The hilarious story behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s first goal in his career

Cristiano Ronaldo is already one of the best players in the history of football and despite living his last years as a professional at the highest level, the 38-year-old Portuguese hasn’t stopped breaking records that will hardly be surpassed once he retires. At the same time he enjoys the wide fame he has worldwide, however a few years ago this was not the case, because in addition to being unknown to many, they confused his name and called him Custodio.

It was in his first preseason game with Sporting Lisbon that Cristiano Ronaldo was able to debut with the team of his loves at just 17 years old, being the great jewel of one of the biggest clubs in Portuguese football, but it was just when he managed to score his first goal with Sporting, that the narrator of the match, being Spanish and covering Betis, a rival club in that match, did not pay attention to CR7's name and named him Custodio.

In this sense, it would be worth remembering that Cristiano Ronaldo first became known locally as one of the most promising talents in European football to watch in the following few years, and he has finally overtaken the expectations created around him, as his fame has gone beyond the imaginable at that time.

He started his great football career in 2003

The player, who was signed at age 18 by Manchester United for €19 million in 2003, joined Old Trafford under Sir Alex Ferguson’s management, as the legendary Scottish coach saw his talent and didn’t hesitate on buying him, which finally ended up in an amazing career for the Portuguese striker, who later would sign for Real Madrid, Juventus and United again before completing his career with a successful stage, that he still enjoys at Al Nassr.