Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, known in Portugal as Cristianinho, received his first Under-17 call-up this week.

Ramos included the Al Nassr youth-team forward in a 23-man squad for the qualifying group of the 2027 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. The three group fixtures are all played at Cidade do Futebol in Oeiras, the Portuguese federation’s training complex, with Andorra on 11 November, Bulgaria on 14 November and Serbia on 17 November.

Portugal are drawn in Group 6, and only the top finishers advance to the next qualifying round. The final tournament will be hosted by Latvia.

From Real Madrid to Al Nassr

Cristianinho has followed his father through much of his youth career, moving through academies at Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United before signing with Al Nassr’s youth team after Ronaldo joined the Saudi Pro League club.

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For Portugal, he has five goals in 13 appearances across the younger age groups, according to India.com: two in four games at Under-15 level and three in nine for the Under-16s. His first international age-group appearance came in May 2025.

Born in California in June 2010, Cristianinho reports to the squad gathering in Oeiras on Friday ahead of the opening game against Andorra.

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