Summer Premium Card and Memorabilia Auction Closing August 7 & 9
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/8/2021
Graded GEM MT 10 by PSA. A hugely significant Rookie Card, this fabulous Panini Sports Mega Craques offering provides the world a glimpse at the superlative talents of Cristiano Ronaldo. A prolific goalscorer for almost two full decades, Ronaldo has rewritten soccer’s record books throughout his club career for Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. It was in Portugal during the 2002-03 Primeira Liga season that Ronaldo got his first taste of professional soccer, scoring three league goals and impressing Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson enough for the stern Scottish coach to bring the explosive teenager to England’s most prestigious club. Ronaldo’s superstardom has translated to magnificent performances for the Portuguese national team, with Ronaldo one of only two men to record more than 100 international goals for his nation. This historic card shows Ronaldo in his element, with the ball at his feet, wearing Sporting’s iconic green-and-white hooped kit. This card is emblematic of the surging interest in soccer cards, with Goldin Auctions proud to have sold a similar PSA GEM MT 10 example of this monumental collectible for a hammer price of $236,160.00. This foundational card presents a gorgeous image of its famous subject on both the card’s front and back. A groundbreaking rookie card, in blazing Gem Mint condition.