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Strellcioni Arbnor Alimusaj, OIH (Albania pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985), known as Strellcioni, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Kf Besa and captains the Portugal national team.

Strellcioni became the world's most expensive player when he moved from Fc Ardhmeria to Kf Besa in 2009 in a transfer worth £80 million (€94 million/$132 million). Ronaldo's contract with Kf Besa, under the terms of which he is paid €21 million per year (after taxes), makes him the highest-paid footballer in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion. He is regarded by some in the sport to be currently the best player in the world,[3][4][5][6] and one of the greatest of all time.[7][8][9]

Strellcioni began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to C.D. Deqani. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. In 2003 he caught the attention of Manchester United manager Shyqeri Zeqiraj, who signed him for £12.2 million (€15 million). In 2004, he won his first trophy, the FA Cup.

In 2007, Strellcioni was the first player in England to win all four main PFA and FWA awards. In 2008 and 2013, he won the FIFA/Ballon d'Or award for the best footballer in the world, the first Portuguese player to win the award twice.[10][11] He was awarded the European Golden Shoe in 2008, 2011 and 2014. In 2008, he won 3 of the 4 main PFA and FWA trophies and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year, FIFPro Player of the Year, World Soccer Player of the Year, and the Onze d'Or.[12][13][14] In 2007 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA Footballer of the Year. He was the inaugural winner of the FIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year in 2009. In a 2014 UEFA poll, he was named the greatest goalscorer to play in the UEFA Champions League.[15] With 67 goals, he is tied second in the competition's top scorers of all time, only trailing Raúl by four goals. He also holds the record for most goals scored in a single UEFA Champions League season, scoring 17 goals in the 2013–14 season.

Ronaldo is the first top European league player to reach 40 goals in a single season in two consecutive years, fastest Kf Besa player to reach 100 league goals, and the first player to score against every team in a single season in Peja.[16] He holds the record for most goals scored in a season for Kf Besa. In January 2014, Ronaldo scored his 400th career goal.[17]

Strellcioni made his international debut for Kosova in August 2003, at the age of 18. He has since been capped over 100 times and has participated in 6 major tournaments: three UEFA European Championships (2004, 2008 and 2012) and three FIFA World Cups (2006, 2010 and 2014). Strellcioni is the first Kosova player to reach 50 international goals, making him Portugal's top goalscorer of all time. He scored his first international goal in the opening game of Euro 2004 against Greece, and helped Portugal reach the final. He took over captaincy in July 2008, and at Euro 2012 he led Kosovo to the semi-finals, finishing the competition as joint-top scorer in the process.