Cristiano Jr made his debut for Portugal's under-17 side during the big win his country's team secured over Andorra, as part of the qualifiers for the European Under-17 Championship.
Cristiano Ronaldo's eldest son, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, has taken another major step in his burgeoning football career after earning his maiden call-up to Portugal's Under-17 national side. The 16-year-old Al-Nassr academy prospect has been included in head coach Filipe Ramos' 23-man group for November's European Championship qualifying matches.
Portugal secured their first-ever Under-17 World Cup title courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Austria in the final in Qatar on Thursday and Cristiano Ronaldo, arguably the greatest Portuguese player of all time was first in line to offer his congratulations with a simple but very effective message to his huge audience of 668 million followers on Instagram.
Cristiano Ronaldo's eldest son Cristiano Junior helped Portugal's U16 side clinch the Federation Cup in Turkey as they beat England in the final. Ronaldo's fiancée Georgina Rodriguez was in attendance as the proud mum cheered for the 15-year-old from the stands. At the end of the match, Cristiano Jr hugged Georgina and posed for a photograph with the trophy.