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Cristiano Ronaldo Player Profile

Known as CR7, Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest goalscorer of all-time, and holds the record for the most goals scored in international competitions.

Barring injury, Ronaldo will almost certainly captain Portugal's 2026 World Cup team this summer in North America.

Cristiano Ronaldo Bio

Name

Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos

Age

41

Height

6' 2"

Birthdate

February 5, 1985

Nationality

Portugal

Birthplace

Funchal, Portugal

Position(s)

Center Forward

Current Club

Al Nassr FC

Jersey Number

7

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal Career

CAPS: 226
Goals: 143
Assists: 46

Cristiano Ronaldo made his Portugal National Team debut in 2003 at 18-years-old, and has enjoyed one of the greatest international careers ever, and holds the record for the most international goals of all-time (143).

CR7 has played in five World Cups in his Portuguese career, and is on the verge of reaching a record breaking sixth World Cup in 2026. In those five World Cup appearances he has played 22 games, scored eight goals, and assisted twice.

The legendary forward was first named as the captain of his nation in 2007, and has worn the armband regularly since 2008. Even at 41-years-old, Ronaldo has proven that he still has an eye for goal. He has scored eight goals in his last eight appearances for Portugal.

Ronaldo was a huge influence on the Portuguese teams that lifted the European Championship in 2016, and UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Club Career

Cristiano Ronaldo's club career has been a roller coaster but one thing has stayed consistent - scoring goals.

Ronaldo began his career with Sporting CP in the Liga Portugal, before moving to Manchester United in the Premier League where his talents really took off. He has since scored over 130 goals in four different leagues, including 438 with Real Madrid, and won the UEFA Champions League five times (once with Manchester United & four times with Real Madrid).

Ronaldo has a incredible record of 1084 goal contributions (822 goals & 262 assists) in 1089 club appearances.

Ronaldo's Stats by Club

Appearances

Goals

Assists

Sporting CP (2002-2003)

31

5

6

Manchester United (2003-2009, 2021-2022)

346

145

73

Real Madrid (2009-2018)

438

450

131

Juventus (2018-2019)

134

101

28

Al Nassr (2023-Present)

140

121

24

Trophies Won by Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has won an incredible amount of trophies and brought success to nearly ever team that he has played for.

In addition to his five UEFA Champions League triumphs, Ronaldo has been awarded the Ballon d'Or five times, which honors the best player in the world for a single year. Ronaldo won his five Ballon d'Or's in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017.

He has been the top scorer in 22 different competitions, and was the top scorer in Europe four times. CR7 has also won 32 team trophies, throughout his club career.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Transfer Value

Ronaldo's current market value is $12 million, due to his advanced age.

His market value reached its peak of $78 million in 2015, but that number would have been much higher in todays age.

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