Cristiano Ronaldo has ended his international career with Portugal at age 41, continuing only with Al-Nassr as he chases an unprecedented 1,000 career goals—currently standing at 985.
BBC Sport looks back at the defining moments of a career spanning Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. A 2003 pre-season friendly in Lisbon changed everything: Ronaldo set up two goals in a 3-1 win over Sporting, and five days later joined United for £12m after Alex Ferguson urged the club to sign him.
He won his first Premier League title in 2007 and scored 118 goals in 292 games for United. A 40-yard strike against Porto earned the inaugural Fifa Puskas award before his £80m move to Real Madrid. In 2011, his extra-time header beat Barcelona 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final. By 2015 he was Real’s all-time top scorer, finishing with 450 goals in 438 games. He also led Portugal to Euro 2016 glory and remains the European Championship’s top scorer with 14 goals.
Source: BBC Sport Football · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing