Cristiano Ronaldo International Retirement: Will he also retire from professional club football?

Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he is retiring from the international football on Thursday. The 41-year-old forward told in a video message on social media that he is retiring from wearing the number 7 jersey for his country Portugal. Ronaldo has built up an impressive business empire outside football. He has many sponsorship deals, investments and his CR7 brand. As of October 2025, his net worth was calculated to be $1.4 billion by Bloomberg, making him the first footballer to be a billionaire.

Is the star retiring from professional club football?

The announcement means the end of only a chapter in Ronaldo’s career. He seems to be not retiring from the professional club football. The football star is still playing with Al-Nassr club in Saudi Arabia.


Ronaldo has played for many football clubs like Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al-Nassr till now. He has won five Ballon d’Or awards. He is one of the greatest goal scorers in football.

Cristiano Ronaldo International Retirement announcement

Ronaldo announced that he is retiring from international football after playing for Portugal for 23 years. He made the announcement in a video message where he said to his fans in Portugal that it was time to hand back the number 7 shirt for the national team.

Ronaldo has played 234 games for Portugal and has scored an impressive 146 goals. This means he holds the record for most appearances and goals in men’s international football.




Ronaldo started his international career in 2003. He has played in six World Cups and many European Championships.

Some of his key achievements are:

• Euro 2016 – Ronaldo captained Portugal to win their first European Championship.
• Nations League 2019 – Portugal won the first ever UEFA Nations League.
• Nations League 2025 – Portugal won another Nations League.

Ronaldo became the most capped men’s international player and top goal scorer.

This announcement means he is no longer playing for the national team but it does not mean he is retiring from club football.