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He subsequently became the first player to play for the club's under-16, under-17 and under-18 teams, the B team and the first team, all within a single season. [2] On 14 August 2002, [3] Ronaldo, then 17, played his first official match for the first team, in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round at José Alvalade Stadium against
International Federation of Football History & Statistics: UEFA Best Man Player of the Decade (2011–20) 2020 Won Portugal: Quina de Oro Awards Best Portuguese Player of All Time 2015 Won [158] [159] England: PFA Awards: PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07: Won [160] 2007–08: Shortlisted PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07 and ...
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation, alongside Argentina forward Lionel Messi. [278] Winning his first Ballon d'Or in 2008 by a record-high vote count at age 23, over the next decade Ronaldo has often featured in debates concerning who is the greatest player in history. [279]
Most national championships won in a row: 15 – Tafea, 1994–2009; the club won 15 Port Vila Football League consecutive titles [74] Oldest football club that is still active: Since 1848 – Sheffield [75] Most goals in football history: 13,085 (up to 4 December 2024) – Flamengo, 1912–2024 [76] [77] [78]
Platini holds the record for the most goals scored in a single tournament, with 9 goals in 1984. [7] The players that came closest were Antoine Griezmann in 2016 (with 6 goals) and Marco van Basten in 1988, Alan Shearer in 1996, Savo Milošević and Patrick Kluivert in 2000, Milan Baroš in 2004, and Ronaldo and Patrik Schick in 2020 (all with 5 goals).
As of 7 December 2024, a total of 781 players have played at least one official match for Real Madrid throughout history. Raúl is the player with the most appearances, with 741 matches, while more than 100 players have played only one match. In terms of minutes played, Iker Casillas has the most with 64,920 minutes, while the player with the ...
With 140 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the all-time top scorer in the Champions League, with Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski being the only other players to have reached triple figures. Ronaldo has also finished as the top scorer for the most individual seasons in the competition's history, doing so seven times.
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]