Ronaldo's 16-year-old son is in Portugal's Under-17 squad. His father could be on the same training ground that week.
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, 16, is in Portugal's Under-17 squad for three qualifiers in Lisbon, in the same week his father could be back with the senior team.
Why he is in the news
Portugal named Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, 16, in a 23-man squad for November's European Under-17 Championship qualifiers. The coach is Filipe Ramos 1.
Portugal play Andorra on 11 November, Bulgaria on 14 November and Serbia on 17 November. All three matches are in Lisbon 1.
ESPN reported it as his first call-up at that level. He is a forward in Al Nassr's academy, and had already played for Portugal at under-15 and under-16 1.
What he has actually done
He came through the youth setups of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus — three of his father's old clubs — before Al Nassr 2.
His first Portugal call-up came in May 2025, for the under-15s in Croatia. He came off the bench in the 52nd minute against Japan 3.
He started against Greece the next day and hit the post with a side-footed volley from a free kick 3.
What kind of player he is
He is tall and unhurried. He plays as an inverted left forward, wears No 7, and links play rather than sprinting past people 3.
The setting was a village ground with a few hundred seats, and parents and scouts on the bank 3.
Dolores Aveiro, his grandmother, sat in that stand in a shirt printed "Dolores, 7" and told the local children her son was not coming 3.
The week his father might share
Portugal's senior team play in the same window: Denmark at home on 14 November, Wales away on 17 November 4.
Both kick off at 7.45pm local time, 2.45pm ET, 11.45am PT 4.
His father's 30-day ban, for leaving October's camp, runs out without costing him a Portugal match. Ronaldo senior is 41, with 146 goals in 234 caps 5.
Whether Ronaldo senior is selected is Jorge Jesus's call. If he is, father and son could be on Portugal's training ground in the same week 1.
The long way still to go
In March he trained with Real Madrid's under-16s with a view to joining the club where his father scored 450 goals 2.
Where he plays at 18 is an open question.
Quote of the Day
"It's not going to change, but I try to remove myself from it and focus on being the best possible Enzo. People compare you, criticise you, want more from you, and say you are there because you are somebody's son."
Enzo Zidane, who came through Real Madrid's academy as Zinedine Zidane's son, quoted in The Athletic 3
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