Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez have been together since 2017. Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t shy when it comes to expressing his love for his longtime girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and their growing family.
From raising a family together to persevering through hardships, here is a complete timeline of Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez’s relationship.
Early 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez meet and begin dating
After ending his five-year relationship with model Irina Shayk, Ronaldo met Rodriguez while she was working as a sales assistant at a Gucci store.
They began dating shortly after, with Rodriguez describing the early days of their relationship as a “very special start” during her Netflix series I Am Georgina. She also shared that Ronaldo would often pick her up from work in luxury cars when they first started seeing each other. “Many times he’d come after work,” she described. “He would come, I remember once, once in a Bugatti. My coworkers went crazy. They get there on the bus, and I would leave in a Bugatti. I mean people couldn’t believe it.”
January 9, 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez make their first public appearance as a couple
The newly minted couple made their first official appearance together — with Ronaldo’s oldest son Cristiano Jr. — at the Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich.
May 25, 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez make their relationship Instagram official
Ronaldo and Rodriguez made their Instagram debut as a couple in March 2017 when the soccer star posted a picture of the two of them cuddling on a couch. He captioned the post with a single red heart emoji.
June 29, 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo welcomes twins via surrogate
The following month, Ronaldo announced the birth of his twins via surrogate on his Facebook page.
July 18, 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announce they’re expecting
August 2017: Georgina Rodriguez debuts her baby bump on the cover of ¡HOLA!
Shortly after announcing her pregnancy, Rodriguez graced the cover of ¡HOLA! with her baby bump on full display. In her interview with the magazine, the expecting mother opened up about her love of family and her desire to be around people with good energy.
November 12, 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez welcome daughter Alana Martina
The couple welcomed daughter Alana Martina on Nov. 12, 2017. Ronaldo announced the news on both Instagram and Twitter, sharing a photo of himself and son Cristiano Jr. posing in scrubs next to Rodriguez, who held the newborn on her chest.
December 10, 2017: Georgina Rodriguez opens up about her relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo
August 21, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez take a family photo
After announcing his transfer to Italy’s Juventus F.C., Ronaldo posted a photo of his entire family wearing matching Juventus jerseys.
November 15, 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez spark engagement rumors
Rumors began swirling that Ronaldo had proposed to Rodriguez after she was spotted wearing a sparkling diamond ring in a since-deleted Instagram Story. The couple did not respond to the speculation.
June 12, 2019: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez go on a family trip
December 31, 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez celebrate the new year
October 28, 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins
In October 2021, Ronaldo and Rodriguez announced that they were expecting twins. The dad of four shared the news by posting a selfie of the couple holding a sonogram.
December 16, 2021: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez reveal the sex of their twins
In a video posted to Instagram, the FIFA star and his girlfriend revealed that they were expecting a baby boy and girl. In the video, their kids Eva, Mateo, Alana and Cristiano Jr. pop balloons to reveal pink and blue confetti.
January 27, 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates Georgina Rodriguez’s 28th birthday
January 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez detail early days of their relationship in I am Georgina
As part of Rodriguez’s Netflix series, I am Georgina, the couple opened up about the early days of their relationship and how they had a “very special start” to their romance.
April 21, 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez bring home their baby girl
Shortly after announcing the loss of their son, Ronaldo and Rodriguez shared a family photo with their newborn daughter.
May 7, 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez reveal their newborn daughter’s name
About a month later, Rodriguez revealed the name of her newborn daughter on Instagram, sharing photos of the baby girl sleeping and writing in the caption, “Bella Esmeralda 180422.”
November 15, 2022: Cristiano Ronaldo discusses heartbreaking moment he and Georgina Rodriguez told their kids that their baby brother died
During an interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo opened up about the pain he and Rodriguez faced after losing their newborn son. The soccer star recalled the moment they told their other children about Angel’s death: “Gio arrived home and the kids start to say where’s the other baby, where’s the other baby?”
“The kids start to say ‘Mom, where is the other baby….’ ” he continued. “After one week I say, ‘Let’s be upfront, and let’s be honest with the kids, let’s say that, Ángel, which is his name, he go to the Heaven.’ ”
December 6, 2022: Georgina Rodriguez says Cristiano Ronaldo is the “best player in the world” after he’s benched
January 16, 2023: Cristiano Ronaldo shares photos from family vacation in Saudi Arabia
After signing with Saudi Arabian football club Al-Nassr FC, Ronaldo shared photos on Instagram of himself, Rodriguez and four of their kids exploring the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The athlete’s carousel post included a snap of the group smiling in front of beautiful, water-side structures as well as a picture of Rodriguez and Ronaldo at an aquarium-like performance venue.