#14. 2004/05
There was no silverware, no glory, no spotlight for either the ambitious young man or Manchester United, but he was slowly adapting to the English way of playing - but was still a man considered nothing more than a flash-in-the-box entertaining, a trickster with no end product.
League goals (and per game): 5 (0.15) | European goals (and per game): 0 (0.0)
Total goals (and per game): 9 (0.18)
Trophies won: NIL
#13. 2003/04
Club: Manchester United
The players begged their manager to sign the tricky young Portuguese kid they'd faced in an exhibition match in Lisbon, and Alex Ferguson didn't need much convincing to plonk the requisite 12 million quid (a big amount back when football transfers were still conducted with earthly currencies) on the Sporting desk.
His first season at United bought him his first major trophy - the FA Cup as Manchester United beat underdogs Millwall 3-0 in the Millenium Stadium at Cardiff; Ronaldo scored what was to become the first of many important headers in the final.
He played 40 times for United that inaugural season - Ferguson convinced of his quality despite plenty of detractors
League goals (and per game): 9 (0.27) | European goals (and per game): 1 (0.13)
Total Goals (and per game)
Trophies won: FA Cup