He started out as a skinny winger with floppy hair, quick feet and outrageous skills, wowing the world at the age of 17 after moving to Manchester United. He developed at Real Madrid into perhaps the most famous athlete on the planet and one of soccer’s greatest ever goal-scorers — and is still going strong heading into his fifth decade.

Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers in history, turns 40 today. He is still playing, still scoring goals and has not displayed even the slightest hint of wanting to retire. To mark the occasion, The Athletic has come up with 40 stats, facts and pieces of trivia about the Portuguese forward and his remarkable career.

“I am the greatest scorer in history,” Ronaldo told La Sexta, per the Associated Press. “Although I am not left-footed, I am in the top 10 in history for goals scored with the left foot. These are numbers, I am the most complete player who has ever existed.

On his 40th birthday, Ronaldo has currently scored 923 career goals, and he is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, he bagged 460 goals in his thirties alone. Only time will tell if the legend can reach 1,000 goals, but the world will be watching every step of the way.

"I'm talking about numbers," Ronaldo told Spanish television show "El Chiringuito" in an interview on Monday. "I think I'm the most complete player to have existed. In my opinion, I think it's me. I do everything well in football: with my head, free kicks, left foot. I'm fast, I'm strong.

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I am the greatest scorer in history," Ronaldo said in an interview with Spanish television channel La Sexta. "Although I am not left-footed, I am in the top 10 in history for g