About
Our mission
The Ronaldo Archive is a fan-made project built to log Cristiano Ronaldo's career match by match. It is a place where fans can explore every appearance, goal, assist, and trophy, filterable and visualized in one place. The goal is to provide a comprehensive, accurate, and accessible record of Ronaldo's career for fans, researchers, and enthusiasts alike.
This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Cristiano Ronaldo, any club, league, or federation he has played for, but rather an independent fan project. No copyright is claimed over any underlying match footage, competition names, or club and federation marks referenced here; they remain the property of their respective owners.
If you spot an error, have footage for a match, or have a correction to suggest, please get in touch:
Methodology & Sources
The Ronaldo Archive is independently researched and maintained. Match information is reviewed and entered manually rather than being pulled from a live statistical feed. When possible, information is cross-checked across multiple sources to help identify discrepancies and improve accuracy.
Match data
Match statistics, dates, results, goals, assists, ratings, and advanced statistics are primarily researched using SofaScore and WhoScored. These sources provide detailed match-level information that helps build the archive's individual match records and statistical breakdowns.
Messi vs Ronaldo is also used as a supplementary reference for match information, career statistics, and historical data.
Because historical football records can vary between statistical providers, some figures may differ from other websites. When discrepancies are identified, the archive is reviewed and updated where appropriate.
Match footage
Match footage and match compilations are sourced from Footballia and YouTube when available. Footage availability varies by match, particularly for older games, so not every match in the archive has a corresponding video.
Trophies and honors
Trophy information is researched using Transfermarkt and Wikipedia. Individual honors and awards are primarily researched using Wikipedia and Messi vs Ronaldo.
How the statistics are calculated
The archive's visualizations and summary statistics are calculated from the match data contained within The Ronaldo Archive. This includes statistics such as:
- Goals and assists by season
- Goals by competition, club, opponent, venue, and month
- Goals per 90 minutes
- Win percentage
- Match rating distributions
- Appearances and goal contributions by club
- Career totals and per-match averages
These calculations are generated from the archive's underlying match records rather than manually entered summary figures.
Data limitations
The archive is an independent fan project and is not an official source of Cristiano Ronaldo's career statistics. Historical records can contain incomplete information, and statistics such as assists, ratings, and advanced metrics may differ between providers. Some matches may therefore have fewer available statistics than others.
The database is continuously maintained, and corrections or additional information may be added as reliable sources become available.
What's next?
Here are some additional features that we are considering implementing in the near future:
Official & Unofficial Match Logs: There are many games where statistics and footage were not found. If this changes, we will add them. Other things such as goal types, minute scored in, assist types, and opponent rankings will be added in the future.
Timeline: We are looking to add a chronological view of Ronaldo's career, covering the milestones and achievements throughout his journey.
Mobile Compatibility: We are looking into enhancing the mobile user's experience.
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