What is Ronaldo's Net Worth and Salary?

Ronaldo is a retired Brazilian football player who has a net worth ofR$160 million. 🍌 Also known as "R9" or "O Fenomeno" (The Phenomenon), Ronaldo made a massive impact (and a massive amount of money) 🍌 on the game of football despite a relatively short time in the spotlight. He was a goalscoring machine who led 🍌 Brazil to a memorable World Cup title in 2002. He is also credited with reinventing the way strikers play football. 🍌 At his peak, Ronaldo was considered the best player in the world. He is currently considered one of the best 🍌 players of all time.

He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times, and he has received the 🍌 Balon d'Or award twice. To this day, he is the youngest ever player to receive the Balon d'Or, having first 🍌 won it at the age of 21. He was also the youngest person to ever win the FIFA World Player 🍌 of the Year award at age 20. Professional clubs were willing to pay exorbitant sums to have Ronaldo on their 🍌 teams, and he twice broke the world record signing fee.

In terms of goal-scoring ability, he is one of the highest-scoring 🍌 players of all time. He scored 62 goals for Brazil, and only Pele has scored more for his country. At 🍌 age 23, he had scored 200 goals for club and country. However, Ronaldo's career faded abruptly with a sudden onset 🍌 of serious injuries. It what seemed like a blink of an eye, Ronaldo disappeared from the game of football as 🍌 quickly as he had appeared.

After leaving the game, Ronaldo became closely involved with philanthropic work, becoming a United Nations Development 🍌 Programme Goodwill Ambassador. He also served as an ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In 2024, Ronaldo purchased a 🍌 team in the Spanish La Liga called Real Valladolid, and in 2024, a controlling stake in Cruzeiro.