Cristiano Ronaldo at age 18 in 2003. After winning his first trophy, the FA Cup, during his first season in England, he helped United win three successive Premier League titles, a UEFA Champions League title, and a FIFA Club World Cup. By age 22, he had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations and at age 23, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. In 2009, Ronaldo was the subject of the most expensive association football transfer when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth €94
Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) difficult and make them look easy. But he could also produce those things while running at an unbelievable, explosive pace.” With his combination of speed, skill and finishing Ronaldinho called Ronaldo "the most complete striker there has ever been”, a view echoed by Zlatan Ibrahimović, who stated, “as a football player, he was complete. There will never, in my view, be a better player than him." The outstanding influence for a generation of strikers, from Karim Benzema to Sergio Agüero, with Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku stating “he changed the dimension of a striker” and could “dribble like a winger,