Cristiano Ronaldo plays in international football.
The team captain of an association football team , sometimes known as the skipper , is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team : it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad , or a player that can heavily influence a game . Cristiano Ronaldo . He primarily plays as a forward , but has also been deployed as a winger and serves as captain for Portugal . The Portugal national football team ( Seleção Portuguesa de Futebol , [ sɨlɛˈsɐ̃w puɾtuˈgezɐ dɨ futɨˈbɔl ] ) represents Portugal in international men 's association football competition since 1921 . The UEFA European Championship ( known informally as the Euros ) is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men 's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA ) , determining the continental champion of Europe .