The five players Ronaldo tipped for stardom in 2015 and how they fared

Admittedly, Ronaldo’s selection may not have included any surprises but all five of his picks have won trophies and proven their talent throughout their careers to date.

We’ve profiled all of Ronaldo’s choices to see if they lived up to the hype.

Okay, Hazard was already a Premier League champion when Ronaldo tipped him for greatness. It was the footballing equivalent of listening to ‘Illmatic’ and declaring that, on balance, Nas was a pretty good rapper.

But the Belgium international continued to demonstrate why, at his peak, he was one of the greatest attackers in world football.

Hazard was instrumental in leading Chelsea to another league title in 2017, scored the winner in the 2018 FA Cup final and had arguably his best individual season under Maurizio Sarri in 2018-19.

That form tempted Real Madrid into paying €100 million, whereupon Hazard’s form fell off a cliff. Injuries haven’t helped but the playmaker looks a shadow of the player that once lit up English football. At least he can call himself a Champions League winner now.

Eden Hazard's fantastic individual goal against West Ham has been named April's Premier League Goal of the Month! pic.twitter.com/g8oCrZwyWQ

— GOAL (@goal) May 7, 2019

Another safe bet from Ronaldo.

Neymar had already won La Liga and the Champions League with Barcelona before receiving the praise from the Portugal international. His status in Brazil also gave the impression that he’d replace Christ the Redeemer before too long. 

Having grown tired of playing in the shadow of Lionel Messi, Neymar opted to leave the Camp Nou in 2017 and moved to PSG for a record-breaking fee of £200million.

His performances in France have been good – the forward has scored 100 goals in 144 appearances for PSG.