SOCCER PLAYER

Cristiano Ronaldo

1985 - Today

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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾiʃˈtjɐnu ʁɔˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards and four European Golden Shoes, the most by a European player. He has won 32 trophies in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship and one UEFA Nations League. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristiano Ronaldo has received more than 88,999,117 page views. His biography is available in 138 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 128 in 2019). Cristiano Ronaldo is the 23rd most popular soccer player (down from 18th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Portugal and the most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team. He is one of the most decorated players in the world, having won a total of five Ballon d'Or awards, the most for a European player and is the first player to win four European Golden Shoes.

Memorability Metrics

  • 89M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 138

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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BBC News
Cristiano Ronaldo disputes Ballon d'Or organiser's claim about outdoing Lionel Messi
Cristiano Ronaldo accuses the France Football editor of lying after he said the Portuguese's only ambition was to retire with more Ballons d'Or than Lionel Messi.
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Telegraph.co.uk
Cristiano Ronaldo v Bruno Fernandes: Man Utd may need to choose either their best or their most famous player
Michael Carrick is yet to pick both in the same team - can United's best and most famous player combine against Arsenal?
person Mike McGrath
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101 Great Goals
Chelsea’s Thiago Silva responds to Paul Scholes’ Cristiano Ronaldo claim
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has hit back at Manchester United legend Paul Scholes following a claim made by the midfielder surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo and Silva.Chelsea held by Manchester UnitedChelsea and Manchester United played out a 1-1 draw at Stamfo…
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Independent
Thiago Silva hits back at Paul Scholes over Cristiano Ronaldo claims
The 37-year-old defender has been in fine form this season
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 23 out of 16,923. Before him are Michel Platini, Just Fontaine, Didi, Luis Suárez, Mário Zagallo, and Josef Bican. After him are Raymond Kopa, László Kubala, Sándor Kocsis, Sócrates, Ronaldo, and Vavá.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 1. After him are Keira Knightley, Lewis Hamilton, Luka Modrić, Gal Gadot, Wayne Rooney, Lukas Podolski, Michael Phelps, Bruno Mars, Mohammad bin Salman, Mario Gómez, and Nico Rosberg.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 21 out of 479. Before him are Luís de Camões (1524), Isabella of Portugal (1503), John II of Portugal (1455), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), John I of Portugal (1358), and Sebastian of Portugal (1554). After him are Afonso V of Portugal (1432), John III of Portugal (1502), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), José Mourinho (1963), Peter I of Portugal (1320), and Manuel II of Portugal (1889).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo ranks 1. After him are Luís Figo (1972), Rui Costa (1972), Jorge Jesus (1954), Fernando Santos (1954), Artur Jorge (1946), Paulo Futre (1966), Ricardo Quaresma (1983), Félix Mourinho (1938), Fernando Gomes (1956), Vítor Baía (1969), and Nuno Gomes (1976).

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