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Cristiano Ronaldo's Son Cristianinho Makes Debut With Portugal's Under-16 Team
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Son Cristianinho Makes Debut With Portugal's Under-16 Team

Updated Oct. 30, 2025 2:44 p.m. ET

Cristiano Ronaldo's eldest son made his debut with Portugal's under-16 national team on Thursday.

The 15-year-old Cristiano dos Santos, known as Cristianinho, was a 90th-minute substitute in Portugal's 2-0 win over Turkey in the Federations Cup tournament being played in Turkey.

The teenager, who plays for the youth academy of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the same club as his father, had previously been called up for Portugal's under-15 squad.

The next matches for Portugal's under-16 squad in the tournament will be against Wales and England.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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