Cristiano Ronaldo of Brazil has been practicing soccer since he was 5 years old.

The young player is only 10 years old this year, born in Brazil but has a name inspired by the Portuguese superstar. However, what makes Cristiano Ronaldo attract the attention of experts is not only because he has the same name as the Al Nassr striker.

Ronaldo is considered quite potential by the Santos youth team coaches. By being trained at the Santos academy, where Pele, Neymar or Rodrygo were born, Ronaldo received attention from many European scouts.

After three years studying at Santos, Ronaldo was trained to play both futsal, 7-a-side and 11-a-side football to hone his skills. This is the training process Neymar or Rodrygo also went through at Santos’ academy.

Ronaldo’s parents are behind their son’s football career. “We named our child that because we determined he would pursue a football career from the moment he was born,” Mr. Gregorio told ESPN .

Ronaldo’s mother shared: “Everything is planned. I’m 20 years old and we want a son. I want him to be born at the beginning of the year, then name him Cristiano Ronaldo.”

From the age of 5, Ronaldo attended three different football training schools for preschool children. In addition, the player also practices with his father at home. It was that early hard training that helped Ronaldo be accepted into Santos Academy, one of the most famous training schools in Brazil.

In the context of European scouts ready to rejuvenate the process of “finding rough gems” in South America, players like Ronaldo can be signed with Real Madrid or Chelsea as soon as they reach adolescence.

The recent cases of Endrick, Vitor Roque, Vinicius Jr in Brazil are typical examples. The fierce competition between European giants in the hunt for young talent from South America has put Ronaldo in the spotlight right now.