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Cristiano
Ronaldo Biography
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (born 5 Feb. 1985 (25 years
ago)) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish
club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team.
Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive
player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid in a
deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid is
believed to have made him the highest-paid player in the world.
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player at CD Nacional and his
successes with the team led to a move to Sporting Clube de Portugal two
seasons afterwards. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old
for £12.24 million in 2003 (7 years ago). The following season,
Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the UEFA Euro
2004 (6 years ago) final with Portugal, in which tournament he
scored his first international goal.
In 2008 (2 years ago), Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions
League title, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the
FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year,
in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in
40 years.
Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2
Apr. 2008 (2 years ago), "Ronaldo is better than George Best and
Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of
United."
Who2 Biography:Cristiano
Ronaldo, Soccer Player
- Born: 5 February 1985
- Birthplace: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Best Known As: The world soccer player of the year in 2008
Speedy, flamboyant, and a deadly shot with either foot, Cristiano
Ronaldo is one of soccer's most famous wingers. Ronaldo was a prodigy in
Portuguese youth leagues and joined his boyhood team, Sporting Lisbon,
in 2002 at age 17. A year later the club sold him to the leading English
team Manchester United for a fee of 12 million pounds. Over the next
six seasons with United, Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 games. He also
gained a reputation for what The Manchester Guardian called a
"monstrous ego" and "a certain petulance and willingness to fall over in
search of free-kicks." He played for Portugal in Euro 2004 and 2008 and
in World Cup 2006. In 2008 Ronaldo scored 42 goals for Manchester
United and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year, which set the
stage for his remarkable purchase by Real Madrid in June of 2009. The
Spanish club paid a fee of 94 million Euro, or nearly 132 million US
dollars, to acquire Ronaldo from Manchester.
Ronaldo most often wears uniform number 7... He is no relation to
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo...
In the 2006 World Cup quarterfinal, England's Wayne
Rooney got a red card after Cristiano Ronaldo urged a referee to
penalize him. Rooney and Ronaldo were professional teammates on
Manchester United, and Ronaldo endured a storm of criticism in England
after a camera caught him winking to teammates after the incident...
George Best once said of Ronaldo, "There have been a few players
described as the new George Best over the years, but this is the first
time it's been a compliment to me"... His birthplace, Madeira, is an
island about 600 miles from the Portuguese mainland; it's the namesake
of Madeira wine... "His father, José Dinis, named him after his
favourite actor Ronald
Reagan, who was US president at the time," according to the Guardian.
Cristiano
Ronaldo Wiki
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH,
(Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu];
born 5 February 1985),[2]
commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese
footballer who plays as a winger
or a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team.
Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive
player in football history after being transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a
transfer deal worth
£80 million (€94m,
US$132m). In addition, his contract
with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over
the following six years, makes him the highest paid football player in
the world.[3]
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional.
In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's precocious
talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex
Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003.
The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup,
and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which
tournament he scored his first international goal.
In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament.
He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year[4]
and the FIFA World Player of the Year,
in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon
d'Or winner in 40 years.[5]
Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan
Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better
than George Best and Denis
Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of
United."[6] Early life
Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo António, a neighbourhood of Funchal,
Madeira,
the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and José
Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener.[7]
His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald
Reagan[8]
He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana
Cátia.[2]
Club career
Early career
At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995,
Ronaldo 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.[9]
Sporting CP
Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Academia Sporting, the club's
football academy, in Alcochete. He became the only player ever to play
for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one
season.[10]
He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against Moreirense, while featuring for Portugal in the 2002 European
Under-17 Championship.[11]
When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a
condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The
Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother
gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. 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.[12]
He was first spotted by then-Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier at the age of 16, but Liverpool declined
to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some
time to develop his skills.[13]
However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex
Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1
in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged
Ferguson to sign him.[14]
Manchester United
2003–2005
Ronaldo with Manchester United
Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever
Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002–03 season.[15]
He 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 players such as George
Best, Bryan Robson, Eric
Cantona, and David Beckham. "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."[16]
Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home
victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for
Manchester United with a free kick in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on 1 November 2003. He scored United's 1000th
Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4–1 loss to Middlesbrough.[17]
He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted him to his
first FIFPro
Special Young Player of the Year award in 2005.
2006–2007
Ronaldo with United during their 2006–2007 season.
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.[18][19]
He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United
claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was
voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the
Year award at the end of the year.
Despite rumours circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million
(£54 million) for Ronaldo,[20]
he signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week (£31 million total) extension
with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team
history.[21][22]
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.[23]
In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year.
Ronaldo was also one of eight Manchester United players named in the
2006–07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
2007–2008
Ronaldo's 2007–08 season began with a red
card for a headbutt on Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's
second match of the season, for which he was punished with a three-match
ban.[24]
Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not
let players "provoke" him in the future.[25]
After scoring the only goal in a Champions League away match against
Sporting, Ronaldo also scored the injury-time winner in the return
fixture as Manchester United topped their Champions League group.[26]
He finished as the runner-up to Kaká for
the 2007 Ballon d'Or,[27]
and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year
award, behind Kaká and Lionel
Messi.[28]
Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win
against Newcastle United at Old
Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the
top of the Premier League table.[29]
He scored his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 2–0 win
against Reading, equalling
his entire total for the 2006–07 season.[30]
During a 1–1 Champions League first knockout round draw against Lyon on 20 February, an unidentified Lyon supporter
continuously aimed a green laser at Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation by UEFA.[31]
One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000
(£2,427) for the incident.[32]
On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained United for the first time in his
career in a home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory.[33]
The second of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a new
club single-season scoring record by a midfielder and thus topped George
Best's forty-year-old total of 32 goals in the 1967–68 season.[34]
Ronaldo scored another brace in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March, which at the time gave him 35 goals
in 37 domestic and European matches as both a starter and substitute.
Ronaldo's scoring streak was rewarded with his becoming the first winger
to win the 2007–08 European Golden Shoe, finishing eight points ahead of Mallorca's
Dani Güiza.[35]
In the 2007–08 Champions League final
on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea,
Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which was negated by a
Chelsea equaliser in the 45th minute as the match ended 1–1 after extra
time. His misfire in the penalty shoot-out put Chelsea in position to
win the trophy, but John Terry shot wide right after slipping on the
pitch surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 6–5 on
penalties. Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match,[36]
and wrapped up the campaign with a career-high 42 goals in all
competitions, falling four short of Denis
Law's team-record mark of 46 in the 1963–64 season.
2008–2009
Ronaldo taking a free kick.
On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo had expressed an
interest in moving to Real Madrid if they offered him the same amount of money the
team had allegedly promised him earlier in the year.[37]
Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June
over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any
action.[38][39]
Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when
Ronaldo confirmed that he would stay at Manchester for at least another
year.[40]
Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam
on 7 July.[41]
He returned to action on 17 September in United's UEFA
Champions League goalless group-stage draw with Villarreal
as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung,[42]
and scored his first overall goal of the season in a 3–1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough on 24
September.
In a 5–0 win over Stoke City on 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored his 100th and
101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free
kicks.[43]
The goals also meant that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the
other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time.[44]
Ronaldo and Manchester United against rivals Liverpool
On 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or recipient since George
Best in 1968. He finished with 446 points, 165
ahead of runner-up Lionel Messi.[45]
He was awarded the Silver Ball after finishing with two goals as United
won the Club World Cup on 19 December.[46]
On 8 January 2009, Ronaldo was uninjured in a single-car accident in
which he wrote
off his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in a tunnel
along the A538 near Manchester Airport. A breathalyzer
test he gave to police officers at the scene was negative, and he
attended training later that morning.[47]
Four days later, he became the first Premier League player ever to be
named the FIFA World Player of the Year,
in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since
Luís
Figo in 2001.[48]
Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goal of the season, and
first since the final against Chelsea, in a 2–0 victory over Internazionale that sent United
into the quarter-finals.[49]
In the second leg against Porto,
Ronaldo scored a 40-yard game-winning goal as United advanced to the
semi-finals. He later called it the best goal he had ever scored.[50][51]
Ronaldo participated in his second consecutive Champions League final, but
made little impact in United's 2–0 loss to Barcelona. He finished 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.
On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconditional offer of
£80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo after it was revealed that he
again had expressed his desire to leave the club.[52]
It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale
was fully condoned by Ferguson.[53]
When Ronaldo had eventually completed his transfer to Real, he
expressed his gratitude towards Ferguson for helping him develop as a
player, saying, "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important
factors and most influential in my career."[54]
Real Madrid
On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1
July 2009, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract.[55]
Ronaldo's contract is worth £11 million per year[3]
and it has a £1 billion buy-out clause.[56]
He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July,[57]
where he was handed the number 9 jersey.[58]
The shirt was presented to him by Madrid legend Alfredo di Stéfano.[59]
Ronaldo was welcomed by 80,000 fans at his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,
surpassing Diego Maradona's record of 75,000 fans when
he was presented in Italy, after he was transferred from Barcelona
to Napoli in 1984.[60]
Ronaldo made his Madrid debut on 21 July in a 1–0 win over Shamrock Rovers. His first goal came one week later on
a penalty in Madrid's 4–2 LDU Quito.[61]
On 29 August, Ronaldo capped his La Liga
debut with a goal, scoring Real's second from the penalty spot in a 3–2
home win against Deportivo La Coruña.[62]
On 15 September, Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goals, both
on free kicks, against Zürich
in a 5–2 win.[63]
He broke a Madrid club record when he scored in a league match against Villarreal
and thus became the first ever player to score in his first four La
Liga appearances.[64]
An ankle injury suffered on 10 October, while Ronaldo was on
international duty with Portugal against Hungary,[65]
kept him out until 25 November, which in turn caused him to miss both
of Madrid's Champions League group stage matches against Milan.
Ronaldo made his first post-injury start in a 1–0 El
Clásico defeat to Barcelona
on 29 November. On 6 December, he was sent off for the first time in
his Madrid career in Madrid's 4–2 victory against Almería,
a match which also saw him miss a penalty. He was carded first for
removing his shirt during a goal celebration, then for kicking out at an
opponent three minutes later.[66]
International
career
Ronaldo playing against Brazil
Ronaldo earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1–0 victory against Kazakhstan on 20 August
2003.[67]
He was called up for Euro 2004,[68]
scoring in a 2–1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece[69]
and in a 2–1 semi-final win over the Netherlands.[70]
He was named in the team of the tournament despite finishing with only
two goals.[71]
That same year, he also represented Portugal at the 2004
Summer Olympics.[72][73]
2006 World Cup
Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in
the European zone with seven goals,[71]
and scored his first and only World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick.[74]
During a quarter-final match against England on 1 July 2006,
Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne
Rooney was sent off for stamping on
Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that
Ronaldo had influenced referee Horacio Elizondo's decision by aggressively complaining,
after which he was seen in replays winking at the Portuguese bench
following Rooney's dismissal. After the match, Ronaldo insisted that
Rooney was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to be sent
off.[75]
On 4 July, Elizondo clarified that the red card was due to Rooney's
infraction and not the fracas between Rooney and Ronaldo that followed.[76]
The angry reaction from the English press caused Ronaldo to consider
leaving United,[77]
and he allegedly told Spanish sports daily Marca
that he wished to move to Real Madrid.[78]
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.[79][80]
Ronaldo stayed, and signed his new five-year extension in April 2007.[81]
Ronaldo was booed during Portugal's semi-final defeat to France,[82]
and missed out on the competition's Best Young Player award due to a
negative e-mail campaign from England fans.[83]
Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA's
Technical Study Group awarded the honour to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor in
the decision.[84]
Post-World Cup
One day after his 22nd birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the
first time in a friendly against Brazil on 6 February 2007.[85]
This move was in honour of Portuguese Football Federation
president Carlos Silva, who had died two days earlier. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari explained, "Mr. Silva asked me
to make [Ronaldo] captain as a gesture... [he] is too young to be
captain, but Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer with us."[86]
Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
campaign,[87]
behind Poland's Ebi Smolarek, but finished with only one goal in the
tournament as Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany.[88][89]
Since the appointment of new Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz,[90]
Ronaldo has been named the new captain of the squad.[91]
On 10 September 2009, in a World Cup qualification
match against Hungary, Ronaldo provided an
assist for the first goal scored by Simão and Portugal went to win the game 3–0. Following the
win against Malta by 4–0, and the Sweden loss to Denmark, Portugal finished in
second place, which qualified them for the UEFA playoff. Ronaldo was
called-up for the play-offs with much controversy and disagreement from
the Merengues, due to the injury he had aggravated on the game
against Hungary, and was submitted to physicals by the Portuguese team,
but was later announced his inability to play against Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
2010 FIFA World
Cup
On 15 June 2010, in Portugal's opening 2010 FIFA World Cup match against Côte d'Ivoire, Ronaldo
shot from 35 yards in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the post. Ten
minutes later, Ronaldo was yellow-carded, with much controversy, after
being tackled by Guy Demel. As Ronaldo was making his way down the
field, Demel started an argument between the two which led to both being
booked. On 16 June 2010, the Portugal Football Federation contacted
FIFA to suggest that Ronaldo's yellow card be rescinded since the player
was "pulled into" the confrontation after having already moved away
from the spot where he was tackled.[citation needed] In the
match Portugal v.s. North Korea, Ronaldo scored in the 87th minute,
assisting one more goal ending the match 7-0. [92]
International
goals
Cristiano Ronaldo: International goals
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1 |
12 June 2004 |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |
 Greece |
1–2 |
1–2 |
Euro 2004 |
| 2 |
30 June 2004 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |
 Netherlands |
2–0 |
2–1 |
Euro 2004 |
| 3 |
4 September 2004 |
Skonto stadions, Riga, Latvia |
 Latvia |
0–1 |
0–2 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 4 |
8 September 2004 |
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal |
 Estonia |
1–0 |
4–0 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 5 |
13 October 2004 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |
 Russia |
2–0 |
7–1 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 6 |
13 October 2004 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |
Russia |
4–0 |
7–1 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 7 |
17 November 2004 |
Stade Josy Barthel, Luxemburg City, Luxembourg |
 Luxembourg |
0–2 |
0–5 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 8 |
4 June 2005 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
 Slovakia |
2–0 |
2–0 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 9 |
8 June 2005 |
A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn,
Estonia |
Estonia |
0–1 |
0–1 |
World Cup 2006 Qualifying |
| 10 |
1 March 2006 |
LTU Arena, Düsseldorf,
Germany |
 Saudi Arabia |
0–1 |
0–3 |
Friendly |
| 11 |
1 March 2006 |
LTU Arena, Düsseldorf,
Germany |
Saudi Arabia |
0–3 |
0–3 |
Friendly |
| 12 |
17 June 2006 |
Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany |
 Iran |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 13 |
7 October 2006 |
Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal |
 Azerbaijan |
1–0 |
3–0 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 14 |
7 October 2006 |
Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal |
Azerbaijan |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 15 |
15 November 2006 |
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra,
Portugal |
 Kazakhstan |
2–0 |
3–0 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 16 |
24 March 2007 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |
 Belgium |
2–0 |
4–0 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 17 |
24 March 2007 |
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal |
Belgium |
4–0 |
4–0 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 18 |
22 August 2007 |
Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan,
Armenia |
 Armenia |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 19 |
8 September 2007 |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
 Poland |
2–1 |
2–2 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 20 |
17 October 2007 |
Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Kazakhstan |
0–2 |
1–2 |
Euro 2008 Qualifying |
| 21 |
11 June 2008 |
Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |
 Czech Republic |
1–2 |
1–3 |
Euro 2008 |
| 22 |
11 February 2009 |
Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal |
 Finland |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
| 23 |
21 June 2010 |
Cape Town Stadium, Cape
Town, South Africa |
 Korea DPR |
6–0 |
7–0 |
2010 FIFA World Cup |
Career statistics
Club
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
League Cup |
Europe |
Other1 |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Sporting CP |
2002–03 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
– |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
5 |
| Total |
25 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
– |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
5 |
| Manchester United |
2003–04 |
29 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
6 |
| 2004–05 |
33 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
9 |
| 2005–06 |
33 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
12 |
| 2006–07 |
34 |
17 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
23 |
| 2007–08 |
34 |
31 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
49 |
42 |
| 2008–09 |
33 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
53 |
26 |
| Total |
196 |
84 |
26 |
13 |
12 |
4 |
55 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
292 |
118 |
| Real Madrid |
2009–10 |
29 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
– |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
33 |
| Total |
29 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
– |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
33 |
| Career total |
250 |
113 |
29 |
15 |
12 |
4 |
64 |
23 |
3 |
1 |
358 |
156 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 16 May 2010[93]
1Includes other competitive competitions, including
the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira,
FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and Supercopa de España.
International
- As of 21 June 2010.[94]
| National team |
Year |
Apps |
Goals |
Assists |
| Portugal |
2003 |
2 |
0 |
- |
| 2004 |
16 |
7 |
- |
| 2005 |
10 |
2 |
- |
| 2006 |
14 |
6 |
- |
| 2007 |
10 |
5 |
- |
| 2008 |
8 |
1 |
- |
| 2009 |
7 |
1 |
- |
| 2010 |
7 |
1 |
- |
| Total |
74 |
23 |
- |
Honours
Club
- Manchester United
Individual
- UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
- FIFPro
Special Young Player of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06
- Portuguese
Footballer of the Year: 2006–07
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2003–2004,
2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- FIFPro World XI: 2006–07, 2007–08,
2008–09
- PFA Young Player of the Year:
2006–07
- PFA Players' Player of the Year:
2006–07, 2007–08
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year:
2006–07, 2007–08
- PFA Premier League Team of the Year:
2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08
- Premier League Player of the
Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
- Premier League Golden Boot:
2007–08
- Barclays Merit Award: 2007–08
- European Golden Shoe: 2007–08
- UEFA Club Forward of the Year:
2007–08
- UEFA Club Footballer of the
Year: 2007–08
- FIFPro World
Player of the Year: 2007–08
- Ballon d'Or: 2008
- FIFA World Player of the Year:
2008
- FIFA Ferenc Puskás Award: 2009
- Onze
d'Or: 2008
- Bravo Award: 2004
- World Soccer Player of the Year:
2008
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