
Aged 16 he made his professional debut on 25 may 1993 against caldense in the minas gerais state championship.
What year did ronaldo start playing football. By 2003 when he was just 16 years old manchester united paid 12 million over 14 million u s. In a game between sporting lisbon and moreirense on oct 7 2002 the 17 year old took moreirense s goalkeeper by surprise. In 1993 ronaldo began his football career playing for cruzeiro. He was an instant sensation and soon came to be regarded as one of the best forwards in the game.
After a successful season with sporting that brought the young player to the attention of europe s biggest football clubs ronaldo signed with english powerhouse manchester united in 2003. How cristiano ronaldo began his career by daniel conroy on october 2 2019 the first goal that cristiano ronaldo scored on the big stage was a remarkable one. Dollars to sign him a. At age 23 he won his first ballon d or.
14 ronaldo came to national public attention on 7 november 1993 scoring five goals in the game against bahia.