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as
astriker for
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Cristiano
Ronaldo
dos
Santos
Aveiro, (born
February
1985)
is
Portuguese
professional footballer who plays for Spanish clubReal Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is
a forward and serves as captain for Portugal. By the age of 22, Ronaldo had receivedBallon
d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2008, he won his
first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He then won the FIFA Ballon
In May 2012, he became the first footballer to score against every team in a single season in La
Liga.[11] Ronaldo holds the record for most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season,
having scored 17 goals in the 201314 season.[12] In December 2014, Ronaldo became the fastest
player to score 200 goals in La Liga, which he accomplished in his 178th La Liga game. [13] He is the
only player in the history of football to score 50 or more goals in a season on five consecutive
occasions.[14] In September 2015, Ronaldo became the all-time top goalscorer in the UEFA
Champions League, and in October 2015 he became Real Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer. He
is the second highest goalscorer in La Liga history behind his perceived career rival Lionel Messi.
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 six major tournaments: three UEFA European
Championships (2004, 2008 and 2012) and three FIFA World Cups (2006,2010 and 2014). He is the
first Portuguese player to reach 50 international goals, making him Portugal's all-time top goalscorer.
He scored his first international goal in Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final. He took over
captaincy in July 2008, and he led Portugal to the semi-finals at Euro 2012, finishing the competition
as joint-top scorer. In November 2014, Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in the UEFA
European Championship (including qualifying) with 23 goals.