The call of the team of under 15 of Portugal ends a loop for Cristiano Ronaldo Jr who has already played for teams of young clubs who were represented by his father. Cristiano Junior played for the youth teams of Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United and Al-Nassr.
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The next chapter of Ronaldo’s heritage began on Tuesday when Cristiano Jr received his first call to the team for the under 15 of Portugal, marking the start of what could become a story of the most fascinating father in football.
The 14-year-old striker, currently in development at the Al-Nassr youth academy in Saudi Arabia, will join Portugal for a tournament in Croatia this month, against Japan, Greece and England in his first taste for international football.
Ronaldo congratulates Cristiano Junior
“Proud of you, son,” wrote the 40 -year -old Portugal captain Ronaldo on social networks, sharing the team’s announcement.
The winner of Ballon d’Or with five times, who led Portugal for the 2016 European Championship, scored a 136 goals in 219 international goals and will look with parental pride while his eldest son seeks to take a similar path.
Ronaldo Jr has already followed his father’s footsteps at the club level, having played in the youth teams of the former clubs of Portugal Great, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United, before moving to Saudi Arabia with his family.
The teenager would have scored 58 goals during his visit to Italy, while Ronaldo Jr clips imitating the celebration of the brand of the brand of his father in Al-Nassr have become viral.
In 2022 Ronaldo said his son was impatient to one day share the ground with him. “My son said to me:” Dad, keep a few more years, I want to play with you! ” “, He revealed at the time.
Despite the birth of Ronaldo JR in the United States and spent a large part of his early childhood in Spain – granting him the eligibility for three nations – his appeal by Portugal is probably an indication of his future international allegiance.
For a country whose identity of modern football has been shaped by the remarkable reign of two decades of his father, the inclusion of Ronaldo JR in the team of under 15 years of Portugal could be the first stage of a generational succession which will make the headlines.
