Cristiano Ronaldo’s son, Ronaldo Junior, jumped incredibly high to score a fantastic header during Al-Nassr’s U13 match.
Junior positioned himself at the edge of the box and made an incredible run as soon as the corner was taken. While the player in front of him was a lot taller than him, the 13-year-old’s tremendous leap helped him connect with the ball and score.
Junior emulated his father Ronaldo, who is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, known for jumping as high as 2.93m — against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League 2012/13 — and scoring over 100 goals with his head in his illustrious career.
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CR7’s eldest son, sporting the number 7 jersey for the academy team, has been part of academy systems in Spain, Italy, England, and Saudi Arabia.
He debuted for Al-Nassr's U13 side on October 20 last year, having gained experience playing for junior teams at Real Madrid, Juventus, and Manchester United.
Junior played for Real Madrid Castilla, Carrington Academy and also in Turin and his experience is coming in handy. However, it is yet to be seen if he will be able to replicate his father’s legendary career.
Regarding his son’s football career, the Portuguese star shared his thoughts: “I'm hard with him sometimes because he drinks [cold drinks] sometimes and I'm p*ssed with him. I fight with him when he eats chips and fries and everything, he knows I don't like it.”
While questions may have been asked of the teenager off the pitch in recent years, he looks to be progressing positively enough on it.