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Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 39) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Position(s) Forward Team information Current team Al Nassr Number 7 Youth career 1992–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2002 Sporting CP Senior ...
On 11 March, Ronaldo became the first football player to achieve 800 career wins following a match against Al-Ain in the second leg of the AFC Champions League quarter-finals. [344] Four days later, Ronaldo scored his 50th goal for Al-Nassr, netting a penalty in a narrow 1–0 win over rivals Al-Ahli. [345]
Oldest professional football player: 58 years – Kazuyoshi Miura, 1986–ongoing, currently playing with Atletico Suzuka Club in Japanese fourth tier [60] [61] [note 19] Youngest footballer at senior level: 10 years and 11 months – Eric Godpower Marshall, Gar'ou v Haifa, Liberia's fourth division, 7 April 2021 [63] [64] [65] [66]
According to the IFFHS and other media outlets, 25 players are credited with scoring 500 or more goals in top-level professional football competitions: As of 21 January 2025. [1] Bold indicates players currently active. * indicates player has scored at least 500 goals for a single club. [58] [59]
Having won 45 team trophies, [note 1] he is the most decorated player in the history of professional football. [11] His remarkable goal-scoring ability, masterful ball control, high level passing and playmaking as well as his outstanding dribbling skills has earned him recognition as one of the greatest and most iconic players in football history.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career such as eight Ballon d'Or awards and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA.
Christian Mate Pulisic (/ ˈ m ɑː t eɪ p ə ˈ l ɪ s ɪ k, ˈ p ʊ l ɪ s ɪ tʃ /; [7] Croatian: Pulišić, [8] pronounced [krǐstijan mǎːte pǔliʃitɕ]; [9] [10] [11] born September 18, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Serie A club AC Milan and the United States national team. [12]
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [1] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list. [2]