Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth

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Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth, How did the Portuguese professional soccer player accumulate his wealth? Check this article to find out more about Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth and his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo Early Life

He is a Portuguese professional soccer player. Cristiano Ronaldo is the youngest child of Maria Dolores Spínola dos Santos da Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro ‘1953–2005’, a municipal gardener and a part-time kit man. 

Ronald’s  great-grandmother on his father’s side, Isabel da Piedade, was from the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. He has one older brother, Hugo and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia ‘Katia’, who is a singer. He grew up in a Catholic and impoverished home, sharing a room with all his siblings.

Cristiano Ronaldo Career

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on the 5th of February, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He began playing soccer at the age of eight with Andorinha. In 1995, he signed with Nacional. 

He would take them to the championships. Then he signed with the Sporting Club de Portugal. Ronaldo made a huge splash in his Sporting debut when he scored not one but two goals. Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart which almost forced him to stop playing soccer forever at the age of 15. 

After a successful surgery, Ronaldo was able to put his playing career back on track. Manchester United manager, Alex Furguson saw Cristiano play and was impressed by the young player’s skills in the summer of 2003.

The team decided to roll out his talent slowly. Ronaldo would usually play late in the game when the team was assured victory. Ronaldo scored his first goal with a free kick on November 1st, 2003. However, after that his skills on the soccer field began to shine. In 2005 fans voted him FIFpro special young player of the year and very quickly, Ronaldo became the team’s star.

He ended the 2007 season with a slew of awards including the PFA Player’s Player of the year and PFA fan’s player of the year. The 2008 season started off rocky with his head butting an opponent and this resulted in him being banned from three matches. 

Once Ronaldo was allowed back on the field he proved to be a huge player for United. He was named team captain on 19th of March 2009 so he went on to lead the team the Champions League finals, where they beat Chelsea. 

It was announced on June 26th, 2009 that Ronaldo would be leaving Manchester United to play for Real Madrid. In addition to his career with United and Real Madrid, he also plays for the Portuguese National squad in the World Cup and other national tournaments.

After spending 9 years with Real Madrid, he signed a four-year deal with Juventus that pays a base salary of $64 million in 2018.

Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth

As of today, Cristiano Ronaldo Net Worth is $460 Million while his salary is $64 Million. Cristiano Ronaldo earned his Net Worth as a professional soccer player. Off the field he earns an additional $40 million from endorsements. 

Cristiano earned $108 million between June 2017 to June 2018, $61 million through salary and $47 million from endorsements and he earned $110 million from his empire between June 2018 to June 2019.

It was revealed that Cristiano had signed a $1 billion ‘lifetime’ deal with Nike in November 2016. However, the specific terms of the deal are not yet known but it is believed that the deal came with a $100 million signing bonus. 

Ronaldo is the first Portuguese player to ever sign with Manchester United. He signed a one year contract of $12.24 million for the 2002-2003 seasons. 

He signed a five year $31 million extension with Man United which would pay him roughly $120,000 per week in 2016 and the contract made him the highest paid member in the team’s history. 

Summary: 

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional soccer player who ended the 2007 season with a slew of awards including the PFA Player of the year and PFA fan’s player of the year.

He scored his first goal with a free kick on November 1st 2003.

As of 2020, Cristiano Ronaldo’s net worth is $460 Million.