Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro born 5th February, 1985. Known as Cristiano Ronaldo, he is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester United and the Portugal national team.

He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal. By the age of 22, Ronaldo had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2008, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014. In September 2015, Ronaldo scored his 500th senior career goal for club and country.