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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985), 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. Cristiano 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.

Cristiano 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. Cristiano 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, Cristiano 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, Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, 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 April 2008, "Cristiano Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."

Early life

Cristiano 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. His second given name, "Cristiano Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.

Club career

Early career

At the age of eight, Cristiano Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Cristiano 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.

Sporting CP

Cristiano 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. He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against Moreirense, while featuring for Portugal in the 2002 European Under-17 Championship.

When he was 15, Cristiano 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 Cristiano 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 Cristiano Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.

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. 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. Cristiano Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.

Manchester United

2003–2005

Cristiano Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002–03 season. 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."

Cristiano 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. 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

In November and December 2006, Cristiano 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. 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 Cristiano Ronaldo, 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.

Cristiano 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. In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. Cristiano Ronaldo was also one of eight Manchester United players named in the 2006–07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

2007–2008

Cristiano 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. Cristiano Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in the future. After scoring the only goal in a Champions League away match against Sporting, Cristiano Ronaldo also scored the injury-time winner in the return fixture as Manchester United topped their Champions League group.

He finished as the runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon d'Or, and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi.

Cristiano 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. 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. 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 Cristiano Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation by UEFA. One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000 (£2,427) for the incident.

On 19 March 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo captained United for the first time in his career in a home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory. 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. Cristiano 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. Cristiano 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.

In the 2007–08 Champions League final on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea, Cristiano 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. Cristiano Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match, 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

On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Cristiano 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. Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action. Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed that he would stay at Manchester for at least another year.

Cristiano Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam on 7 July. 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, 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, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free kicks. The goals also meant that Cristiano Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time.

On 2 December, Cristiano 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. He was awarded the Silver Ball after finishing with two goals as United won the Club World Cup on 19 December.

On 8 January 2009, Cristiano 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. 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.

Cristiano 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. In the second leg against Porto, Cristiano 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. Cristiano 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 Cristiano Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed his desire to leave the club. It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully condoned by Ferguson. When Cristiano 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."

Real Madrid

On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract. Cristiano Ronaldo's contract is worth €11 million per year and it has a €1 billion buy-out clause. He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July, where he was handed the number 9 jersey. The shirt was presented to him by Madrid legend Alfredo di Stéfano. Cristiano 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.

Cristiano 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. On 29 August, Cristiano 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. On 15 September, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goals, both on free kicks, against Zürich in a 5–2 win. 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.

An ankle injury suffered on 10 October, while Cristiano Ronaldo was on international duty with Portugal against Hungary, kept him out until 25 November, which in turn caused him to miss both of Madrid's Champions League group stage matches against Milan. Cristiano 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.

International career

Cristiano Ronaldo earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1–0 victory against Kazakhstan on 20 August 2003. He was called up for Euro 2004, scoring in a 2–1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece and in a 2–1 semi-final win over the Netherlands. He was named in the team of the tournament despite finishing with only two goals. That same year, he also represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

2006 World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with seven goals, and scored his first World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick.

During a quarter-final match against England on 1 July 2006, Cristiano Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that Cristiano 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, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted that Rooney was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to be sent off. On 4 July, Elizondo clarified that the red card was due to Rooney's infraction and not the fracas between Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo that followed.

The angry reaction from the English press caused Cristiano Ronaldo to consider leaving United, and he allegedly told Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to Real Madrid. In response to the speculation, Ferguson sent Portuguese assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to speak to Cristiano Ronaldo in attempt to change his mind, a sentiment that was shared by Rooney. Cristiano Ronaldo stayed, and signed his new five-year extension in April 2007.

Cristiano Ronaldo was booed during Portugal's semi-final defeat to France, and missed out on the competition's Best Young Player award due to a negative e-mail campaign from England fans. Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA's Technical Study Group awarded the honour to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Cristiano Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor in the decision.

Post-World Cup

One day after his 22nd birthday, Cristiano Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly against Brazil on 6 February 2007. 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 captain as a gesture... is too young to be captain, but Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer with us."

Cristiano Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, behind Poland's Ebi Smolarek, but finished with only one goal in the tournament as Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany. Since the appointment of new Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the new captain of the squad.

On 10 September 2009, in a World Cup qualification match against Hungary, Cristiano 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. Cristiano 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, Cristiano Ronaldo shot from 35 yards in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the post. Ten minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo was yellow-carded, with much controversy, after being tackled by Guy Demel. As Cristiano 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 Cristiano 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, but the request was refused. In the match Portugal v.s. North Korea, Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 87th minute, assisting one more goal ending the match 7-0.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
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	North Korea	6–0	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup Template:Ig footer Career statistics Club Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other 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 Includes 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 29 June 2010 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 9 1 - Total 76 23 - Honours Club Manchester United Premier League (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 FA Cup (1): 2003–04 League Cup (2): 2005–06, 2008–09 FA Community Shield (1): 2007 UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008 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 Orders Officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza) Personal life Cristiano Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, died of alcoholism at age 52 when Cristiano Ronaldo was 20. 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External links Cristiano Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archived) Cristiano Ronaldo at Soccerbase ESPN Profile Cristiano Ronaldo at IMDb Sporting positions Preceded byNuno Gomes Portugal national football team captain 2008–present Succeeded byIncumbent Awards v t e Ballon d'Or France Football magazine award Ballon d'Or (1956–2009) 1956:  Matthews 1957:  Di Stéfano 1958:  Kopa 1959:  Di Stéfano 1960:  Suárez 1961:  Sívori 1962:  Masopust 1963:  Yashin 1964:  Law 1965:  Eusébio 1966:  Charlton 1967:  Albert 1968:  Best 1969:  Rivera 1970:  Müller 1971:  Cruyff 1972:  Beckenbauer 1973:  Cruyff 1974:  Cruyff 1975:  Blokhin 1976:  Beckenbauer 1977:  Simonsen 1978:  Keegan 1979:  Keegan 1980:  Rummenigge 1981:  Rummenigge 1982:  Rossi 1983:  Platini 1984:  Platini 1985:  Platini 1986:  Belanov 1987:  Gullit 1988:  van Basten 1989:  van Basten 1990:  Matthäus 1991:  Papin 1992:  van Basten 1993:  Baggio 1994:  Stoichkov 1995:  Weah 1996:  Sammer 1997:  Ronaldo 1998:  Zidane 1999:  Rivaldo 2000:  Figo 2001:  Owen 2002:  Ronaldo 2003:  Nedvěd 2004:  Shevchenko 2005:  Ronaldinho 2006:  Cannavaro 2007:  Kaká 2008:  C. Ronaldo 2009:  Messi FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015) 2010:  Messi 2011:  Messi 2012:  Messi 2013:  C. Ronaldo 2014:  C. Ronaldo 2015:  Messi Ballon d'Or (2016–present) 2016:  C. Ronaldo 2017:  C. Ronaldo 2018:  Modrić 2019:  Messi 2020: not awarded 2021:  Messi 2022:  Benzema 2023:  Messi 2024:  Rodri Ballon d'Or additional awards (Ballon d'Or Féminin, Kopa Trophy, Yashin Trophy, Gerd Müller Trophy, Sócrates Award, Super Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or Dream Team) Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player) v t e The Best FIFA Men's Player FIFA World Player of the Year 1991: Matthäus 1992: Van Basten 1993: Baggio 1994: Romário 1995: Weah 1996: Ronaldo 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Zidane 1999: Rivaldo 2000: Zidane 2001: Figo 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Zidane 2004: Ronaldinho 2005: Ronaldinho 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: C. Ronaldo 2009: Messi FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010: Messi 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Messi The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Modrić 2019: Messi 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Messi 2023: Messi 2024: Vinícius See also: Ballon d'Or v t e Premier League Golden Boot 1993: Sheringham 1994: Cole 1995: Shearer 1996: Shearer 1997: Shearer 1998: Dublin, Owen & Sutton 1999: Hasselbaink, Owen & Yorke 2000: Phillips 2001: Hasselbaink 2002: Henry 2003: Van Nistelrooy 2004: Henry 2005: Henry 2006: Henry 2007: Drogba 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Anelka 2010: Drogba 2011: Berbatov & Tevez 2012: Van Persie 2013: Van Persie 2014: Suárez 2015: Agüero 2016: Kane 2017: Kane 2018: Salah 2019: Aubameyang, Mané & Salah 2020: Vardy 2021: Kane 2022: Salah & Son 2023: Haaland 2024: Haaland v t e PFA Young Player of the Year 1974: Beattie 1975: Day 1976: Barnes 1977: Gray 1978: Woodcock 1979: Regis 1980: Hoddle 1981: Shaw 1982: Moran 1983: Rush 1984: Walsh 1985: Hughes 1986: Cottee 1987: Adams 1988: Gascoigne 1989: Merson 1990: Le Tissier 1991: Sharpe 1992: Giggs 1993: Giggs 1994: Cole 1995: Fowler 1996: Fowler 1997: Beckham 1998: Owen 1999: Anelka 2000: Kewell 2001: Gerrard 2002: Bellamy 2003: Jenas 2004: Parker 2005: Rooney 2006: Rooney 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Fàbregas 2009: Young 2010: Milner 2011: Wilshere 2012: Walker 2013: Bale 2014: Hazard 2015: Kane 2016: Alli 2017: Alli 2018: Sané 2019: Sterling 2020: Alexander-Arnold 2021: Foden 2022: Foden 2023: Saka 2024: Palmer v t e PFA Players' Player of the Year 1974: Hunter 1975: Todd 1976: Jennings 1977: Gray 1978: Shilton 1979: Brady 1980: McDermott 1981: Wark 1982: Keegan 1983: Dalglish 1984: Rush 1985: Reid 1986: Lineker 1987: Allen 1988: Barnes 1989: Hughes 1990: Platt 1991: Hughes 1992: Pallister 1993: McGrath 1994: Cantona 1995: Shearer 1996: Ferdinand 1997: Shearer 1998: Bergkamp 1999: Ginola 2000: Keane 2001: Sheringham 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Henry 2004: Henry 2005: Terry 2006: Gerrard 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Giggs 2010: Rooney 2011: Bale 2012: Van Persie 2013: Bale 2014: Suárez 2015: Hazard 2016: Mahrez 2017: Kanté 2018: Salah 2019: Van Dijk 2020: De Bruyne 2021: De Bruyne 2022: Salah 2023: Haaland 2024: Foden v t e PFA Fans' Player of the Year 2001: Gerrard 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Henry 2004: Henry 2005: Lampard 2006: Rooney 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Gerrard 2010: Rooney 2011: Meireles 2012: Van Persie 2014: Suárez 2015: Sánchez 2016: Mahrez 2017: Kane 2018: Salah 2019: Hazard 2020: Mané 2021: Salah 2022: Salah 2023: Rashford 2024: Palmer v t e FWA Footballer of the Year 1948: Matthews 1949: Carey 1950: Mercer 1951: Johnston 1952: Wright 1953: Lofthouse 1954: Finney 1955: Revie 1956: Trautmann 1957: Finney 1958: Blanchflower 1959: Owen 1960: Slater 1961: Blanchflower 1962: Adamson 1963: Matthews 1964: Moore 1965: Collins 1966: B. Charlton 1967: J. Charlton 1968: Best 1969: Book & Mackay 1970: Bremner 1971: McLintock 1972: Banks 1973: Jennings 1974: Callaghan 1975: Mullery 1976: Keegan 1977: Hughes 1978: Burns 1979: Dalglish 1980: McDermott 1981: Thijssen 1982: Perryman 1983: Dalglish 1984: Rush 1985: Southall 1986: Lineker 1987: Allen 1988: Barnes 1989: Nicol 1990: Barnes 1991: Strachan 1992: Lineker 1993: Waddle 1994: Shearer 1995: Klinsmann 1996: Cantona 1997: Zola 1998: Bergkamp 1999: Ginola 2000: Keane 2001: Sheringham 2002: Pires 2003: Henry 2004: Henry 2005: Lampard 2006: Henry 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Gerrard 2010: Rooney 2011: Parker 2012: Van Persie 2013: Bale 2014: Suárez 2015: Hazard 2016: Vardy 2017: Kanté 2018: Salah 2019: Sterling 2020: Henderson 2021: Dias 2022: Salah 2023: Haaland 2024: Foden v t e European Golden Shoe L'Équipe award 1967–68: Eusébio 1968–69: Zhekov 1969–70: Müller 1970–71: Skoblar 1971–72: Müller 1972–73: Eusébio 1973–74: Yazalde 1974–75: Georgescu 1975–76: Kaiafas 1976–77: Georgescu 1977–78: Krankl 1978–79: Kist 1979–80: Vandenbergh 1980–81: Slavkov 1981–82: Kieft 1982–83: Gomes 1983–84: Rush 1984–85: Gomes 1985–86: Van Basten 1986–87: Cămătaru & Polster 1987–88: Çolak 1988–89: Mateuț 1989–90: Sánchez & Stoichkov 1990–91: Pančev Unofficial 1991–92: McCoist 1992–93: McCoist 1993–94: Taylor 1994–95: Avetisyan 1995–96: Endeladze ESM award 1996–97: Ronaldo 1997–98: Machlas 1998–99: Jardel 1999–2000: Phillips 2000–01: Larsson 2001–02: Jardel 2002–03: Makaay 2003–04: Henry 2004–05: Henry & Forlán 2005–06: Toni 2006–07: Totti 2007–08: C. Ronaldo 2008–09: Forlán 2009–10: Messi 2010–11: C. Ronaldo 2011–12: Messi 2012–13: Messi 2013–14: C. Ronaldo & Suárez 2014–15: C. Ronaldo 2015–16: Suárez 2016–17: Messi 2017–18: Messi 2018–19: Messi 2019–20: Immobile 2020–21: Lewandowski 2021–22: Lewandowski 2022–23: Haaland 2023–24: Kane v t e UEFA Club Footballer of the Year 1997–98: Ronaldo 1998–99: Beckham 1999–2000: Redondo 2000–01: Effenberg 2001–02: Zidane 2002–03: Buffon 2003–04: Deco 2004–05: Gerrard 2005–06: Ronaldinho 2006–07: Kaká 2007–08: C. Ronaldo 2008–09: Messi 2009–10: Milito Template:World Soccer Footballer of the Year v t e FIFPRO Player of the Year awards World Player of the Year 2005: Ronaldinho 2006: Ronaldinho 2007: Kaká 2008: Ronaldo Young Player of the Year 2005: Rooney 2006: Messi 2007: Messi 2008: Messi v t e Bravo Award 1978: Case 1979: Birtles 1980: H. Müller 1981: Wark 1982: Shaw 1983: Bonini 1984: Righetti 1985: Butragueño 1986: Butragueño 1987: van Basten 1988: Ohana 1989: Maldini 1990: Baggio 1991: Prosinečki 1992: Guardiola 1993: Giggs 1994: Panucci 1995: Kluivert 1996: Del Piero 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Ronaldo 1999: Buffon 2000: Casillas 2001: Hargreaves 2002: Metzelder 2003: Rooney 2004: C. Ronaldo 2005: Robben 2006: Fàbregas 2007: Messi 2008: Benzema 2009: Busquets 2010: T. Müller 2011: Hazard 2012: Verratti 2013: Isco 2014: Pogba 2015: Berardi v t e European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers European Cup era 1956: Milutinović 1957: Viollet 1958: Di Stéfano 1959: Fontaine 1960: Puskás 1961: J. Águas 1962: Di Stéfano, Løfqvist, Puskás, Strehl & Tejada 1963: Altafini 1964: Kovačević, Mazzola & Puskás 1965: Eusébio & Torres 1966: Albert & Eusébio 1967: Piepenburg & Van Himst 1968: Eusébio 1969: Law 1970: Jones 1971: Antoniadis 1972: Dunai, Macari & Takač 1973: Müller 1974: Müller 1975: Markarov & Müller 1976: Heynckes 1977: Cucinotta & Müller 1978: Simonsen 1979: Sulser 1980: Lerby 1981: McDermott, Rummenigge & Souness 1982: Hoeneß 1983: Rossi 1984: Sokol 1985: Nilsson & Platini 1986: Nilsson 1987: Cvetković 1988: R. Águas, Ferreri, Hagi, Madjer, McCoist, Míchel & Novák 1989: Van Basten 1990: Papin & Romário 1991: Pacult & Papin 1992: Papin & Yuran UEFA Champions League era 1993: Romário 1994: Koeman & Rufer 1995: Weah 1996: Litmanen 1997: Pantić 1998: Del Piero 1999: Shevchenko & Yorke 2000: Jardel, Raúl & Rivaldo 2001: Raúl 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Van Nistelrooy 2004: Morientes 2005: Van Nistelrooy 2006: Shevchenko 2007: Kaká 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Messi 2010: Messi 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: Ronaldo 2014: Ronaldo 2015: Messi, Neymar & Ronaldo 2016: Ronaldo 2017: Ronaldo 2018: Ronaldo 2019: Messi 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Haaland 2022: Benzema 2023: Haaland 2024: Kane & Mbappé v t e 2005–06 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: Given DF: Chimbonda DF: Terry DF: Carragher DF: Gallas MF: Ronaldo MF: Gerrard MF: Lampard MF: Cole FW: Henry FW: Rooney v t e 2006–07 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: Van der Sar DF: Neville DF: Ferdinand DF: Vidić DF: Evra MF: Ronaldo MF: Gerrard MF: Scholes MF: Giggs FW: Drogba FW: Berbatov v t e 2007–08 Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: James DF: Sagna DF: Ferdinand DF: Vidić DF: Clichy MF: Ronaldo MF: Gerrard MF: Fàbregas MF: Young FW: Adebayor FW: Torres v t e 2008–09 Premier League PFA Team of the Year GK: Van der Sar DF: Johnson DF: Ferdinand DF: Vidić DF: Evra MF: Ronaldo MF: Gerrard MF: Giggs MF: Young FW: Anelka FW: Torres Awards and achievements Preceded byKaká (Milan) UEFA Champions League top scorer 2007–08 Succeeded byLionel Messi (Barcelona) Portugal squads v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 runners-up 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 R. Jorge 4 Andrade 5 Couto (c) 6 Costinha 7 Figo 8 Petit 9 Pauleta 10 R. Costa 11 Simão 12 Quim 13 Miguel 14 Valente 15 Beto 16 R. Carvalho 17 Ronaldo 18 Maniche 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes 22 Moreira 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics 1 Moreira 2 M. Sérgio 3 Meireles 4 B. Alves 5 R. Costa (c) 6 Meira 7 Ronaldo 8 Viana 9 H. Almeida 10 C. Martins 11 J. Ribeiro 12 Frechaut 13 Boa Morte 14 Bosingwa 15 Lourenço 16 João Paulo 17 Danny 18 Vale Coach: Romão v t e Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Caneira 4 R. Costa 5 Meira 6 Costinha 7 Figo (c) 8 Petit 9 Pauleta 10 Viana 11 Simão 12 Quim 13 Miguel 14 Valente 15 Boa Morte 16 R. Carvalho 17 Ronaldo 18 Maniche 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes 22 Santos 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Alves 4 Bosingwa 5 Meira 6 Meireles 7 Ronaldo 8 Petit 9 H. Almeida 10 Moutinho 11 Simão 12 Nuno 13 Miguel 14 J. Ribeiro 15 Pepe 16 R. Carvalho 17 Quaresma 18 Veloso 19 Nani 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes (c) 22 Patrício 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Eduardo 2 Alves 3 Ferreira 4 Rolando 5 Duda 6 R. Carvalho 7 Ronaldo (c) 8 P. Mendes 9 Liédson 10 Danny 11 Simão 12 Beto 13 Miguel 14 Veloso 15 Pepe 16 Meireles 17 Amorim 18 H. Almeida 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 R. Costa 22 D. Fernandes 23 Coentrão Coach: Queiroz v t e Real Madrid CF – current squad 1 Courtois 2 Carvajal 3 Militão 4 Alaba 5 Bellingham 6 Camavinga 7 Vinícius Jr. 8 Valverde 9 Mbappé 10 Modrić (c) 11 Rodrygo 13 Lunin 14 Tchouaméni 15 Güler 16 Endrick 17 Vázquez 18 Vallejo 19 Ceballos 20 García 21 Brahim 22 Rüdiger 23 Mendy Head coach: Ancelotti Template:Persondata Template:Link GA Template:Link FA

• 1985 births
• Living people
• Portuguese footballers
• Association football wingers
• Portugal international footballers
• Portuguese Liga footballers
• Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
• Premier League players
• Manchester United F.C. players
• UEFA Euro 2004 players
• Olympic footballers of Portugal
• Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• 2006 FIFA World Cup players
• Madeiran footballers
• Expatriate footballers in England
• UEFA Euro 2008 players
• European Footballers of the Year
• FIFA World Players of the Year
• World Soccer Magazine World Player of the Year
• Real Madrid C.F. players
• La Liga footballers
• Portuguese Roman Catholics
• Golden Globes (Portugal) winners
• 2010 FIFA World Cup players