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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (born
5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese
footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and who
serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. He became the most expensive
footballer in history after moving from Manchester
United to Real Madrid
in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9 million/$131.6 million). In addition,
his contract with Real Madrid,
in which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid
footballers in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion as per
his contract.
Ronaldo was the first player to win all four
main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon
d'Or. He placed second in the Ballon d'Or in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. He was
awarded the European Golden Shoe in both 2008 and 2011. In 2008, he won three
of the four main PFA and FWA trophies and was named the FIFPro Player of the
Year, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze d'Or, and the FIFA World Player of
the Year In 2007 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA Footballer of the Year.
Ronaldo was the inaugural winner of the FIFA Puskás Award in 2009.
Ronaldo is considered one of the best
footballers in the world. He holds numerous former and current scoring records,
including records for most goals scored in a season for Real Madrid, most goals
scored per minute in La Liga, first top European league player to reach 40
goals in a single season in two consecutive years, fastest Real Madrid player
to reach one hundred league goals, and the first player ever to score against
every team in a single season in La Liga. In January 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo
scored his 300th club goal.
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