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Sixteen-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is taking his first major steps toward building a football career of his own. The young striker has received his first call-up to Portugal’s Under-17 national team, which will face Andorra on November 11 and Serbia on November 14, the Daily Mail reports.

The timing is particularly symbolic, as the call-up comes shortly after his father announced his departure from the national team. The iconic No. 7 shirt Ronaldo Sr. wore for two decades is now vacant. But following in the footsteps of one of the greatest stars in world football will be no easy task: expectations for his son are enormous.

Cristiano Sr.’s strict approach was evident even when his son was a child. When the boy once said he wanted to become a goalkeeper, his father reacted bluntly: “No, I don't want that! Are you kidding me?” he recalled in the documentary Ronaldo.

At Juventus' academy, the young footballer scored an astonishing 58 goals in 23 matches for the Under-9 team. But even those impressive numbers did not spare him his father's criticism. At the 2020 Globe Soccer Awards, Ronaldo admitted that he did not yet consider his son ready for top-level football.

“Sometimes I'm tough with him because he drinks Coca-Cola and Fanta. He eats chips and French fries, and I argue with him about it,” the footballer explained.

His son has clearly inherited his father's competitive streak. Rio Ferdinand, Ronaldo's former Manchester United teammate, revealed that he and young Cristiano take losing at padel so badly that, after an argument, they can go two days without speaking.

At around 190 centimeters tall, Ronaldo Jr. is already taller than his father. His playing style currently resembles the striker Ronaldo was during his Juventus years: he focuses on positioning and finishing rather than flashy tricks and dribbling.

The young footballer has made 13 appearances for Portugal's youth national teams, scoring five goals, although he has played only 522 minutes in total. Those numbers are not yet enough to determine how much potential he has at senior level.

A crucial factor in his success will be the work ethic for which his father is famous. According to Ronaldo's former teammate Paul Scholes, the star could spend an entire day on the training ground and even worked out wearing weights on his legs.

For now, the young player is part of the Al-Nassr youth setup in Saudi Arabia, where his father also plays. However, according to The Sun, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United — clubs whose academies he has already represented — are among the teams interested in him.

His famous surname may open doors, but he now faces the challenge of proving that he can make a name for himself.

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