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Cristiano Ronaldo

Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	7
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:33, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH (Template:IPA2; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for English Premier League club Manchester United F.C. and the Portuguese national team.

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player at C.D. Nacional and his successes with the team led to a move to Sporting two seasons afterwards. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the UEFA Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which he scored his first international goal.

In 2008, Ronaldo won his first UEFA Champions League title, and was named the final's Man of the Match. 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.

Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruijff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."

Early life

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His second given name, "Ronaldo," was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.

Club career

Early career

Ronaldo's favourite boyhood team was S.L. Benfica. At the age of eight, he played for amateur team C.F. Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club CD Nacional, and after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Alcochete, the club's football academy. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season. He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against Moreirense, while featuring for Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 Championships.

When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.

He was first spotted by then-Liverpool F.C. manager Gérard Houllier at sixteen, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some time to develop his skills. However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.

Manchester United

2003–2005

Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002–03 season. He requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour."

Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4-0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers, and scored United's thousandth Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4-1 loss to Middlesbrough He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted him to his first FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year awards in 2005.

2006–2007

In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honours, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996. He scored his fiftieth career Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City F.C. as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year.

Despite rumours circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million (£54 million) for Ronaldo, he signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week (£31 million total) extension with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team history.

Ronaldo was involved in several diving incidents during the 2006-07 campaign. He was criticised by manager Gareth Southgate for diving in a December 2006 match against Middlesbrough. On 4 February 2007, Ronaldo was again accused of diving in a match against Tottenham Hotspur when he won a penalty kick despite little contact from Tottenham winger Steed Malbranque. Despite the controversies, Ronaldo nonetheless amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in 1977) as the only players to receive this honour. In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. Ronaldo was also one of seven Manchester United players named in the 2006–07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

2007–2008

Ronaldo's 2007–08 season began with a red card for an alleged headbutt of Portsmouth F.C. player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the season, for which he was punished with a three-match ban. Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in the future. After scoring the only goal in a Champions League road match against Sporting Lisbon, Ronaldo also scored the injury-time winner in the return fixture as Manchester United topped their CL group.

He finished as the runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon D'or, and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of the Premier League table. He scored his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Reading, equalling his entire total for the 2006–07 season. During a 1–1 Champions League first knockout round draw against Olympique Lyonnais on 20 February, an unidentified Lyon supporter continuously aimed a green laser at Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation by UEFA. One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000 (£2,427) for the incident.

On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained the United for the first time in his career in a home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory. The second of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a new club single-season scoring record by a midfielder and thus topped George Best's forty-year-old total of 32 goals in the 1967–68 season. Ronaldo scored another brace in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March, which at the time gave him 35 goals in 37 domestic and European matches as both a starter and substitute. Ronaldo's torrid scoring streak was rewarded with his becoming the first winger to win the 2007–08 European Golden Shoe, finishing eight points ahead of Mallorca's Dani Güiza.

In the 2007–08 Champions League final on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea, Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which was negated by a Chelsea equalizer in the 45th minute as the match ended 1–1 after extra time. His misfire in the penalty shoot-out put Chelsea in position to win the trophy, but John Terry shot wide right after slipping on the pitch surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 6–5 on penalties. Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match, and wrapped up the campaign with a career-high 42 goals in all competitions, falling just four short of Denis Law's team-record mark of 46 in the 1963–64 season.

2008–present

On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo had expressed an interest in moving to Real Madrid if they offered him the same amount of money the team had allegedly promised him earlier in the year. Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action. Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when Ronaldo confirmed that he would stay at Manchester for at least another year.

Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam on 7 July. He returned to action on 17 September in United's UEFA Champions League goalless group-stage draw with Villarreal as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung, and scored his first overall goal of the season in a 3–1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough on 24 September.

In a 5–0 win over Stoke City on 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free kicks. The goals also meant that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time. On 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or recipient since George Best in 1968. He finished with 446 points, 165 ahead of runner-up Lionel Messi. He was awarded the Silver Ball after finishing with two goals as United won the Club World Cup on 19 December.

On 8 January 2009, Ronaldo was uninjured in a single-car accident in which he totaled his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in a tunnel along the A538 near Manchester Airport. A breathalyzer test he gave to police officers at the scene was negative, and he attended training later in the morning. Four days later, he became the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since Luís Figo in 2001.

International career

Ronaldo earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1-0 victory against Kazakhstan in August 2003. He was called up for Euro 2004, scoring in a 2-1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece and in a 2-1 semifinal win over the Netherlands. He was named in the team of the tournament despite finishing with only two goals. That same year, he also represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

2006 World Cup

Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with seven goals, and scored his first and only World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick.

During a quarter-final match against England on 1 July 2006, Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stomping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that Ronaldo had influenced referee Horacio Elizondo's decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at the Portuguese bench following Rooney's dismissal. After the match, Ronaldo insisted that Rooney was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to be sent off. On 4 July, Elizondo clarified that the red card was due to Rooney's infraction and not the fracas between Rooney and Ronaldo that followed.

The angry reaction from the English press caused Ronaldo to consider leaving United, and he allegedly told Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to Real Madrid. In response to the speculation, Ferguson sent Portuguese assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to speak to Ronaldo in attempt to change his mind, a sentiment that was shared by Rooney. Ronaldo stayed, and signed his new five-year extension in April 2007.

Ronaldo was booed during Portugal's semifinal defeat to France, and missed out on the competition's Best Young Player award due to a negative e-mail campaign from England fans. Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA's Technical Study Group awarded the honor to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor in the decision.

Post-World Cup

One day after his twenty-second birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly against Brazil on 6 February 2007. This move was in honour of Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos Silva, who had died two days earlier. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari explained, "Mr. Silva asked me to make captain as a gesture... is too young to be captain, but Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer with us."

Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, but finished with only one goal in the tournament as Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	12 June 2004	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Greece	1–2	1–2	Euro 2004
2	30 June 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Netherlands	2–0	2–1	Euro 2004
3	4 September 2004	Skonto stadions, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	0–1	0–2	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
4	8 September 2004	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Estonia	1–0	4–0	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
5	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Russia	2–0	7–1	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
6	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Russia	4–0	7–1	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
7	17 November 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxemburg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0–2	0–5	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
8	4 June 2005	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
9	8 June 2005	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–1	0–1	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
10	1 March 2006	LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany	Saudi Arabia	0–1	0–3	Friendly
11	1 March 2006	LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany	Saudi Arabia	0–3	0–3	Friendly
12	17 June 2006	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Iran	2–0	2–0	World Cup 2006
13	7 October 2006	Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal	Azerbaijan	1–0	3–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
14	7 October 2006	Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal	Azerbaijan	3–0	3–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
15	15 November 2006	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal	Kazakhstan	2–0	3–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
16	24 March 2007	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Belgium	2–0	4–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
17	24 March 2007	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Belgium	4–0	4–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
18	22 August 2007	Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–1	1–1	Euro 2008 Qualifying
19	8 September 2007	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Poland	2–1	2–2	Euro 2008 Qualifying
20	17 October 2007	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	0–2	1–2	Euro 2008 Qualifying
21	11 June 2008	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Czech Republic	1–2	1–3	Euro 2008
22	11 February 2009	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Finland	1–0	1–0	Friendly Template:Ig footer Career statistics Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Sporting CP 2002–03 25 3 3 2 – 3 0 0 0 31 5 Total 25 3 3 2 – 3 0 0 0 31 5 Manchester United 2003–04 29 4 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 40 6 2004–05 33 5 7 4 2 0 8 0 0 0 50 9 2005–06 33 9 2 0 4 2 8 1 0 0 47 12 2006–07 34 17 7 3 1 0 11 3 0 0 53 23 2007–08 34 31 3 3 0 0 11 8 1 0 49 42 2008–09 21 11 2 1 3 2 5 0 2 1 33 15 Total 184 77 26 13 11 4 48 12 3 1 272 107 Career total 209 80 29 15 11 4 51 12 3 1 303 112 Statistics accurate as of match played 15 February 2009 Honours Club Manchester United Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08 FA Cup: 2003–04 League Cup: 2005–06 FA Community Shield: 2007 UEFA Champions League: 2007–08 FIFA Club World Cup: 2008 Individual UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06 Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2006–07 UEFA Team of the Year: 2003–2004, 2006–07, 2007-08 FIFPro World XI: 2006–07, 2007–08 PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07 PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08 PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08 PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08 Barclays Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08 Barclays Player of the Month: November–December 2006, January 2008, March 2008 Barclays Golden Boot: 2007–08 Barclays Merit Award: 2007–08 European Golden Shoe: 2007–08 UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007–08 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007–08 Ballon d'Or: 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008 FIFA Team of the Year: 2008 Orders Officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza) References ^ Lewis, Tim (8 June 2008). 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External links Cristiano Ronaldo – FIFA competition record (archived) Official Manchester United profile Cristiano Ronaldo at Soccerbase Cristiano Ronaldo at footballdatabase.com Cristiano Ronaldo at National Football Teams premierleague.com profile Cristiano Ronaldo at IMDb Cristiano Ronaldo Player Profile from Carling Cristiano Ronaldo - Navigation boxes and awards Awards and achievements Preceded byNone FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year 2005, 2006 Succeeded byLionel Messi Preceded byRicardo Quaresma Portuguese Footballer of the Year 2007 Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byThierry Henry FWA Footballer of the Year 2007, 2008 Succeeded byIncumbent v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2004 runners-up 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 R. Jorge 4 Andrade 5 Couto (c) 6 Costinha 7 Figo 8 Petit 9 Pauleta 10 R. Costa 11 Simão 12 Quim 13 Miguel 14 Valente 15 Beto 16 R. Carvalho 17 Ronaldo 18 Maniche 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes 22 Moreira 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics 1 Moreira 2 M. Sérgio 3 Meireles 4 B. Alves 5 R. Costa (c) 6 Meira 7 Ronaldo 8 Viana 9 H. Almeida 10 C. Martins 11 J. Ribeiro 12 Frechaut 13 Boa Morte 14 Bosingwa 15 Lourenço 16 João Paulo 17 Danny 18 Vale Coach: Romão v t e Portugal squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Caneira 4 R. Costa 5 Meira 6 Costinha 7 Figo (c) 8 Petit 9 Pauleta 10 Viana 11 Simão 12 Quim 13 Miguel 14 Valente 15 Boa Morte 16 R. Carvalho 17 Ronaldo 18 Maniche 19 Tiago 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes 22 Santos 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Portugal squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 Ricardo 2 Ferreira 3 Alves 4 Bosingwa 5 Meira 6 Meireles 7 Ronaldo 8 Petit 9 H. Almeida 10 Moutinho 11 Simão 12 Nuno 13 Miguel 14 J. Ribeiro 15 Pepe 16 R. Carvalho 17 Quaresma 18 Veloso 19 Nani 20 Deco 21 N. Gomes (c) 22 Patrício 23 Postiga Coach: Scolari v t e Ballon d'Or France Football magazine award Ballon d'Or (1956–2009) 1956:  Matthews 1957:  Di Stéfano 1958:  Kopa 1959:  Di Stéfano 1960:  Suárez 1961:  Sívori 1962:  Masopust 1963:  Yashin 1964:  Law 1965:  Eusébio 1966:  Charlton 1967:  Albert 1968:  Best 1969:  Rivera 1970:  Müller 1971:  Cruyff 1972:  Beckenbauer 1973:  Cruyff 1974:  Cruyff 1975:  Blokhin 1976:  Beckenbauer 1977:  Simonsen 1978:  Keegan 1979:  Keegan 1980:  Rummenigge 1981:  Rummenigge 1982:  Rossi 1983:  Platini 1984:  Platini 1985:  Platini 1986:  Belanov 1987:  Gullit 1988:  van Basten 1989:  van Basten 1990:  Matthäus 1991:  Papin 1992:  van Basten 1993:  Baggio 1994:  Stoichkov 1995:  Weah 1996:  Sammer 1997:  Ronaldo 1998:  Zidane 1999:  Rivaldo 2000:  Figo 2001:  Owen 2002:  Ronaldo 2003:  Nedvěd 2004:  Shevchenko 2005:  Ronaldinho 2006:  Cannavaro 2007:  Kaká 2008:  C. Ronaldo 2009:  Messi FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015) 2010:  Messi 2011:  Messi 2012:  Messi 2013:  C. Ronaldo 2014:  C. Ronaldo 2015:  Messi Ballon d'Or (2016–present) 2016:  C. Ronaldo 2017:  C. Ronaldo 2018:  Modrić 2019:  Messi 2020: not awarded 2021:  Messi 2022:  Benzema 2023:  Messi 2024:  Rodri Ballon d'Or additional awards (Ballon d'Or Féminin, Kopa Trophy, Yashin Trophy, Gerd Müller Trophy, Sócrates Award, Super Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or Dream Team) Related awards (French Player of the Year, FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015), FIFA World Player of the Year (1991–2009), The Best FIFA Men's Player) v t e The Best FIFA Men's Player FIFA World Player of the Year 1991: Matthäus 1992: Van Basten 1993: Baggio 1994: Romário 1995: Weah 1996: Ronaldo 1997: Ronaldo 1998: Zidane 1999: Rivaldo 2000: Zidane 2001: Figo 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Zidane 2004: Ronaldinho 2005: Ronaldinho 2006: Cannavaro 2007: Kaká 2008: C. Ronaldo 2009: Messi FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010: Messi 2011: Messi 2012: Messi 2013: C. Ronaldo 2014: C. Ronaldo 2015: Messi The Best FIFA Men's Player 2016: C. Ronaldo 2017: C. Ronaldo 2018: Modrić 2019: Messi 2020: Lewandowski 2021: Lewandowski 2022: Messi 2023: Messi 2024: Vinícius See also: Ballon d'Or v t e European Golden Shoe L'Équipe award 1967–68: Eusébio 1968–69: Zhekov 1969–70: Müller 1970–71: Skoblar 1971–72: Müller 1972–73: Eusébio 1973–74: Yazalde 1974–75: Georgescu 1975–76: Kaiafas 1976–77: Georgescu 1977–78: Krankl 1978–79: Kist 1979–80: Vandenbergh 1980–81: Slavkov 1981–82: Kieft 1982–83: Gomes 1983–84: Rush 1984–85: Gomes 1985–86: Van Basten 1986–87: Cămătaru & Polster 1987–88: Çolak 1988–89: Mateuț 1989–90: Sánchez & Stoichkov 1990–91: Pančev Unofficial 1991–92: McCoist 1992–93: McCoist 1993–94: Taylor 1994–95: Avetisyan 1995–96: Endeladze ESM award 1996–97: Ronaldo 1997–98: Machlas 1998–99: Jardel 1999–2000: Phillips 2000–01: Larsson 2001–02: Jardel 2002–03: Makaay 2003–04: Henry 2004–05: Henry & Forlán 2005–06: Toni 2006–07: Totti 2007–08: C. Ronaldo 2008–09: Forlán 2009–10: Messi 2010–11: C. Ronaldo 2011–12: Messi 2012–13: Messi 2013–14: C. Ronaldo & Suárez 2014–15: C. Ronaldo 2015–16: Suárez 2016–17: Messi 2017–18: Messi 2018–19: Messi 2019–20: Immobile 2020–21: Lewandowski 2021–22: Lewandowski 2022–23: Haaland 2023–24: Kane v t e Premier League Golden Boot 1993: Sheringham 1994: Cole 1995: Shearer 1996: Shearer 1997: Shearer 1998: Dublin, Owen & Sutton 1999: Hasselbaink, Owen & Yorke 2000: Phillips 2001: Hasselbaink 2002: Henry 2003: Van Nistelrooy 2004: Henry 2005: Henry 2006: Henry 2007: Drogba 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Anelka 2010: Drogba 2011: Berbatov & Tevez 2012: Van Persie 2013: Van Persie 2014: Suárez 2015: Agüero 2016: Kane 2017: Kane 2018: Salah 2019: Aubameyang, Mané & Salah 2020: Vardy 2021: Kane 2022: Salah & Son 2023: Haaland 2024: Haaland v t e PFA Players' Player of the Year 1974: Hunter 1975: Todd 1976: Jennings 1977: Gray 1978: Shilton 1979: Brady 1980: McDermott 1981: Wark 1982: Keegan 1983: Dalglish 1984: Rush 1985: Reid 1986: Lineker 1987: Allen 1988: Barnes 1989: Hughes 1990: Platt 1991: Hughes 1992: Pallister 1993: McGrath 1994: Cantona 1995: Shearer 1996: Ferdinand 1997: Shearer 1998: Bergkamp 1999: Ginola 2000: Keane 2001: Sheringham 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Henry 2004: Henry 2005: Terry 2006: Gerrard 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Giggs 2010: Rooney 2011: Bale 2012: Van Persie 2013: Bale 2014: Suárez 2015: Hazard 2016: Mahrez 2017: Kanté 2018: Salah 2019: Van Dijk 2020: De Bruyne 2021: De Bruyne 2022: Salah 2023: Haaland 2024: Foden v t e PFA Fans' Player of the Year 2001: Gerrard 2002: Van Nistelrooy 2003: Henry 2004: Henry 2005: Lampard 2006: Rooney 2007: Ronaldo 2008: Ronaldo 2009: Gerrard 2010: Rooney 2011: Meireles 2012: Van Persie 2014: Suárez 2015: Sánchez 2016: Mahrez 2017: Kane 2018: Salah 2019: Hazard 2020: Mané 2021: Salah 2022: Salah 2023: Rashford 2024: Palmer v t e Manchester United F.C. – current squad 1 Bayındır 2 Lindelöf 3 Mazraoui 4 De Ligt 5 Maguire 6 Martínez 7 Mount 8 Fernandes (c) 9 Højlund 10 Rashford 11 Zirkzee 12 Malacia 14 Eriksen 15 Yoro 16 Diallo 17 Garnacho 18 Casemiro 20 Dalot 21 Antony 22 Heaton 23 Shaw 24 Onana 25 Ugarte 35 Evans 36 Wheatley 37 Mainoo 41 Amass 43 Collyer 44 Gore Head coach: Amorim Template:Persondata Template:Link FA

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