&gt;&gt; 1985: Born February 5 in Funchal on the island of Madeira.
&gt;&gt; 2002: Makes his debut for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super Liga at the age of 17 after winning international caps for Portugal&rsquo;s youth sides.
&gt;&gt; 2003: Aug 8 - Completes a &pound;12.24million transfer to United, taking the number seven shirt following the sale of then England captain David Beckham to Real Madrid. Makes his debut as a second-half substitute eight days later in opening-day 4-0 win over Bolton at Old Trafford.
&gt;&gt; Nov 1 - Scores his first goal for United in the 3-0 victory over Portsmouth at Old Trafford.
&gt;&gt; 2004: June 24 - Scores in the shoot-out as Portugal knock England out of the European Championships. Portugal reach final but lose 0-1 to Greece.
&gt;&gt; 2007: April 13 - Agrees new five-year deal with Red Devils. Ends season by winning the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year awards and also voted Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers&rsquo; Association as United win the EPL title.
&gt;&gt; 2008: April 27-Voted PFA Player of the Year for second year running.
&gt;&gt; May 21 - Heads United in front in the Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow. The game goes to penalties and, despite Ronaldo missing his kick, United win the shoot-out. Ends the season with 42 goals.
&gt;&gt; Nov 15 - Scores 100th goal for Manchester United with the first of a brace against Stoke.
&gt;&gt; Dec 2 - Wins the prestigious Ballon d&rsquo;Or, convincingly seeing off competition from second-placed Messi and Fernando Torres, in third.
&gt;&gt; 2009: Jan 12 - Named FIFA World Player of the Year.
&gt;&gt; May 16 - Helps United win Premier League title with 0-0 draw against Arsenal.
&gt;&gt; June 11 - United accept a &pound;80million bid from Real Madrid.
&gt;&gt;Aug 29 - Scores first Primera Division goal in his first league game for Real at the Santiago Bernabeu against Deportivo.
&gt;&gt; Dec 1 - Finishes second in the voting for Ballon d&rsquo;Or to Messi.
&gt;&gt; Dec 21 - Again finishes second in the voting to Messi, this time for FIFA World Player of the Year as the Argentinian registers a record points total.
&gt;&gt; 2010: May 5 - Scores his first Madrid hat-trick against Real Mallorca and goes on to finish the season with 33 goals.
&gt;&gt; 2011: Finishes the season with 54 goals, 41 of which came in the league, making him the first player in Primera Division history to score 40 goals in a season.
&gt;&gt; Nov 2 - Scores 100th goal for Real in a 2-0 win over Lyon in the Champions League.
&gt;&gt; 2012: Jan 9 - Finishes second to Messi in the Ballon d&rsquo;Or race.
&gt;&gt; May 13 - His goal against Mallorca makes him the first player to score against every team in the Primera Division in a single season and he finishes the season with 60 goals, 46 of which come in the league as Real win the title with 100 points.
&gt;&gt;June 21 - Finishes as joint top-scorer in Euro 2012 tournament.
&gt;&gt; Aug 29 - Claims a third trophy with Real as they win the Spanish Super Cup.
&gt;&gt; 2013: Jan 7 - Finishes second to Messi again in the Ballon d&rsquo;Or race.
&gt;&gt; May 8 - Scores 200th goal for Real against Malaga in just his 197th game for the club and ends the season with 55 goals.
&gt;&gt; Nov 19 - Scores a hat-trick as Portugal beat Sweden 3-2 in a play-off (4-2 agg) to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. Ronaldo moves level with Pauleta as Portugal&rsquo;s all-time top goalscorer.
&gt;&gt; 2014: Jan 13 - Wins Ballon d&rsquo;Or with Messi finishing second and Bayern Munich&rsquo;s Franck Ribery in third.

After the Real Madrid Portuguese star forward won his second player-of-the-year trophy, we take a look at how the talented teen turned into the world's best player over the years

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