CRISTIANO RONALDO TURNS 40: A LEGENDARY CAREER AND A SHARED BIRTHDAY WITH NEYMAR JR.
Today, February 5th, marks a special day for soccer fans around the world as Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 40th birthday. The Portuguese superstar has been dazzling audiences with his incredible skills, speed, and goal-scoring ability for nearly two decades, and his legacy continues to inspire new generations of players and fans.
Ronaldo's illustrious career has been marked by numerous accolades, including five Ballon d'Or awards, four European Golden Shoes, and seven league titles. He has played for top-tier clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and now Al Nassr, consistently delivering outstanding performances and breaking records along the way.
But Ronaldo isn't the only soccer superstar celebrating a birthday today. Neymar Jr., the Brazilian forward, shares the same birthday and turns 33 years old. Neymar has also had an impressive career, winning several titles with Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazilian national team.
As these two soccer legends celebrate their special day, fans around the world are taking to social media to wish them happy birthday and express their admiration for their incredible talents and achievements.
Here's to many more years of success, happiness, and thrilling soccer moments from Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr.
Ronaldo career by numbers
🏟1261 Matches
⚽️923 Goals
🅰️257 Assists
🇪🇸 Real Madrid — 450 goals, 120 assists
🏴 Manchester United — 145 goals, 57 assists
🇵🇹 Portugal — 135 goals, 37 assists
🇮🇹 Juventus — 101 goals, 20 assists
🇸🇦 Al-Nassr — 87 goals, 19 assists
🇵🇹 Sporting Lisbon — 5 goals, 4 assists
🇪🇸 Real Madrid (44 hat-tricks)
🇵🇹 Portugal (10 Hat-trick)
🇸🇦 with Al-Nasr (6 hat-tricks)
🇮🇹 with Juventus (3 hat-tricks)
🏴 with Manchester United (3 hat-tricks)
• Scored a hat-trick: 55 times
• Scored a quadruple: 9 times
• Scored a quintuple: twice
✅ Most scored in the history of football
✅ Most played in the history of football
✅ Most scored in the history of national teams
✅ Most scored in the history of Real Madrid
✅ Most scored in the history of Portugal
✅ Most scored in the history of the Champions League
✅ Most scored in the history of the Euro
✅ Most made in the history of the Champions League
✅ Most made in the history of the Euro
✅ Most hat-trick scored in the history of national teams
✅ First player to achieve the top scorer in four different leagues
✅ First player to score +50 goals in four different leagues
✅ Top scorer in official national team matches
✅ Top scorer in the Club World Cup Historical
✅ Historical Euro Qualifiers Top Scorer
🏆 5 Champions League
🏆 4 Club World Cup
🏆 3 Premier League
🏆 3 European Super Cup
🏆 2 Spanish Super Cup
🏆 2 Italian Super Cup
🏆 2 Spanish League
🏆 2 Italian League
🏆 2 League Cup
🏆 2 English League Cup
🏆 1 Portuguese Super Cup
🏆 1 FA Cup
🏆 1 English Community Shield
🏆 1 Italian Cup
🏆 1 European Nations
🏆 1 European Nations League
🥇 FIFA World XI — 15 times
🥇 UEFA Champions League Top Scorer — 7 times
🥇 Ballon d'Or — 5 times
🥇 European Golden Shoe — 4 times
🥇 UEFA Men's Player of the Year — 3 times
🥇 La Liga Top Scorer — 3 times
🥇 The Best — 2 times
🥇 Premier League Player of the Season — 2 times
🥇 Serie A Player of the Season — 2 times
🥇 Premier League Golden Boot — 1 time
🥇 La Liga Player of the Season — 1 time
🥇 Puskas Award — 1 time
🥇 FIFA Club World Cup Best Player — 1 time
🥇 Euro Golden Boot — 1 time
🥇 Saudi League Top Scorer — 1 time
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