Ronaldo’s lifespan is so long that anyone born when he scored the first competitive goal of his career would now be 21 years old.

On 7 October 2002, at the age of 17, he scored twice for Portuguese side Sporting in a 3–0 win over Moreirense.

He then moved to Manchester United, where he scored 118 goals in 293 games for the Red Devils. In 2009, he left for Real Madrid for a record fee of 94 million euros (£80 million).

In nine years with the Spanish giants, he scored 450 goals before moving to Italy to join Juventus.

During his three years at the Italian club he added a further 101 goals to his tally, before returning to United where he would score 27 goals in 54 games.

But a return to the Red Devils did not go as expected and in 2023 he moved to Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr, where he has now scored 68 goals.