Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5, 2015 in a small town called San Antonio, Portugal. 30 years later, he is one of the biggest stars in the world.
Some players tend to stop shining once they say goodbye to their twenties. Ronaldo is not showing any signs of heading in that direction.
“Cristiano Ronaldo will play at the highest level until he is 40,” said his agent Jorge Mendes, who has been with CR7 ever since his Manchester United days.
Ronaldo has played in 122 games and scored 52 goals with Portugal
He started his professional career with Sporting Lisbon back in 2001. Two years later, a man called Sir Alex Ferguson took the 18-year-old to Manchester United.
CR7 had his first professional experience with Sporting Lisbon in 2001
In his first days as a Red Devil, Ronaldo was not fulfilling the expectations of the Old Trafford faithful. He was going to the ground too easily.
By the end of his first season in Manchester, he won the FA Cup. In a matter of time Ronaldo turned criticism into flattering. Helping the team win three Premier League titles and one Champions League definitely helped his cause.
Cristiano was recently voted by fans as the "Premier League's greatest player ever"
On July 1, 2009, he decided it was time to move on and follow the steps that David Beckham. Ronaldo left Manchester and joined Real Madrid for £82.72m.
Some people thought it was the end of his career. Ever since he joined Los Merengues, Ronaldo has won one La Liga title, one UEFA Super Cup, one Spanish Super Cup, two Copa del Rey titles, one Champions League title and a FIFA Club World Cup title.
Ronaldo won his second Champions League title with Real Madrid in Portugal
Ronaldo has a market value of £105.60M and will play his first game as a 30-year old against Atletico de Madrid on Saturday. He is not slowing down, proof of that are the 3,000 sit-ups he did to start his birthday celebrations on Wednesday night.
Friends, fans and clubs congratulated the three-time Ballon d'Or winner via Twitter
Happy birthday @Cristiano ! Your elegance and creativity on the field makes you a world class star. pic.twitter.com/H289fBdr2g
— Pelé (@Pele) February 5, 2015
Happy birthday to our legend @Cristiano Ronaldo who turns 30 years old today! #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/aWTocT3mEm
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) February 5, 2015
Happy birthday, @Cristiano! See how much you know about the ex-#mufc star with our no.7s quiz: http://t.co/3u5FI9jyjg pic.twitter.com/XRI3TVb3SX
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 5, 2015
Feliz cumpleaños mi amigo !!! Happy birthday my friend !!! @Cristiano #HalaMadridYNadaMas pic.twitter.com/up31j5LO4r
— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) February 5, 2015
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the world's best player, @Cristiano!! My idol and biggest inspiration! pic.twitter.com/1QelquOTIo
— Daniel Nilsen (@Daniel_Nilsen) February 5, 2015