From models to TV reporters - Ronaldo's incredible girlfriends through the years

When not remodeled into a statue, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most beautiful footballers in the world. So it’s little surprise many of the most beautiful women in the world have made the claim to fame of being a Cristiano Ronaldo girlfriend.

Ronaldo has never been a stranger to tabloids reporting on his love life, from rumored encounters with Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton to confirmed relationships with models, swimsuit models and lingerie models.

The latest Cristiano Ronaldo girlfriend is Georgina Rodriguez, who gave birth to the Real Madrid star’s fourth child. (Ronaldo has never revealed the identity of his first child, a son, and his second and third children were born to a surrogate mother.) Ronaldo has been with Rodriguez since November 2016, and maybe, with their child together, she will be his last girlfriend for the foreseeable future.

Until then, this list of every confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo girlfriend will be complete, at least for his partners since he turned pro in 2002. We also touch on some of his rumored relationships below.

Jordana Jardel

Ronaldo’s first notable girlfriend as a professional player was Jordana Jardel. Jordana, a Brazilian model, was involved with Ronaldo in 2003. 

Merche Romero

Romero, a Portuguese model and TV presenter, dated Ronaldo from January 2005 to September 2006, making her one Ronaldo’s longest-lasting girlfriend while he played in England with Manchester United. 

Gemma Atkinson

The only British woman Ronaldo has been romantically linked with is Atkinson, a lingerie model. The pair was together only briefly, for four months at the start of 2007.

Nereida Gallardo

At the start of 2008, Ronaldo decided to switch things up and date a Spanish model by the name of Nereida Gallardo. The relationship, however, didn’t make it past summer. 

Irina Shayk

After supposed encounters with the likes of Gabriela Endringer, Raffaella Fico, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Ronaldo found a lasting relationship with Irina Shayk in 2010. Ronaldo dated this Russian model, who appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, before it was cool to collude with Russians. The couple was together for nearly five years, eventually breaking up in January of 2015. 

Lucia Villalon

Ronaldo’s rebound girl after his breakup with Shayk in early 2015 was Villalon, a Spanish TV reporter. It didn’t last long, probably because she wasn’t a model.

Georgina Rodriguez

The mother of Ronaldo’s fourth child in November of 2017, Rodriguez began dating Ronaldo a year earlier. Rodriguez, from Spain, is — get this — a model. They’re still together going strong as of February 2018.