes are very quick and thats why they come as a
goalscorer for the second consecutive season and third surprise. He is always in just the right position because
[358]
With 186 goals
overall, with a record 17 goals in a single season as well he has a unique gift for movement.
[342]
In a 2014 UEFA poll, he was in 169 La Liga matches, Ronaldo broke into the top ten
as a total of 67 goals.
[359]
named the greatest goalscorer to play in the UEFA Cham- scorers in La Liga.
[343]
pions League.
On 5 October, he scored yet another hat-trick, this time
Ronaldo nished the season with 31 goals in 30 league
games, winning the Pichichi as the top goalscorer in
Spain, and shared the European Golden Shoe with Liverpool striker Luis Surez.[344] Real Madrids attacking trio
of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano, dubbed
BBC, nished the season with 97 goals.[345]

against Athletic Bilbao in a 50 win.[360] With two goals

against Levante in a 50 win, Ronaldo set a record scoring
start in a Spanish league season, increasing his leagueleading tally to 15 goals in eight rounds despite missing one game due to injury.[361] On 22 October away at
Liverpool, where he scored the opening goal in a 30 win,
Ronaldo become the rst player to score in ten consecutive Champions League away games and equalled Messis
record of scoring in 22 dierent stadiums in Europe.[362]
With his strike against Barcelona in a 31 home vic-

2.3

Real Madrid

15

tory three days later, Ronaldo had scored 15 goals in

his last seven league games, breaking the Real Madrid
record set by Ferenc Puskas who scored 13 times across
seven consecutive league matches in both the 195960
and 196061 seasons.[363] On Ronaldos prolic goalscoring, former Manchester United player Bobby Charlton stated; Cristiano Ronaldo is changing the game in
Spain. With all that pace and power and athleticism, he
is driving Real Madrid back into dominance both there
and in Europe.[364]

d'Or;[368][369] he joined Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo in

being crowned the best player in the world by FIFA for
the third time.[370][371] Ronaldo was given the ninth red
card of his career in a 21 win over Crdoba on 24 January for kicking and slapping Edimar, which resulted in a
two-match ban.[372] Following the winter break, his prolic goal-scoring form dropped, which prompted speculation that he may still be suering with the tendonitis in
his left knee that hampered him at the World Cup nals
in Brazil.[373][374]

On 6 December 2014, Ronaldo became the fastest player

in La Liga history to score 200 goals when, in his
178th La Liga game, he scored a hat-trick against Celta
Vigo; his 23rd hat-trick was also a La Liga record.[15]
Three days later, Ronaldo surpassed former Real Madrid
team-mate Ral's previous competition record by claiming his 72nd in the Champions League to close in on
record-holder Lionel Messi.[365] On 20 December 2014,
Ronaldo won the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, winning the fourth title of the year with Real
Madrid; he was awarded the Silver Ball as the second
best player of the competition, behind team-mate Sergio
Ramos.[366]

On 18 February 2015, Ronaldo scored against Schalke

04 in a 20 Champions League victory to extend his run
of scoring away in the competition to 12 matches.[375]
In the round of 16 second leg, he scored twice in a 3
4 defeat to become the outright top scorer in UEFA club
competitions with 78 goals, and also become the joint alltime top-scorer in the UEFA Champions League alongside Messi, with 75 goals.[376]

Ronaldo playing against FC Schalke 04 in the Champions League

on 11 March 2015

On 4 January 2015, Ronaldo scored the opening goal

in a 21 defeat against Valencia CF at Mestalla Stadium to become Real Madrids highest scorer in away
La Liga games with 88 goals in 91 matches.[367] On
12 January 2015, Ronaldo won the 2014 FIFA Ballon

On 5 April 2015, Ronaldo scored ve times in one game

for the rst time in his career, including an eight-minute
hat-trick, in a 91 defeat of Granada in La Liga.[377]
With these goals, Ronaldo equalled Alfredo Di Stfanos record of 28 hat-tricks for Real Madrid.[378] Post
match, his team-mate Karim Benzema labelled him a
phenomenon.[379] On 8 April, Ronaldo scored his 300th
goal for Real Madrid in a 20 win at Rayo Vallecano.[380]
10 days later, he became the rst player in the history
of football to score 50 or more goals in a season on ve
occasions, when he scored the third goal in a 31 victory against Mlaga.[16] Ronaldo broke Di Stfanos hattrick record with his 29th treble for the club in a 32
win at Sevilla on 2 May.[381] On 13 May, he scored his
307th goal for Real Madrid from a penalty, in a 11 home
draw against Juventus, in the second leg of the Champions League semi-nals. With this goal, he equalled
Aldredo Di Stfano as Real Madrids second highest
goal-scorer in all competitions, behind only Ral, also
equalling Messi as the all-time top scorer in the UEFA
Champions League, with 77 goals.[382]
In Real Madrids nal match of the season on 23 May
(his 200th appearance for Real Madrid in La Liga and
his 300th for the club in all competitions), Ronaldo registered his eighth hat-trick of the season against Getafe
to equal Messis all-time Spanish league record of hattricks in a season. With these goals, he set a new personal best for goals in one season with 61, improving
on the 60 goals he scored in all competitions during the
201112 season; he also bettered his personal gures
in the domestic league, setting a new personal best of
48 goals (two short of Messis record), an improvement
upon the 46 he scored during the 201112 edition of
La Liga. As a result, Ronaldo won the Pichichi as the
top goalscorer for the second consecutive year in Spain,
and he also secured the European Golden Shoe as the
most prolic player in European league action for a record
fourth time.[383][384] With 10 goals, he was also the topscorer in the UEFA Champions League for a third con-

16

secutive season, and the fourth time overall, alongside

Messi and Neymar.[385] Real Madrids season ended in
disappointment, however, after failing to win both La
Liga and the Champions League, earning a second-placed
league nish, and a seminal exit in Europe.[386]
2.3.7

201516

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Madrids ocial record book however had Ronaldo

ahead with 324 goals (as they attributed to him a 74thminute goal in a 21 win over Real Sociedad on 18
September 2010, although Pepe had deected Cristiano
Ronaldos free-kick), and to celebrate this achievement
he was presented with a trophy from the club.[390][391] On
17 October 2015, all doubt surrounding the record was
cast aside as Ronaldo scored Real Madrids second goal
in a 30 league win at home over Levante to take his tally
to 324 goals (325 according to Real Madrid).[392]

3 International career
See also: List of international goals scored by Cristiano
Ronaldo
Cristiano started his international youth career in 2001
being part of the under-15 Portugal team, amassing 34
youth caps and scoring 18 goals overall.[393] Apart from
the under-15 team, Ronaldo also represented the under17, under-20, under-21, and the under-23 national sides,
scoring for each team.[393] Ronaldo earned his rst senior
cap for Portugal in a 10 victory against Kazakhstan on
20 August 2003.[394]

3.1 2004-05: Early success

Ronaldo playing against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions

League on 15 September 2015.

After failing to score in the rst two matches of the season, Ronaldo scored ve goals in a 60 away win over
Espanyol, whilst also providing an assist for teammate
Karim Benzema. With the ve goals, he set his Spanish
league goal tally to 230 goals in 203 games, surpassing
Rals record of 228 goals in 550 games for Real Madrid
in La Liga, becoming the all-time top scorer for Real
Madrid in the Spanish league.[387][388] Three days later,
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Shakhtar Donetsk in
Reals rst group stage match of the 201516 UEFA
Champions League, which took his Champions League
goal tally to 80, making him the all-time top goalscorer in
the history of the competition, ahead of Messi (77).[389]

Ronaldo (bottom center) with Jorge Andrade (left), Jaap Stam

(top center) and Giovanni van Bronckhorst (right) during Portugals Euro 2004 semi-nal against the Netherlands

Ronaldo was called up for Euro 2004,[395] scoring his rst

international goal in a 21 group stage loss to eventual
champions Greece[396] and scoring again in a 21 seminal win over the Netherlands.[397] He was featured in the
All-Star Team of this competition, providing
On 30 September, Ronaldo scored both goals in Real UEFA Euro[398]
two
assists,
and scoring two goals.[399]
Madrids 20 away win over Malm, and reached 500
career goals for both club and country in the process.[4] Ronaldo also represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer
With these two goals, he also became Real Madrids Olympics, scoring a goal in the tournament, although the
joint all-time top goalscorer in all competitions, along- Portuguese Olympic football squad was eliminated in the
side Ral, with 323 goals according to most record books; rst round, nishing bottom of their group with three

3.3

200810: Permanent captaincy

17

points after 42 defeats to eventual semi-nalists Iraq and Post World Cup, one day after his 22nd birthday, Ronaldo
quarter-nalists Costa Rica.[400][401]
captained Portugal for the rst time in a friendly against
Brazil on 6 February 2007.[413] This move was in honour of Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos
3.2 2006-07: World Cup and rst cap- Silva, who had died two days earlier. Portugal coach Luiz
Felipe Scolari explained, Mr. Silva asked me to make
taincy stint
[Ronaldo] captain as a gesture... [he] is too young to be
Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer
Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in the 2006 FIFA captain, but
[414]
with
us.
World Cup qualication in the European zone with seven
goals,[399] and scored his rst World Cup goal against Iran
(20) with a penalty kick in Portugals second match in
3.3
the group stage.[402]
During a quarter-nal match against England on 1 July
2006, Ronaldos United teammate Wayne Rooney was
sent o for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that Ronaldo had
inuenced referee Horacio Elizondo's decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays
winking at the Portuguese bench following Rooneys dismissal. After the match, Ronaldo insisted that Rooney
was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to
be sent o.[403] On 4 July, Elizondo claried that the red
card was due to Rooneys infraction and not the fracas
between Rooney and Ronaldo that followed.[404]

200810: Permanent captaincy

Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugals UEFA Euro

2008 qualifying campaign,[415] behind Polands Ebi Smolarek, but nished with only one goal in the tournament. When Portugals squad for the tournament was announced, Ronaldo was given the number 7 shirt for the
rst time in a major tournament.[416] He was named man
of the match in the group match against the Czech Republic, in which Portugal won 31.[417] Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-nals with a 32 loss against eventual
nalists Germany.[418]

The angry reaction from the English press caused

Ronaldo to consider leaving United,[405] and he allegedly
told Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to
Real Madrid.[406] In response to the speculation, Ferguson sent Portuguese assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to
speak to Ronaldo in attempt to change his mind, a sentiment that was shared by Rooney.[407][408] Ronaldo stayed,
and signed his new ve-year extension in April 2007.[409]

Ronaldo captained Portugal for the rst time during this friendly
match against Brazil in February 2007 at the Emirates Stadium

Ronaldo was booed during Portugals 10 semi-nal defeat to France,[410] and missed out on the competitions
Best Young Player award due to a negative e-mail campaign from England fans.[411] Though the online vote only
aected the nomination process, FIFAs Technical Study
Group awarded the honour to Germany's Lukas Podolski,
citing Ronaldos behaviour as a factor in the decision.[412]

Ronaldo was made full-time captain of Portugal after Euro

2008.

After Portugals unsuccessful performance in the European Championship, Luiz Felipe Scolari was replaced as
Portugal coach with Carlos Queiroz.[419] In July 2008,

18

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Queiroz named Ronaldo as the new permanent captain Nani, later defended him, stating that he had left the pitch
of the Portugal national team.[420]
as he needed to instantly be treated for a possible injury,
under excessive pressure, as footOn 15 June 2010, in Portugals opening 2010 World also adding that he was
[431]
ball
is
a
team
sport.
Cup match against Cte d'Ivoire, Ronaldo was tackled
by right-back Guy Demel, which led to an argument and
both being booked. The next day, Portugal contacted
FIFA to suggest that Ronaldos yellow card be rescinded
since he was pulled into the confrontation after having
already moved away from the spot where he was tackled,
but the appeal was rejected.[421]

During the group stage match between Denmark and Portugal (32 win), Ronaldo missed two gilt-edged one-onone chances.[432][433] In the nal group match between
Portugal and the Netherlands, Ronaldo scored two goals
and had two other chances go against the woodwork to
secure a 21 victory for Portugal, allowing the team to
quarternals;[434] he was named Man of
Ronaldo was named man of the match in all three of Por- advance to the
[435]
tugals group matches against Cte d'Ivoire (00), North the Match.
Korea (70) and Brazil (00).[422][423][424] His only goal Ronaldo was further praised for his performance against
of the tournament came in Portugals 70 group stage the Czech Republic in the quarter-nals, where he darted
thrashing of North Korea on 21 June,[425] which marked in from behind his marker in the 79th minute and headed
his rst international goal in 16 months.[426] The World a cross from Joao Moutinho, sending Portugal into the
Cup ended for Portugal with a 10 loss against eventual seminals with a 10 victory. After scoring the winning
champions Spain in the Round of 16.[427]
goal, he ran to the camera and chanted para ti as he
had dedicated the goal to his son;[436][437] he was named
Man of the Match for a second time throughout the
3.4 201113: Individual and Euro success tournament.[438]
Ronaldo scored seven goals in Portugals UEFA Euro
2012 qualifying campaign, including two strikes against
Bosnia in the play-os for the tournament, and nished
behind Germanys Miroslav Klose and the Netherlands
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (not including the play-os round).
Portugal were drawn in Group B with Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, which was widely referred to as the
"group of death" of the tournament.[428] In an interview
with Kicker Magazine, Ronaldo stated that: I will only be
fully content with my career when I have lifted a trophy
with Portugal.[429][430]

In the semi-nal against Spain, Ronaldo had several

chances, but he sent three shots over the bar.[439] His best
chance came in the 90th minute, but shot the ball high and
wide.[440] The match ended with penalties, but Ronaldo
did not take a penalty in the shootout as he had been
slated to take the fth one, but it never got that far.[441]
The Portugal coach, Paulo Bento, knocked back criticism
of Ronaldo not being employed earlier in the shootout:
Well we had this plan and if it would have been 44 and
he would have taken the last penalty we would talk in a
dierent way.[442][443]
Before and throughout the tournament, Ronaldo was
particularly hailed by Diego Maradona, who described
Ronaldo as the best player on the planet and went on
to say that "[Ronaldo] has shown his countrymen that he
does deserve a monument in Lisbon. Ronaldo was included in the UEFA Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament,
the second time after 2004, and nished the competition
as the joint-top goalscorer with three goals, along with
ve other players, although Spains Fernando Torres took
the Golden Boot. Though there was no third place playo, UEFA decided for the rst time to award both of the
semi-nal losers bronze medals.[444]

3.5 2014: World Cup and Portugals

record goalscorer
Ronaldo against Germany in their group stage match at UEFA
Euro 2012

On 17 October 2012, Ronaldo won his 100th cap for

the Portugal national team in a World Cup qualication
match against Northern Ireland (11) at Porto's Estdio
do Drago. He became the third youngest European ever
to reach that gure in the process, after Germanys Lukas
Podolski and Estonias Kristen Viikme.[445]

After the opening 01 defeat against Germany, Ronaldo

was criticised for under performing, showing frustration
at his and his team-mates errors and for walking o into
the changing-rooms straight after the match, rather than
thanking the crowd with the team. Ronaldos team-mate, On 14 August 2013, Ronaldo scored his 40th goal

3.6

2015: Euro 2016 qualication

19
tugals slender World Cup hopes.[456] Playing with strapping on his left knee, Ronaldo scored the late winner
against Ghana in a 21 victory, but Portugal were kept
out of the qualication spots on goal dierence.[457] The
strike was his 50th goal for Portugal, and he became the
rst Portuguese player to play and score in three World
Cup tournaments.[458]

3.6 2015: Euro 2016 qualication

Ronaldo taking on Real Madrid team-mate Luka Modri during

a friendly match against Croatia

for Portugal in a 11 friendly draw against the

Netherlands.[446] On 6 September 2013, Ronaldo netted
his rst international hat-trick in a 15-minute spell in the
second half at Windsor Park against Northern Ireland (4
2) in a World Cup qualication match to become Portugals second-highest scorer ahead of Eusbio. With his
goals against Northern Ireland, Ronaldo also established
a personal record, since it was the rst time that he scored
in three consecutive matches with Portugal.[447]

After missing the rst game of the UEFA Euro 2016

qualifying against Albania due to injury,[459] Ronaldo
scored the winner in stoppage time on the 95th minute
to help Portugal grab a 10 away win in Denmark.[460]
With his goal, Ronaldo became the competitions joint
all-time leading goalscorer (including qualifying) with 22
goals.[461] A month later, with the only goal to defeat
Armenia in Faro, Ronaldo reached a record 23 goals
in the European Championship, surpassing Jon Dahl
Tomasson of Denmark and Hakan kr of Turkey.[462]
On 13 June 2015, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in Portugals
32 win in Armenia.[463]

Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugals FIFA World Cup 4

2014 qualifying campaign, including all four of the teams
goals in the two-legged play-o against Sweden which en4.1
sured Portugals place at the nals.[448] His hat-trick in
the second-leg made him tied for Portugals all-time top
goalscorer after equalling Pauleta's record tally of 47 international goals.[449]

Player prole
Style of play

On 5 March 2014, Ronaldo netted twice in Portugals

51 friendly win over Cameroon to take his tally to
49 goals, thus becoming his countrys all-time leading goalscorer.[450] Going into the 2014 FIFA World
Cup, as the teams only star player, any Portugal success at the tournament largely rested on the shoulders of
Ronaldo.[451] However, Ronaldo was hampered by thigh
injuries towards the end of the 201314 season with
Real Madrid,[452] and the Portuguese Football Association conrmed on 4 June 2014 that he had a muscle injury on the back of his left thigh as well as left-leg patellar
Ronaldo in action for Real Madrid against Espanyol in December
tendinitis.[453]
2012

Ronaldo regularly trained apart from Portugals training

session in order not to further aggravate his knee and
thigh problems and frequently left training early to ice
his knee.[454] Though Ronaldo was doubtful for Portugals
2014 World Cup opener against Germany, he managed to
play the full 90 minutes as his side lost 40.[454] In relation to his knee injury, on 18 June his doctor, Jose Carlos
Noronha, warned Ronaldo that he risks threatening his
career by playing on for Portugal at the World Cup.[455]
Despite ongoing doubts over his tness, Ronaldo played
in the second match against the United States and delivered an assist for Varela's equaliser in the fth minute of
injury time as the match nished 22, keeping alive Por-

Cristiano Ronaldo plays an attacking role, most often

playing as either a striker,[464] or as a winger,[465] and
is known in particular for his nishing, pace, dribbling,
crossing and ability on free kicks.[208][466] He is able to
play on either wing as well through the center of the pitch,
making him a versatile attacker, capable of playing in any
oensive position.[467] From a tactical standpoint, he usually plays in a free role, often drifting from the left wing
into the centre when moving o the ball.[468] Ronaldo is
known to be mentally sharp, with good vision and positioning, often predicting certain plays; he also possesses
quick reactions, opportunism, balance, and agility.[468]

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4 PLAYER PROFILE

Although right-footed, he is also able to control the ball, into the penalty area.[464] He often undertook individual
cross, and nish well with his left foot.[468]
dribbling runs during his youth.[468] Despite his talent,
Ronaldo is known for his technical skill, control and he was also criticised at times by manager Alex Ferguand media for being selsh or overly
dribbling ability, as well as his air in beating players dur- son, team mates
[478][479]
amboyant.
During the next few seasons, how[464]
ing one on one situations.
A prolic goalscorer, he is
ever,
Ronaldo
developed
into more of a team player, and
able to nish well both inside the area and from distance
his
work-rate,
strength,
and
ability to nd the net with
[208][469]
He is also
with an accurate and powerful shot.
more
consistency
improved
drastically
on the left wing,
an accurate penalty kick and set piece specialist, who is
where he was able to participate in build-up plays, and
[470]
renowned for his powerful, bending free kicks.
His
height, strength, jumping ability and heading technique move into the centre to take shots on goal, after beating
defenders. He also began to play a more creative role
have given him an edge in winning aerial challenges for
for his team, functioning as a playmaker at times due to
[464][471]
balls, with many of his goals often being headers.
his vision and passing ability.[468] During the 200607
He is also known for his stamina, and in particular, his
[480]
In
great pace and acceleration, both with and without the season, he managed 19 assists in all competitions.
his
nal
seasons
at
Manchester
United,
he
began
to
play
ball; in 2014 he was named one of the fastest football
an even more prolic, attacking, and central role, playing
players in the world.[472]
both as a striker and as a supporting forward, or even as
Following his arrival at Manchester United, Ronaldo un- an attacking midelder on occasion.[468]
derwent a major body transformation, from a slender
youth to an athletically built adult. His well-built, muscular body type allows him to retain possession of the
ball.[473] Some gures in football, such as Mike Clegg
(former Manchester United strength and conditioning
coach) and French great Zinedine Zidane, have praised
Ronaldos work ethic and dedication to improvement on
the training eld.[474][475] His drive and determination is
fuelled by a desire to carve his name in history alongside
footballing legends such as Pel and Diego Maradona,[476]
but he has also stated that he would rather be remembered as a role model than one of world footballs best
players.[477]

Ronaldo controlling the ball on his chest during a La Liga game

against UD Almera
Ronaldo in action with Portugal in 2012

Ronaldo has also undergone several tactical evolutions

throughout his career. While at Sporting Lisbon, and during his rst season at Manchester United, in his youth, he
was deployed as a traditional winger, on the right side
of mideld, although he would occasionally drift into the
centre or switch onto the left wing. In this position, he
was able to use his pace, agility, quick feet, and technical skills to take on opponents in one on one situations, often displaying creativity and an array of tricks and
feints, such as stepovers; after beating defenders on the
wing, he would subsequently play accurate curling crosses

At Real Madrid, Ronaldo continued to play a more offensive role for his team, shown by his record breaking
goalscoring feats, while his creative and defensive duties became more limited.[468] He also became a more
ecient and consistent player at Real Madrid where he
was also able to excel due to their counter-attacking style
of play.[481] While he was initially deployed as a centreforward, he was later moved back onto the left wing, but
in a free tactical role, which made it harder for defenders
to track his runs Into the penalty area, allowing him to

4.3

Comparisons to Lionel Messi

nd the back of the net more often.[482][483]

21

4.3 Comparisons to Lionel Messi

Main article: MessiRonaldo rivalry
Both players have scored in two UEFA Champions

4.2

Reception

Despite receiving acclaim for his skill and prolic

goalscoring, Ronaldo has at times been criticised for
diving when tackled, about which his former Real Madrid
manager Jos Mourinho responded: Cristiano is a player
who does not have the culture of the swimming pool, he
has no culture of simulation, he is a British-trained player,
Ferguson trained. In some cases, the simulators are given
more protection, and those who are honest are often the
losers. I'm not a hypocrite if I say that they [defenders]
hit Cristiano very hard, and that the yellow cards do not
arrive or are slow in coming.[484]
Earlier in his career, Ronaldo had occasionally been
criticised for being a selsh or overly amboyant
player;[478] he had also been described as having an arrogant image on the eld, with Ronaldo stating that he
had become a victim, because of how he was portrayed in the media.[485] He is often seen moaning, gesticulating and scowling while trying to inspire his team
to victory, with Ronaldo insisting that his competitive
nature should not be mistaken for arrogance.[485] His
managers, team-mates and various journalists have commented that this reputation has caused an unfair image of
him.[468][486][487][488][489][490][491] In 2014, Ronaldo told
France Football that he had made a mistake when he
said in 2011, People are jealous of me as I am young
handsome and rich, adding that he had matured since
then and fans understood him better.[492]
Widely regarded as one of the two best players in the
world within his generation (the other being Lionel
Messi),[493][494] and as one of the best players to ever
play the game,[495] Ronaldos talent, skill and consistent
goalscoring ability have led him to be considered a decisive player, who stands out in games, and who can be a
match changer.[496]

Maturity brings many things. When I

went to see them play against City, some of
his decision-making in terms of passing was
brilliant. One-touch passing, good crosses.
In the six years we had him, you just saw his
game grow all the time, and he was a fantastic
player. Now you see the complete player. His
decision-making, his maturity, his experience,
plus all the great skills he has got, they all
make him the complete player.[497]
Alex Ferguson on the 27-year-old Ronaldo,
January 2013

Ronaldo with Lionel Messi before an international friendly between Portugal and Argentina in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9
February 2011

League nals and have regularly broken the 50 goal barrier in a single season. Sports journalists and pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to argue who they believe is the best player in modern football.[498] It has been compared to legendary sports
rivalries such as the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier rivalry in
boxing which culminated with the Thrilla in Manila, the
BorgMcEnroe rivalry in tennis, and the Ayrton SennaAlain Prost rivalry from Formula One.[499][500]
Its part of my life now. People are bound to compare
us. He tries to do his best for his club and for his national
team, as I do, and there is a degree of rivalry with both
of us trying to do the best for the teams we represent.
Cristiano Ronaldo commenting on his rivalry with
Messi.[501]
Some commentators choose to analyse the diering
physiques and playing styles of the two,[502] while part of
the debate revolves around the contrasting personalities
of the two players: Ronaldo is sometimes depicted as an
arrogant and theatrical showo, while Messi is portrayed
as a shy, humble character.[503][504][505][506]
In a 2012 interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry,
saying I think we push each other sometimes in the

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competition, this is why the competition is so high,[507]

while Ronaldos manager during his time at Manchester
United, Alex Ferguson, opined that I don't think the rivalry against each other bothers them. I think they have
their own personal pride in terms of wanting to be the
best.[508] Messi himself denied any rivalry, saying that
it was only the media, the press, who wants us to be
at loggerheads but I've never fought with Cristiano.[509]
Responding to the claims that he and Messi do not get
on well on a personal level, Ronaldo commented; We
don't have a relationship outside the world of football,
just as we don't with a lot of other players, before adding
that in years to come he hopes they can laugh about it
together, stating; We have to look on this rivalry with
a positive spirit, because its a good thing.[501] Representing arch rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two
players face each other at least twice every season in the
worlds biggest club game, El Clsico, which had a global
audience of 400 million viewers in March 2014.[510]

5
5.1

Outside football
Personal life

OUTSIDE FOOTBALL

him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from

an injury in July 2008.[513]
In October 2005, a month after his father died, Ronaldo
was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman in a London
hotel and released on bail.[514] Ronaldo denied the allegations and charges were dropped by Scotland Yard in
November 2005 due to insucient evidence. Ronaldo
issued a statement saying: I have always strongly maintained my innocence of any wrong-doing and I am glad
that this matter is at an end so that I can concentrate on
playing for Manchester United.[515]
Ronaldo became a father on 17 June 2010 following the
birth of a son.[516] The child, named Cristiano, and nicknamed by the family 'Cristianinho',[517] was born in the
United States,[518] and Ronaldo announced that he had
full custody.[519] Ronaldo has never publicly revealed the
identity of his sons mother.[520]
Ronaldo has previously dated English models Alice
Goodwin[521] and Gemma Atkinson. In 2010, he began dating Russian model Irina Shayk, who he allegedly
met through their Armani Exchange campaigns.[522] The
couple ended their relationship in January 2015.[523] He
is a Roman Catholic.[524] Ronaldo does not have tattoos
as it would prevent him from donating blood, which he
does several times a year.[525] In August 2015, Ronaldo
bought an $18.5 million loft in Trump Tower in New
York City.[526]

5.2 Philanthropy
Television footage of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami showed an eight-year-old boy survivor named Martunis wearing a No. 7 Portuguese
football shirt who was stranded for 19 days after
his family was killed. Following this, Ronaldo visited Aceh, Indonesia, to raise funds for rehabilitation
and reconstruction.[527][528] After accepting undisclosed
damages from a libel case against The Sun newspaper
in 2008, Ronaldo donated the damages to a charity in
Madeira.[529] In 2009, Ronaldo donated 100,000 to the
hospital that saved his mothers life in Madeira following
her battle with cancer, so that they could build a cancer
centre on the island.[530] In support of the victims of the
2010 Madeira ood, Ronaldo pledged to play in a charity match in Madeira between the Primeira Liga club FC
Porto and players from Madeiran-based clubs Martimo
and Nacional.[531]

Ronaldo during his spell at Real Madrid

Ronaldos father, Jos Dinis Aveiro, died of an

alcoholism-related liver condition at the age of 52 in
September 2005 when Ronaldo was 20.[511][512] Ronaldo
has said that he does not drink alcohol and he received
libel damages over a Daily Mirror article that reported

In 2012, Ronaldo and his agent paid for specialist treatment for a nine-year-old Canarian boy with apparently
terminal cancer.[532] In November 2012, Ronaldo sold the
golden boot he had won in 2011 for 1.5 million and gave
the money to fund schools for children in Gaza.[533] In
December 2012, Ronaldo joined FIFAs '11 for Health'
programme to raise awareness amongst kids of how to
steer clear of conditions including drug addiction, HIV,
malaria and obesity.[534][535]

5.6

Media

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In January 2013, Ronaldo became Save the Children's

new Global Artist Ambassador, in which he hopes to help
ght child hunger and obesity.[536] In March, Ronaldo
agreed to be the ambassador for The Mangrove Care Forum in Indonesia, an organisation aiming to raise awareness of mangrove conservation.[537]

pockets and patented buckled loafers. The store also sells

slinky outts for women.[554]

On the most recently published ranking of 'The Worlds

Highest-Paid Athletes by Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo was
second (behind boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.) with total
earnings of $80 million over a 12-month period.[540]

Ronaldo was featured on the front cover of the video

games FIFA Street 2 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. He
was later featured on the cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 and was involved in promotional campaigns for
the game.[563] In December 2011, Ronaldo launched an
iPhone game called Heads Up with Cristiano. The game is
created by developer RockLive.[564] He was then the face
of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, and was also involved in the
motion capturing and the trailers.[565] Ronaldo also features in EA Sports FIFA video game series as well as the
spin-o franchise FIFA Street, appearing in every game
since FIFA Football 2004. The series features Ronaldos
Thigh Flex (FIFA 13), The Bear (FIFA 14), Calm
Down (FIFA 14) and Right Here Right Now (FIFA 15)
celebrations.[566]

In 2013, in partnership with Danish company JBS Textile Group and the New York fashion designer Richard
Chai, Ronaldo co-designed a range of underwear.[555] He
later grew his CR7 fashion brand by launching a line of
In November 2014, Ronaldo appeared in FIFAs 11 premium shirts[556] and shoes.[557] In June 2015, Ronaldo
against Ebola" campaign with a selection of top football announced that he would be releasing his fragrance later
players from around the world, including Neymar, Gareth in the summer.[558]
Bale, Xavi and African superstar Didier Drogba.[538]
Under the slogan Together, we can beat Ebola,
FIFAs campaign was done in conjunction with the
Confederation of African Football and health experts, 5.6 Media
with the players holding up eleven messages to raise
Ronaldos autobiography, titled Moments, was published
awareness of the disease and ways to combat it.[538]
in December 2007.[559] In June 2010, during the buildup to the World Cup, Ronaldo became the fourth foot5.3 Wealth
baller after Steven Gerrard, Pel and David Beckham
to be represented as a waxwork at Madame Tussauds
In May 2014, Forbes ranked Ronaldo rst in their list of London.[560] In December 2013, the Madrid Wax Muthe worlds highest paid football players, with earnings of seum represented a waxwork of Ronaldo.[561] Ronaldo is
$73 million in combined income from salaries, bonuses sponsored by the U.S. sportswear company Nike and feaand o-eld earnings for the previous 12 months.[539]
tures in their television advertisements.[562]

5.4

Endorsements

One of the most marketable athletes on the planet,

Ronaldo has signed many endorsement deals as his
reputation rapidly grew from his time at Manchester
United.[541][542] In October 2009, Ronaldo was named the
new spokesmodel for Emporio Armani mens underwear and jeans.[543] In February 2010, he re-upped his endorsement contract with American sportswear company
Nike until 2014.[544]
He has worn Nike Mercurial boots his entire career,[545]
alternating between the Vapor & Supery models depending on which is the top tier Nike boot at the time.
Since 2010 Nike have created signature Ronaldo boots,
the rst the Supery II Safari CR7,[546] and the latest in
2014 the Mercurial Supery CR7.[547] Ronaldos other
endorsement deals include Coca-Cola, Castrol, Konami,
Banco Espirito Santo, Motorola, Jacob & Co, KFC,
Tag Heuer, Fly Emirates, Samsung, Sacoor Brothers,
Herbalife and Pokerstars.[542][548][549][550][551][552][553]

5.5

Fashion

In 2006, Ronaldo opened a fashion boutique under the

name CR7 (his initials and shirt number) on the island
of Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo expanded his business
with a second clothes boutique in Lisbon in 2008. The
stores include diamond-studded belts, jeans with leather

In August 2010, Ronaldo became the rst sportsperson to

reach 50 million followers on Facebook;[567] In October
2014, Ronaldo became the rst sportsperson, and the second person after Shakira, to reach 100 million followers
on Facebook.[568] He also tops the list of most-followed
athletes on Twitter with over 30 million followers.[568]
According to Forbes, Ronaldo had the 5th highest social
rank in the world in 2012, bettered only by Lady Gaga,
Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry.[569] He is the
most-followed footballer on Instagram with 33.6 million
as of October 2015, ahead of Neymars 33.3 million.[570]
In September 2011, Ronaldos physical performance was
subject to scrutiny by world media, after Castrol released
a television lm named Ronaldo: Tested to the Limit
where he was tested in several elds, including mental and
physical tests.[571] In July 2012, computer security company McAfee produced a report ranking footballers by
the probability of an internet search for their name leading to an unsafe website. Ronaldos name led the list.[572]

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6 CAREER STATISTICS

5.7 CR7 galaxy

In June 2015, astronomers led by David Sobral from
Lisbon and Leiden, discovered the Cosmos Redshift
7 Galaxy, which they named the CR7 galaxy in tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo in reference to his nickname
(CR7).[586][587]

6 Career statistics
The opening of the Cristiano Ronaldo Museum, CR7, in Funchal, Madeira, on 15 December 2013

6.1 Club
As of 24 October 2015
[1] Includes the Taa de Portugal, FA Cup and Copa del Rey
[2] Includes the FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup,
FIFA Club World Cup and Supercopa de Espaa

In 2012, SportsPro rated Ronaldo as the fth most marketable athlete in the world,[573] but he slipped to eighth
position in 2013 with Brazilian star Neymar topping both
lists.[574] A January 2014 report on the market value of
Lionel Messi rated Messi as ve times more marketable
than Ronaldo.[575] In May 2014, international sports market research company Repucom named Ronaldo the most
marketable football player in the world.[576]
In December 2013, Ronaldo opened a museum, Museu
CR7, in his hometown of Funchal, to house trophies
and memorabilia of his life and playing career,[577] and
launched a dedicated social networking website and mobile app.[578]

[3] one appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Cup
[4] All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
[5] Appearance in FA Community Shield
[6] All appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
[7] Does not include one goal scored on 18 September 2010
against Real Sociedad. Marca, which awards the Pichichi
Trophy, attribute it to Ronaldo, while La Liga and UEFA
attribute it to Pepe.[239]

At a ceremony held at the Belm Palace in January 2014,

President of Portugal Anbal Cavaco Silva raised Ronaldo 6.2
to the rank of Grand Ocer of the Order of Prince
Henry, to distinguish an athlete of world renown who
has been a symbol of Portugal globally, contributing to
the international projection of the country and setting an
example of tenacity for future generations.[579] In April
2014, he was named in the Time 100, Time Magazine 's
annual list of the most inuential people in the world.[580]

International

In May 2014, Ronaldo appeared with his then-Russian

model girlfriend Irina Shayk on the front cover of Vogue's
Spanish edition.[581] A bronze statue of Ronaldo, designed by artist Ricardo Madeira Veloso, was unveiled in
his hometown of Funchal on the island of Madeira on 21
December 2014.[582][583]
A 2014 documentary, Cristiano Ronaldo: The World at
his Feet, narrated by the actor Benedict Cumberbatch,
was released via Vimeo and Vision Films.[584] A documentary lm about his life and career, titled Ronaldo, is in Ronaldo (left) playing against Argentina in Geneva, Switzerland
post-production. Directed by BAFTA-winner Anthony on 9 February 2011
Wonke, the lm is produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, while Asif Kapadia is the executive
producer.[585]
As of 8 October 2015.[3][596][597]

7.2

Individual

Honours

7.1

25

Club

Manchester United[598]
Premier League: 200607, 200708, 200809
FA Cup: 200304
Football League Cup: 200506, 200809
FA Community Shield: 2007
UEFA Champions League: 200708
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
Real Madrid[598]
La Liga: 201112
Copa del Rey: 201011, 201314
Supercopa de Espaa: 2012
UEFA Champions League: 201314
UEFA Super Cup: 2014
FIFA Club World Cup: 2014

7.2

Individual

FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2013,[598] 2014[599]

Ronaldo presenting his second FIFA Ballon d'Or to fans at the

Santiago Bernabu in January 2015

Ballon d'Or: 2008[598]

ESM Team of the Year: 200607, 200708, 2010

11, 201112, 201213, 201314

FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008[598]

Premier League Golden Boot: 200708

UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2004, 2012

Bravo Award: 2004

European Golden Shoe: 200708, 201011, 2013

14, 201415[598]

UEFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009,

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,

2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 200304, 2006

07, 200708

UEFA Champions League top scorer: 200708,

201213, 201314, 201415

PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 200506,

200607, 200708, 200809

UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 200708

PFA Young Player of the Year: 200607

PFA Players Player of the Year: 200607, 200708
FWA Footballer of the Year: 200607, 200708
Barclays Player of the Year 200607, 200708
Premier League Player of the Month: November
2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 200708

FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball: 2008, 2014
FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2008[600]
Onze d'Or: 2008, 2013, 2014
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008, 2013, 2014
FIFA Pusks Award: 2009

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HONOURS

La Liga top scorer: 201011, 201314, 2014 7.3.1 World

15[598]
The most expensive footballer in history: 2009
2013[610]
Copa del Rey top goalscorer: 201011
Trofeo Alfredo Di Stfano: 201112, 201213,
201314
UEFA Euro Top scorer: 2012
La Liga Player of the Month: November 2013
La Liga Player of the Month: May 2015
LFP Most Valuable Player: 201213
IFFHS Worlds Best Top Goal Scorer: 2013,[601]
2014[602]
IFFHS Worlds Best Top Division Scorer: 2014[603]
ESPY Awards Best International Athlete: 2014[604]
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: 201314

Most international goals in a calendar year: 25 (in

2012, shared with Vivian Woodward and Lionel
Messi)[611]
First footballer to reach 40 goals in a professional
league for two consecutive seasons[611]
Only player to score in every minute of an ocial
football game[328]
Only player to win the League title, Domestic
Cup, Domestic Supercup, Champions League, Club
World Cup, League Player of the Year, Golden Shoe
and Ballon d'Or at two dierent clubs (Manchester
United and Real Madrid)[612][613]
Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI: 8 times
(20072014) (shared with Lionel Messi)[614]
First and only player to appear in the FIFPro World
XI for two dierent clubs.

UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 7.3.2 Europe

201314, 201415[605]
Most goals scored in European competitions (club
football): 85 goals[615][616][617]
LFP Best Player: 201314
LFP Best Forward: 201314

Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League:

82 goals[618]

LFP Best Goal: 201314

Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions

League/European Cup season:
17 goals in
201314[619]

BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: 2014

La Liga Team of the Season: 201415[606]

7.2.1

7.3

Orders

Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League

group stage: 9 goals in 201314 (shared with Luiz
Adriano)[312]
Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League
knockout phase: 39 goals

Ocer of the Order of Prince

Henry[607]

Most UEFA Champions League goals scored in a

calendar year: 15 goals in 2013[620]

Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viosa (House of Bragana)[608]

Only footballer to have won the European Golden

Shoe in two dierent leagues: English Premier
League (200708) and Spanish La Liga (201011,
201314, 201415) [621]

Grand ocer of the Order of Prince

Henry[609]

Records

(As of 24 October 2015)

Most goals scored in the UEFA European Championship, including qualifying: 26 goals, for
Portugal[462]
First footballer to ever score 10 goals in four consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons: 201112
to 201415[622]

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Only footballer to score for two dierent winning 7.3.4 Real Madrid
teams in the European Cup: Manchester United
Real Madrid Record Goalscorer: 326 goals[637]
(200708) and Real Madrid (201314)[623]
Most away goals scored in Champions League history: 41 goals[624]

Top goalscorer in La Liga: 233 goals[638]

Most consecutive UEFA Champions League away

games scored in: 12

Fastest player to reach 100 league goals[640]

Most wins in the UEFA Champions League Knockout phase: 28 wins

Most goals scored in seven consecutive league

matches: 15 goals[363]

Most braces scored in the UEFA Champions

League: 20

First player to score in eight consecutive

matchdays[642]

Most consecutive UEFA Champions League

matches scored in: 8 matches in 201314[625]

Most hat-tricks in Real Madrids history: 33[636]

Most European Golden Shoe awards: 4

[621]

Most UEFA Team of the Year appearances: 9

times[626]
Most consecutive appearances in the UEFA Team
of the Year: 8 (20072014)[627]
Only player to be among the nalists for all the editions of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award:
201011 to 201415[628]

7.3.3

Spain

Most hat-tricks in La Liga history: 28[629]

Fastest La Liga player to score 150 league goals[630]
Fastest La Liga player to score 200 league goals[15]
Most consecutive Clsicos matches scored in: 6
matches[631]
Best scoring start in a Spanish league season: 15
goals in eight rounds[361]

Fastest player to reach 50 league goals[639]

Fastest player to reach 200 ocial goals[641]

Real Madrid Record Goalscorer in UEFA Champions League: 67 goals

Real Madrid Record Goalscorer in European Competitions: 69 goals*

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