‘Happy with you, son’: Ronaldo congratulates son as Cristiano Junior earns call-up for Portugal under-15 squad

The following chapter of the Ronaldo legacy started on Tuesday when Cristiano Jr obtained his first call-up to Portugal’s Beneath-15 squad, marking the beginning of what may grow to be soccer’s most compelling father-son succession story.

The 14-year-old ahead, presently creating at Al-Nassr’s youth academy in Saudi Arabia, will be a part of Portugal for a event in Croatia this month, dealing with Japan, Greece and England in his first style of worldwide soccer.

Ronaldo congratulates Cristiano Junior

“Happy with you, son,” wrote 40-year-old Portugal captain Ronaldo on social media, sharing the squad announcement.

The five-times Ballon d’Or winner, who led Portugal to the 2016 European Championship title, has scored a world report 136 targets in 219 internationals and can watch with parental pleasure as his eldest son appears to be like to tread the same path.

Ronaldo Jr has already adopted in his father’s footsteps at membership stage, having performed within the youth groups of the Portugal nice’s former golf equipment Actual Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United, earlier than transferring to Saudi Arabia together with his household.

{The teenager} reportedly netted 58 targets throughout his stint in Italy, whereas clips of Ronaldo Jr mimicking his father’s trademark ‘Siu’ celebration at Al-Nassr have gone viral.

In 2022, Ronaldo stated his son was wanting to in the future share the pitch with him. “My son tells me, ‘Dad, maintain on a number of extra years, I need to play with you!’” he revealed on the time.

Regardless of Ronaldo Jr being born in the USA and spending a lot of his early childhood in Spain – granting him eligibility for 3 nations – his call-up by Portugal is probably going a sign of his future worldwide allegiance.

For a rustic whose trendy soccer identification has been formed by his father’s exceptional two-decade reign, Ronaldo Jr’s inclusion in Portugal’s under-15 squad may very well be step one in a generational succession that may seize headlines.