When Did Ronaldo Start His Football Career

He signed with english powerhouse manchester united in 2003.

When did ronaldo start his football career. Ronaldo was born 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. As the super star of football completed another landmark of becoming the first player in the 21 st century to score a staggering 500 goals and became top scorer for a club like real madrid we take a look at the portuguese s career and some amazing facts and stats and the life and career of cristiano ronaldo. The rise of ronaldo 1988 edit. Messi was the first player to win the award three times but ronaldo surpassed him to become the first four time recipient.

On the empty pitches of brazil he scored a few goals. How cristiano ronaldo began his career. His second given name ronaldo was chosen after then u s. Just as is typical for the iconic athlete one goal wasn t enough.

He began playing football as a junior for the neighbourhood social ramos club at age 12 and two years later joined são cristóvão in the carioca league. After beginning his national team career in 2001 ronaldo became a regular face in the portuguese national team squad appearing in the 2002 urfa european under 17 football championship the 2004 summer olympic as well as in the under 15 under 17 under 20 under 21 and under 23 national teams before debuting for the senior team at age 18. Since the points system was established in 1996 ronaldo and lionel messi are two of only four players along with mário jardel and luis suárez to score 80 or more points. Cristiano ronaldo is a phenomenon.

After winning the fa cup in his first season he helped united win three successive premier league titles the uefa champions league and the fifa club world cup. Where his talents went unnoticed by the shit kicking long ballers who selected the side. The first goal that cristiano ronaldo scored on the big stage was a remarkable one. Ronaldo joined clube desportivo nacional of madeira and then transferred to sporting clube de portugal known as sporting lisbon where he played for that club s various youth football soccer teams before making his debut on sporting s first team in 2002.

By 1992 he was playing in the brazilian championship for cruzeiro. At age 23 he won his first ballon d or. Born and raised in madeira ronaldo began his senior club career playing for sporting cp before signing with manchester united in 2003 aged 18. In july 2018 ronaldo embarked on a new phase of his career by signing with italian serie a club juventus.

Ronaldo started his career at tunbridge wells f c. He was a member of brazil s under 17 south american championship team in 1991 before joining the national side in 1994.