5 players who have a similar playing style to Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo

#3 Son Hueng-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min has been exemplary for Tottenham Hotspur since joining the club in 2015 from from Bayer Leverkusen for a sum of €30 million. The South Korean international has flourished into one of the best attackers in the Premier League.

He has also struck up a wonderful partnership up top with Harry Kane. Son is a tricky customer who possesses explosive pace and incredible dribbling ability. He is a difficult opponent to come up against for opposition defenders thanks to his direct running and sheer technical prowess.

He can also play anywhere across the frontline, though his best work has come whilst playing down the left-wing as an inverted winger. Son is also a tireless worker and never shies away from his defensive responsibilities.

Son's style of play is quite similar to that of Cristiano Ronaldo's from his first stint at Manchester United and during his peak Real Madrid years. In 292 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur across all competitions, Son has scored 111 goals and provided 66 assists.

#2 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

Manchester United v Atalanta: Group F - UEFA Champions League
Manchester United v Atalanta: Group F - UEFA Champions League

Marcus Rashford is one of the best attackers in the game right now. He is a pacy winger who has improved his game immensely over the past few seasons. Still only 23-years-old, the Manchester United man has a bright career ahead of him.

He is also inarguably one of the finest talents to have come out of the Manchester United academy in recent times. Rashford's game has quite evidently been influenced by Cristiano Ronaldo. Like his idol, Rashford unleashes a bag of tricks in one-on-one situations replete with elasticos, 'Ronaldo chops' and stepovers.

He has also fashioned his shooting style after Ronaldo. Rashford's knuckleball technique has proven to be difficult to parry for goalkeepers. The 23-year-old also showcases great intelligence when it comes to his movements and is excellent at making runs in behind the opposition defence.

In 274 appearances for Manchester United across all competitions so far in his career, Rashford has scored 90 goals and provided 56 assists.

#1 Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)

Paris Saint-Germain v RB Leipzig: Group A - UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain v RB Leipzig: Group A - UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe is one of the best footballers on the planet right now. Widely considered heir-apparent to the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe is an elite attacker at the age of 22.

He has already won the World Cup with France and became the most expensive teenager in football when he completed a €180 million move from AS Monaco to PSG.

Mbappe revealed in an interview with Marca in 2017 that Cristiano Ronaldo was his childhood idol and that he looked to emulate him when he played. The Frenchman's excellent dribbling ability, coupled with his burst of pace, makes him a nightmare to defend against.

He also has the ability to time his runs to perfection and once he gets past a defender and turns on the afterburners, there is no catching him. Mbappe is also a prolific goalscorer like Cristiano Ronaldo thanks to his movement in and around the area as well as his clinical finishing.

In 185 appearances across all competitions for PSG, he has scored 138 goals and provided 69 assists.

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