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Cristiano Ronaldo!!

• Profile
• Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (know as Cristiano Ronaldo or Ronaldo)
• Born: 5th February 1985 (age 31) in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
• Height: 6ft 1 Inch
• Position: Striker
• Current Team: Real Madrid
• National Team: Portugal
• Number: 7

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club, Real Madrid and national team Portugal. He plays as a forward striker and he serves as team captain for his national team, Portugal. 

Ronaldo began his career playing for Sporting CP in August 2002. He then signed for English club Manchester United the following year 2003 for £12.2 Million. 

In 2009 he became the world most expensive player when he was signed to Real Madrid for £80 Million.

When Ronaldo signed for Manchester United in 2003 he was the most expensive teenager to be bought in English football history. He received the Number 7 shirt which had previously been worn by United legends, George Best and David Beckham. On November 1st 2003 he scored his first goal for United with a free kick in a 3-0 victory against Portsmouth. 

In 2007 Ronaldo scored his first and second UEFA Champions League goal in one game against Roma, this lead to a 7-1 victory. He scored the only goal against Manchester City on May 5th 2007 leading United to their first league title win in 4 years. Ronaldo extended his contract twice at his time playing at Manchester United as he felt Sir Alex Ferguson was his sporting father and that his time playing for United was key in his Football Career. Playing for Manchester United he helped win many trophies including: English Premier League 2006-2007, 2007-2008 & 2008-2009, the FA Cup 2003-2004,  the Football League Cup 2005-2006 & 2008-2009 & UEFA Champions League 2007-2008.

In the season of 2009-2010 Ronaldo signed to Real Madrid for a record breaking £80 Million. He made his first debut in La Liga on 29th of August against Deportivo La Coruna which he scored Madrid's 2nd goal in the game from the penalty spot.
Ronaldo scored his first two Champions League goals for the club both by free kicks against Zurich.
At the start of the 2011-2012 season, Ronaldo scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid and the Camp Nou during the Clasico. During his time at Real Madrid he helped the club to achieve many trophies so far, including: La Liga 2011-2012, Copa Del Ray 2010-2011 & 2013-2014, Supercopa De Espana 2012, UEFA Champions League 2013-2014, UEFA Super Cup 2014 and UEFA Club World Cup 2014.

Cristiano Ronaldo has won many honors though out his career, picking them up along the years playing for different teams and for his country:

In 2008 at the age of 23 Ronaldo had already won his first Bollon d'Or and he won FIFA World Player of the Year. He then went on to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or again in 2013 & 2014. By September 2015 he had scored his 500th senior career goal for club and country.

In 2015 he was ranked as the best Portuguese all time player by the Portuguese Football Federation. Ronaldo is also the first European player to win 4 golden shoe awards. Playing for previous team Manchester United and current team Real Madrid, Ronaldo has won three Premier Leagues, one La Liga, one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, two Copas del Rey, two UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Super Cup and two FIFA Club World Cups. 

Ronaldo has been classed as the worlds best footballer on many occasions, my point of view is there are two and Cristiano Ronaldo is one of them. He has proved to us through out his career that he deserves his reputation as one of the best footballers in the world and of all time.