Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Alipay Top Scorer Trophy at Euro 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo wins Euro 2020 Golden Boot

Christiano Ronaldo won the Euro 2020 Alipay Top Scorer Award on Sunday after the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England had finished. The 36-year-old striker ended on 5 goals and 1 assist for Portugal. He had the same goal with the Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick but finished out in front thanks to his better assist figure. Portugal team could not defend their champion title this season but Ronaldo’s achievements were still impressive. 

Cristiano Ronaldo wins the Alipay Top Scorer Award at UEFA EURO 2020

In detail, Ronaldo had his first goal at UEFA Euro 2020 with 2 goals in their 3-0 win against Hungary on Matchday 1. That was also the time he made a new record as the first player to score in 5 Euro finals and he became the oldest player to score in Euro finals. Portugal’s captain continued his performances with 1 opening goal of the 4-2 loss to Germany on Matchday 2 and 2 goals from the penalty spot in the 2-2 draw with France on Matchday 3. With his last two goals at Euro 2020, he scored 109 goals in total for his country and equalized the world record set by former Iran forward Ali Daei. 

Here below is the list of Alipay Top Scorers at Euro 2020

Something you should know about Cristiano Ronaldo

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Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on 5 February 1985. He is a Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Juventus at Serie A and captains the Portugal national football team. He is often called CR7 which is the combination between his abbreviated name and his unchanged shirt number. 

CR7 plays for Juventus

Christiano Ronaldo’s club and national team’s career

Ronaldo is often considered one of the greatest footballers in the world. He won 5 Ballons d'Or and 4 European Golden Shoes. Both of them are records for a European player. In his career, he has won 32 major trophies, including 7 leagues titles, 5 UEFA Champions Leagues, 1 UEFA European championship, and 1 UEFA Nations League. 

He is also holding records such as:

• Most international goals (109 goals, tied with Ali Daei)
• Most goals (144) and most assists (42) in the Champions League
• Most goals in the European Championship

He is one of few players making over 1,100 professional career appearances and scoring over 780 official senior career goals for his club and country. 

Being a genius player, he has played for the most famous clubs in the football world such as Sporting CP (2003-03), Manchester United (2003-2009), Real Madrid (2009-2018), and Juventus (2018-2021). He is always one of the most important players who has helped the clubs to win the highest titles when having him in their line-ups. 

Christiano Ronaldo Sporting CP

• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002

Christiano Ronaldo Manchester United

• Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
• FA Cup: 2003–04
• Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
• FA Community Shield: 2007
• UEFA Champions League: 2007–08
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

Christiano Ronaldo Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2011–12, 2016–17
• Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14
• Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017
• UEFA Champions League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
• UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017

Christiano Ronaldo Juventus

• Serie A: 2018–19, 2019–20
• Coppa Italia: 2020–21
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2018, 2020

Christialno Ronaldo Portugal

• UEFA European Championship: 2016
• UEFA Nations League: 2018–19

Ronaldo at Euro 2020

Besides his achievements with clubs, he has also owned numerous individual awards that helped him become one of the most worthy players in the world.

• FIFA Ballon d'Or/Ballon d'Or: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
• FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2008
• The Best FIFA Men's Player: 2016, 2017
• PFA Portuguese Player of the Year: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• European Golden Shoe: 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15
• La Liga Best Player: 2013–14
• Serie A Most Valuable Player: 2018–19
• Serie A Best Striker: 2020–21
• Capocannoniere: 2020–21
• Golden Foot: 2020
• Ballon d'Or Dream Team: 2020
• So on.

He is often compared with Lionel Messi because of their similarities in talents, awards, and even life. Christiano Ronaldo net worth as of 2021 is about $500 million, making him one of the richest athletes in the world. 

Reference Sources

• Betimate.com 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo