Born Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro on 5 February 1985, a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million. In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world. In the beginning of his career, Ronaldo played for Andorinha, then moved to Nacional and in 1997 made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent was noticed by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, and he signed the then 18-year-old for £12. 24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.