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Cristiano Ronaldo facing the camera in Portugal’s white-and-teal away shirt
POR · PLAYER PROFILE

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal · Born in Funchal, 5 February 1985

Compare with Messi
CareerClub + country
Goals
985
Assists
261
Appearances
1,343
Club + country

Career overview

Minutes played109,812
Goals per appearance0.73
Goals per 90 minutes0.81
Minutes per goal111.5
Interactive comparison

Career timeline

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Goals
Ronaldo
All-time stats

Competition records

Cristiano Ronaldo · Competition records
ScopeGoalsAssistsAppearances
Club8392241,109
International14637234
Champions League14042183
La Liga31187292
World Cup11227

These records overlap. Competition totals should not be added together.

In UEFA’s Champions League main competition, Ronaldo recorded 140 goals in 183 appearances. Qualifying rounds are excluded.

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL HONOURS

Trophies & awards

Ballon d’Or

5
  • 2008
  • 2013
  • 2014
  • 2016
  • 2017

Men’s Ballon d’Or and FIFA Ballon d’Or wins through the latest completed edition, 2025. These are individual awards, not team trophies. No Ballon d’Or was awarded in 2020.

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Overall trophies37

Overall totals include every team honour listed, including youth/Olympic titles and the MLS conference championship. Individual awards are separate.

CLUB RECORDS

Club by club.

Cristiano Ronaldo

2003–2009 · 2021–2022

Manchester United

145GOALS
57ASSISTS
346APPEARANCES

26,606 minutes · 0.49 goals per 90 · 3 hat-tricks

Club record & counting rules

Competitive first-team matches through 29 October 2026. Manchester United combines both spells. Ronaldo’s Real Madrid total uses the standard 450-goal convention; the club’s own 451 count assigns a disputed goal differently.