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Thanks to @mfabiolasa95 and @steem.sports for organising this amazing contest for football fans and lovers like me. I'll tell you about **Cristiano Ronaldo** my favourite football ⚽️ player.
Football fans and lovers around the world have their favorite players due to personal reasons sometimes. Some football fans will always choose the star player that plays for the team he/she supports, while some will vote for their favourite players based on the performance of the player and not on the basis of the team the player belongs to (this is seldom the fact).
I am here to share with you my favorite football player because he's regarded as one of the all time greats.
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**My favourite football player is Cristiano Ronaldo**
**Brief Information About Ronaldo**
Full name| Date of birth | Place of birth | Height | Playing position | Strip number |
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro| 5 February 1985 (age 36) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | 1.87 m | Foward | 7|
He started his youth career at CF Andorinha from the years 1992 to 1995. He yhen proceeded to FC Nacional in 1995 to 1997. He later joined Sporting CP in the year 1997 to 2002.
**PROFESSIONAL CAREER**
Years | Team | Appearance | Goals|
--------- | -------------------- | ------------------ | ---------
2002 - 2003 | Sporting CP B | 2 | 0|
2002 - 2003 | Sporting CP | 25 | 3 |
2003 - 2009 | Manchester United | 294 | 121 |
2009 - 2018 | Real Madrid | 438 | 451 |
2018 - | Juventus | 131 | 100 |
2001 - | National/Portugal | 177 | 111 |
**_All time career goals: 780 (official senior career)_**
**AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS**
- FIFA Men's player of the year: 2X (2016, 2017)
- Ballon D'or: 5X (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
- EUFA Best Player in Europe: 3X
- Top Scorer: 19X (Euro 2020, Serie A, UEFA Nations League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions league, Laliga, Copa del Ray, Premier league, FA Cup)
- Player of the year: 5X (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
- Footballer of the year: 10X (Portugal from 2007 to 2018)
- Player of the season: 1X ( Italy 2019)
- European Champion: 1X (2016)
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- Nations League Champion: 1X (2019)
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- Champions league winner: 5X ( 2008, 2014, 2016, 2017,2018)
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- Premier league Champion: 3X (2007, 2008, 2009)
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- English FA Cup Winner: 1X (2004)
- English League Cup Winner: 2X (2006, 2009)
- Spanish Champion: 2X (2012, 2017)
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- Spanish Cup Winner: 2X (2012, 2014)
- Spanish Super Cup Winner: 2X (2013, 2018)
- Italian Champion: 2X (2019, 2020)
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- Italian Cup Winner: 1X (2021)
- Italian Super Cup Winner: 2X (2019, 2021)
- FIFA Club World Cup Winner: 4X (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017)
- UEFA Super Cup Winner: 3X (2015, 2017, 2018)
- Portuguese Super Cup Winner: 1X (2002)
- English Super Cup Winner: 2X (2007, 2008)
**RECORDS**
- Career hatricks: 57
- National career goals: 109 (level with Iranian Ali Dae's record of most international goals)
**SOCIAL MEDIA**
- Instagram: Over 313 million followers (making him the first athlete to achieve the feat).
- Twitter: 92.5 million followers
- Facebook: 122.28 million followers
**ENDORSEMENTS**
- Ronaldo endorses Tag Heur and Nike
- He recently signed an ambassadorial deal with Livescores
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_Ronaldo's trademark celebration_
I like Cristiano Ronaldo (CR7) because I consider him as the best player that has ever graced the beautiful sport called football. He's arguably the best player of all time.
He always like challenging himself, trying new things. He's also a good leader. He commands respect from all over the world which is why he has such a large followers on social media.
He used to donate blood to patients which is why he doesn't have tattoos on his body. He's always a leader on and off the pitch.
**In September 2021, the most shocking football player transfer happened when CR7 left Juventus and joined his former club Manchester United. Hes has scored 3 goals in two appearances so far. (2 goals in Premierleagueand 1 goal in Championsleague)**
**2021 Ballon D'or Contender**
His performance in the Italian Serie A, Copa Italia, Italian Super Cup, and Euro 2020 earned him a place among the contenders for the prestigious individual award in modern football, the **_Ballon D'or_**.
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Thanks for reading my post on the topic my **_Favourite Football Player_**
I hope you'll find it interesting and helpful.
Best regards; @jaspichman125