Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese football superstar. In 2003, at the age of 16, he was signed by Manchester United for £12 million (more than $14 million), a record transfer fee for a player of his age.
In the 2004 FA Cup final, Ronaldo scored the first three goals for Manchester United to help them win the title. In 2008, he set a team goal record, and the following year Real Madrid signed him for a record $131 million.
Among his many achievements, he won the Ballon d'Or a record five times and led Portugal to a thrilling victory at Euro 2016. In July 2018, Ronaldo started a new phase of his career by signing with Juventus in the Italian Serie A.
The former Real Madrid star was saved from the penalty spot by Jan Oblak in Portugal's Euro 2024 match against Slovenia, but scored a goal in the shootout.
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in the first half of extra-time in Portugal's last-16 tie against Slovenia and is still waiting for his Euro 2024 goal, which the 2016 champions eventually won 3-0 on penalties.
Neither side scored in the 90 minutes, but as the first half of stoppage time drew to a close, Roberto Martinez's side looked set to take the lead as Diogo Jota was brought down in the box.
Portugal missed a penalty and Cristiano Ronaldo cried
After a long wait, Ronaldo burst out from 12 yards but was brilliantly saved by Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who made a save to the left to block the Al Nasr attacker's brilliant shot.
The incident occurred near the end of the first period of extra time (15 minutes), when the Portuguese national team was preparing for the second half, and the Portuguese player burst into tears on the touchline.
The 39-year-old has taken 194 penalties in his career, scoring 164 goals and conceding 30. That means he has an overall penalty shooting rate of 84.5 per cent.
Cristiano scored in a penalty shootout and Diogo Costa became the hero
Ronaldo saved some face in the penalty shoot-out (not counting the numbers) to score the first penalty for Portugal. However, goalkeeper Diogo Costa was the real hero, saving Slovenia's first three penalties to help them to victory.
Since making his debut for Portugal in 2003, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 130 goals, a world record. He is also the most capped player in the history of men's international football, playing 212 games, beating Kuwait's Badr Almu
Tawa holds the record of 196 games against Array Chitenstein on 23/03/2023 and commemorated the occasion with two goals. He also scored his 200th Portugal goal against Iceland on 20 June 2023, scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute and scoring twice against Slovakia on 13 October 2023.
Has Ronaldo scored every year since his first appearance for Portugal?
Ronaldo failed to score in his first two appearances in 2003 but has since scored in 21 consecutive years, including in 2024. That was enough to set a new world record, breaking the record of Robbie Keane, who scored for the Republic of Ireland every year between 1998 and 2016.