Cristiano Ronaldo to play his 1000th senior match

Cristiano Ronaldo will play his 1000th senior appearance when his Juventus side travel to SPAL in Serie A later this afternoon.

There’s no doubting that the Portuguese is one of the greatest to have ever played the game. Possibly even the greatest.

In his 835 games in club football for Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, Ronaldo has scored 625 goals.

Meanwhile, on the International stage, he’s bagged 99 in 164 for Portugal.

In the process, he’s won an incredible 29 trophies for club and country.

He began his career in his native country with Sporting, where he made 31 appearances from 2002 to 2003.

But after playing a pre-season friendly against Man Utd and impressing so much, Sir Alex Ferguson decided to make him the most expensive teenager in English football history by signing him for £12.24 million at the age of 18.

Years later, that fee looked like pennies as Ronaldo took the Premier League by storm.

In his six seasons at Old Trafford, Ronaldo managed 118 goals and helped the club win three league titles and his first Champions League.

A world-record move to Real Madrid followed in 2009 as he signed for the Spanish giants for £80 million.

The goals and trophies continued with him scoring a quite ridiculous 450 in 438 matches. Oh, and another two league titles and four Champions Leagues.

Nine incredible seasons at the Bernabeu came to an end when he joined Juventus in the summer of 2018 for £112 million.

And despite his advancing years, Ronaldo has managed 52 goals in 72 matches for the Old Lady, picking up yet another league title.

We could sit here and tell you in 1000 words about how incredible Ronaldo is. But his achievements speak for themselves.

Therefore, check out the full list of trophies that he’s won:

Trophies

Sporting

Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: (2002)

Manchester United

Premier League: (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)
FA Cup: (2003–04)
Football League Cup: (2005–06, 2008–09)
FA Community Shield: (2007)
UEFA Champions League: (2007–08)
FIFA Club World Cup: (2008)

Real Madrid

La Liga: (2011–12, 2016–17)
Copa del Rey: (2010–11, 2013–14)
Supercopa de Espana: (2012, 2017)
UEFA Champions League: (2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18)
UEFA Super Cup: (2014, 2017)
FIFA Club World Cup: (2014, 2016, 2017)

Juventus

Serie A: (2018–19)
Supercoppa Italiana: (2018)

Portugal

UEFA European Championship: (2016)
UEFA Nations League: (2018–19)

But Ronaldo’s achievements are perhaps even greater on an individual level.

Five Ballon d’Ors is the highlight but check out just a selection of some of the accolades he’s achieved:

Individual

Ballon d'Or: (2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017)
FIFPro World Player of the Year: (2008)
The Best FIFA Men's Player: (2016, 2017)
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award: (2014, 2016, 2017)
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: (2007–08)
UEFA Club Forward of the Year: (2007–08)
PFA Portuguese Player of the Year: (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
European Golden Shoe: (2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15)
FIFA Puskás Award: (2009)
FIFA FIFPro World11: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
UEFA Team of the Year: (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
PFA Young Player of the Year: (2006–07)
PFA Players' Player of the Year: (2006–07, 2007–08)
Premier League Player of the Season: (2006–07, 2007–08)
FWA Footballer of the Year: (2006–07, 2007–08)
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: (2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09)
Premier League Golden Boot: (2007–08)
La Liga Best Player: (2013–14)
La Liga Team of the Season: (2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16)
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year: (2014)
Serie A Most Valuable Player: (2018–19)
Serie A Footballer of the Year: (2019)
Serie A Team of the Year: (2018–19)