PROFILE
Athlete, Soccer
$136M
2023 The World's Highest-Paid Athletes Earnings
as of 5/16/23
Photo by Valter Gouveia/NurPhoto via Getty Images
About Cristiano Ronaldo
- In February 2021, Ronaldo became the first person in the world to reach 500 million followers across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. As of April 2022, he had 849 million.
- In March 2021, he passed Brazilian legend Pele's goal tally; a hat trick against Serie A foe Cagliari pushed him up to 770 goals in all competitions.
- He switched teams in August 2021, moving from Juventus to Manchester United, where he previously played from 2003 to 2009. He then jumped to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in December 2022.
- Ronaldo, a five-time FIFA player of the year, in 2020 became the first active team-sport athlete to surpass $1 billion in career earnings.
- In addition to a lifetime deal with Nike, Ronaldo makes money off the pitch with his CR7-branded clothing, accessories, hotels and gyms.
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 39
- Source of Wealth
- Soccer
- Salary/Winnings
- $46 M
- Endorsem*nts
- $90 M
- Residence
- Turin, Italy
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Agent
- Jorge Mendes
- Agency
- Gestifute
- Sponsors
- Altice, Binance, Delivery Hero, Herbalife, Nike, Panini, Therabody
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