Wearing his father’s famous number, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. made his debut for Portugal’s Under-15 team on Tuesday.
At a Croatian youth competition, the 14-year-old was placed on the bench prior to Portugal’s match versus Japan.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr made his Portugal U15s debut on Tuesday
Rafael Cabral of Braga scored a hat-trick to put his club ahead 3-0 after he was brought on in the 54th minute.
For the event, Ronaldo Jr. received the No. 7 shirt, which his father has worn throughout his remarkable career.
During the warm-up, he was even seen creating a pose that was strikingly similar to his dad’s iconic free kick stance.
The teenager wore his dad’s iconic No7
The mother of Cristiano Ronaldo and the teen’s grandmother, Maria Dolores, was present to observe from the sidelines.
Before the game, she was spotted sporting her son’s famous 2010 World Cup shirt.
His grandmother, Maria Dolores, watched on from the sidelines
Ronaldo Jr. will also play in the Vlatko Markovic tournament against England and Greece.
Last week, the young star of the Al-Nassr academy received his first call-up to the Portugal U15 team.
On social media, his father confirmed the news and wrote a heartfelt comment that said, “Proud of you, son.”
Ronaldo Jr. joined his father to Saudi Arabia more than two years ago and is currently a member of Al-Nassr’s youth ranks.
The young player has also played for Manchester United’s and Juventus’ youth teams.
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo said three years ago that his son was adamant about playing with him in the future.
He was saying: “My son tells me: dad, hold on a few more years, I want to play with you!”