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Ronaldo presenting his second FIFA Ballon d'Or to fans at the Santiago Bernabéu before a match against Atlético Madrid in January 2015. Over the course of his career, Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has received five Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, [a] the most for a European player.
Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo with Al Nassr in 2023 Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth (1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 40) 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 career ...
At the close of 2008, Ronaldo helped United win the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, [81] assisting the final-winning goal against Liga de Quito and winning the Silver Ball in the process. [82] With his 2008 Ballon d'Or and 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year , Ronaldo became United's first Ballon d'Or winner since Best in 1968, [ 83 ] and the ...
Cristiano Ronaldo has added a YouTube Gold Play Button plaque to his trophy collection. The football star has won five Ballon d’Or awards, the most prestigious individual award in the sport ...
Cristiano Ronaldo won the award, being his first of five. His win also began a 10-year dominance of the award between him and Lionel Messi — which eventually led to an intense rivalry between the two. Both players had won five Ballon d'Or awards before the dominance was ended in 2018 by Luka Modrić.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been nominated for the Ballon d'Or a record eighteen times, and is a five-time winner. Stanley Matthews was the inaugural recipient of the award, and the oldest player to ever win it. Luis Suárez was the first midfielder to ever win the award. Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper to win the award.
Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or award as the World Player of the Year. It was his second Ballon d'Or, after winning the award in 2008 , as well as his first FIFA Ballon d'Or. Nadine Angerer was announced as the Women's World Player of the Year recipient, while Jupp Heynckes claimed the World Coach of the Year for Men's ...
Ronaldo was the first Brazilian national to win the award, when he won his first Ballon in 1997, since then Rivaldo had also won the award in 1999. He was also the fourth Real Madrid player to win the trophy after Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957, 1959), Raymond Kopa (1958), and Luís Figo ( 2000 ).