Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. takes next Portugal step; debuts for the U-17 side

File Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr debuts for Portugal U17s as the team takes part in the European Championship qualifiers | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. made his under-17 debut for Portugal in a European Championship qualifier against Andorra. He played the final 20 minutes in a 4-0 win.

Senior Portugal internationals like Vitinha, Ruben Neves, Goncalo Ramos and Joao Felix were at the Portuguese FA’s training facility as they had their own training session after the match

Ronaldo Jr, now playing with Al Nassr’s youth team, has been progressing through the international youth team. He made his under-15 debut last year before moving to the under-16s in the same year. Having made 13 appearances for the national team at 16 years old, he now moves on to the under-17s.

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The teenager trained at the academies of Juventus and Manchester United before following his dad, Cristiano Ronaldo, to Al Nassr.

The U-17 Portuguese team hosts Bulgaria and Serbia next, and Ronaldo Jr. will be hoping it’ll end the same way as the under-16 Vlatko Markovic ⁠tournament in Croatia in 2025, where he scored the winner in the semifinal.

Of course, being Ronaldo’s son, there is added pressure; however, the legendary striker has stated previously that the teenager will not face any pressure from him.