Cristiano Ronaldo only shares what he wants, especially regarding his personal life, which ultimately fuels the most diverse speculations. Among them is the nationality of the eldest son, who inherited the name of the football player, and only his second surname, which belonged to the family of grandmother Dolores.

For many years, the boy, whom most people still call Cristiano Ronaldo, was not registered at the Central Registration Office because he is not a Portuguese citizen, but that changed on January 21, 2021. On that day, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos was born on January 21, 2021. Recorded at 8 hours 12 minutes on June 17, 2010, in La Mesa, San Diego County, California, United States, officially in Portugal.

On the same date, the birth records of twin brothers Eva Maria and Mateo dos Santos, who came into the world at the same location in North America, were also recorded with a difference of one minute, shortly after 9 am, on June 5, of the year 2017.

The three now hold Portuguese citizenship in documents that contain only the identity of the father, without specifying the identity of the mother. The children were conceived through surrogacy and, as he revealed when he told the world about his first appearance as fatherhood, Cristiano Ronaldo had “exclusive custody” of the firstborn, “according to the mother, who wishes to remain anonymous.”