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Cristiano Ronaldo is regarded as one of the greatest soccer stars. He rose to fame during his Manchester United days. He attracted interest from Real Madrid and they brought the player in the summer of 2009, and the transfer was the most expensive at that time.

During his illustrious career, Ronaldo dated various celebrities, including models. The player is now settled with Georgina Rodriguez, who previously worked as a sales assistant in Spain. The relationship started back in 2016 and it’s still going strong. However, Ronaldo has been associated with dating head-turning names such as Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian.

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Dating history of Cristiano Ronaldo

Let’s take a look at CR7’s dating history.

Karina Ferro: The Portuguese model is the first whom Ronaldo dated in 2002, although the relationship didn’t last long.

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Jordana Jardel: Jardel was Cristiano Ronaldo’s first girlfriend after being a professional soccer player in 2003. The Brazilian model was the sister of his Sporting Lisbon teammate Mario Jardel.

Merche Romero: During his Manchester United days, Ronaldo dated Romero. The relationship lasted for over a year, between January 2005 to September 2006.

Gemma Atkinson: The only British model on the list was Atkinson, who dated Ronaldo for four months in 2007.

On a related note, Bipasha Basu, an Indian actress, was also linked with the player in 2007.

Nereida Gallardo: It was in 2008 Ronaldo dated this Spanish model. She is another name on the list of his short-term relationships.

Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian: There were rumors of the soccer star dating Paris Hilton in 2009. Fans saw the pair together in the US in those days. It was in 2009 again fans saw Ronaldo with Kim Kardashian in Madrid. Although both models went on air to say Ronaldo was a good friend.

Irina Shayk: After all those brief relationships, came the Russian model. The pair, who made a lot of headlines, were together for five years, from 2010 to 2015. 

Lucia Villalon: After breaking up with Irina Shayk, Ronaldo was in another brief relationship with a Spanish TV reporter in early 2015.

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Georgina Rodriguez: Finally, in 2016, Ronaldo found the love of his life. The sales assistant at the Gucci store in Madrid described it as love at first sight. The relationship is going well to date, and they have five kids together, out of which 2 were given birth by Georgina.

Moreover, Soraia Chaves (2006), Luana Belletti (2009), and Desiree Cordero (2016) were some other names, making the list of brief relationships with Ronaldo.

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Cristiano is now representing his nation Portugal, in the Qatar World Cup. He is playing against Switzerland today in the pre-quarter. Do you think Portugal will advance to the quarters? Let us know your thoughts below.

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Nikhil Nibe

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Nikhil is a Soccer writer at EssentiallySports. He is a pharmaceutics graduate holding a PG degree in management with marketing as a specialization. A sales professional since 2011, he decided to change the course of his career into a sports writer to follow his passion for Soccer.
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