Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

Soccer Player (1985–)

Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional soccer player who has set records while playing for both Manchester United
and Real Madrid.

Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo

Born on February 5, 1985, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese soccer
superstar. By 2003 — when he was just 16 years old — Manchester paid £12 million (over
$14 million U.S. dollars) to sign him, a record fee for a player of his age. In the 2004 FA Cup
final, Ronaldo scored Manchester's first three goals and helped them capture the
championship. In 2008, he set a franchise record for goals scored. In 2009, Real Madrid paid
a record $131 million for his services.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Salary and Net Worth

According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo took home $93 million in 2017, $58 million of
which was salary and bonus paid by Real Madrid. Ronaldo’s earnings made him the highest-
paid soccer player for the fourth year in a row and the highest-paid professional athlete of
2017. According to Celebrity Net Worth, as of 2017 Ronaldo’s net worth is an estimated
$400 million.

Ronaldo’s Girlfriend and Kids

Cristiano Ronaldo is dating the Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez; the couple was first seen
together publicly around November 2016. In June 2017, the couple welcomed twins, a boy
and a girl, via a surrogate. In November 2017 Rodriguez added to their family with the birth
of another girl. Ronaldo’s first child, Cristiano Jr., was born to a former girlfriend in June
2010.

Statues
In March 2017, self-taught sculptor Emanuel Santos unveiled a bronze bust of Cristiano
Ronaldo at the airport in Ronaldo’s hometown of Madeira, Portugal. The statue was ridiculed
for its sinister smile and apparent lack of likeness to its subject, though Santos didn't seem to
understand the uproar. "I asked [Ronaldo] what he thought of the result and he said he liked
it," said Santos. "He only asked for some wrinkles that give him a certain expression to his
face when he laughs to be changed. He said it made him look older and asked for it to be
thinned out a bit to make it smoother and more jovial."
In the wake of the negative publicity, the sports site Bleacher Report commissioned Santos to
fashion another sculpture of Ronaldo. This one, unveiled in March 2018, earned praise for
more closely resembling the soccer great, though its creator continued to defend his original
work. "I liked the result [of the first bust] and was really proud of it," he told Bleacher
Report. "And if I had to do it again, I would make everything exactly the same."