Special award to be presented at the 2024/25 Uefa Champions League draw ceremony in Monaco.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the all-time leading goalscorer in the Uefa Champions League, will be honoured with a special award from Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin in recognition of his remarkable legacy in the world’s most prestigious competition.
The former Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward has scored 140 Champions League goals in 183 appearances. He is 11 goals clear of Lionel Messi and 46 ahead of third-placed Robert Lewandowski at the top of the scoring charts. Ronaldo has finished seven separate Champions League seasons as leading scorer – more than any other player – spanning from his eight goals in Manchester United's triumphant 2007/08 campaign to his 15-goal haul when Real Madrid claimed their third straight title in 2017/18. He also holds the record for most goals in a single Champions League season having found the net 17 times in 2013/14, including in the extra-time win against Atlético de Madrid in the final.
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