Cristiano Ronaldo, full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. He grew up in a working-class family and had a passion for football from an early age. Ronaldo started playing football at the age of eight for the local amateur team Andorinha. His skills quickly gained attention and he later joined the youth academy of Sporting Lisbon, one of Portugal's biggest clubs. In 2002, at just 17 years old, Ronaldo made his professional debut f