Cristiano Ronaldo has moved on from top-flight European football after making a move to Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr FC as a free agent after terminating his contract with Manchester United.
The Portuguese superstar is expected to earn around £173 million per year in Saudi Arabia.
Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United, was determined to sign Ronaldo permanently after Sporting defeated United 3-1 at the Estadio José Alvalade's opening in August 2003. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid prior to the 2009–10 campaign for a then-record £80 million (€94 million) transfer price.
On July 10, 2018, Ronaldo signed a four-year contract with Italian club Juventus after completing a €100 million transfer, which also included an additional €12 million in other fees and solidarity contributions to Ronaldo's youth clubs. This happened despite months of negotiations to sign a new Real Madrid contract.
Ronaldo's re-signing with Manchester United was announced by Juventus on August 27, 2021, with the agreement of personal conditions, visa requirements, and a physical. Ronaldo's contract with United has since been mutually terminated due to some disputes in the locker room.
The Portuguese has been a prolific goalscorer at the club level over the years. He has 701 goals and 120 assists in 949 appearances at the club level.
He is the highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 140 goals. Along with that, he is also the highest scorer in Real Madrid's fabled history with 450 goals.
*All stats were collected from Transfermarkt
Cristiano Ronaldo's full career stats:
Games – 1,145
Career mins – 92,851
Goals – 819
Assists – 234
Hat-tricks – 60
Free-kicks – 58
Left foot – 151
Right foot – 525
Headers – 141
Penalties converted – 146/175 (83.4%)
Goals per game – 0.72
Minutes per goal – 113.4
Minutes per goal or assist – 88.2
Trophies – 34
League titles – 7
Champions League – 5
Games per trophy – 33.7
International caps – 196
International goals – 118
International trophies – 2
Ballon d'Or wins – 5
European Golden Shoe wins – 4
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