Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Portugal’s squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Slovakia and Luxembourg.
Ronaldo, who currently plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, will lead the Portuguese team in the qualifiers.
Portugal, former European champions, sit at the top of Group J in qualifying for next year’s finals in Germany. They will face Slovakia in Bratislava next Friday before hosting Luxembourg three days later.
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez expressed his happiness to have Ronaldo on his team, calling him “unique” for having 200 appearances. Martinez also included Saudi-based midfielders Otavio and Ruben Neves in his squad and called up uncapped Wolves full-back Toti.
Here is a full list of the Portuguese squad
Portugal squad:
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa (Porto/POR), Jose Sa (Wolves/ENG), Rui Patricio (Roma/ITA)
Defenders: Diogo Dalot (Manchester United/ENG), Nelson Semedo (Wolves/ENG), Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/ENG), Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Ruben Dias (Manchester City/ENG), Antonio Silva (Benfica), Goncalo Inacio (Sporting Lisbon), Toti (Wolves/ENG).
Midfielders (6): Joao Palhinha (Fulham/ENG), Ruben Neves (Al-Hilal/KSA), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United/ENG), Otavio (Al-Nassr/KSA), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City/ENG)
Forwards (7): Ricardo Horta (Braga), Rafael Leao (AC Milan/ITA), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr/KSA), Pedro Neto (Wolves/ENG), Goncalo Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Diogo Jota (Liverpool/ENG)
