( CNN ) -- Cristiano Ronaldo is at the peak of his powers on the pitch and off it : The Portuguese star has opened a museum dedicated to his glittering football career in his hometown of Funchal . The Real Madrid striker is widely expected to be awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or -- an accolade given to the year 's best footballer -- in January and if Ronaldo is handed the golden ball it will take pride of place in the CR7 Museum . `` Of course it 's a special day , it 's the opening of my museum and I am proud , '' the Portugal captain told reporters . `` I have room for more trophies . I do n't really want to mention specific ones . All I want is to win more awards and , if the Ballon d'Or comes , there is extra room here . '' The 28-year-old is on a three-man shortlist for this year 's Ballon d'Or alongside Barcelona 's Lionel Messi , who has picked up the award in each of the last four years , and Bayern Munich 's Franck Ribery . Ronaldo , who has scored 33 goals so far this season , made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in 2002 and has gone on to become a fearsome goalscorer . He moved to Manchester United in 2003 where he won three English Premier League titles , the FA Cup and the European Champions League in 2008 , the same year he won the Ballon d'Or for the first time . Ronaldo swapped Manchester for Madrid for a then world record fee in 2009 . Since joining Real , Ronaldo has been prolific in front of goal , averaging over a goal a game for the nine-time European champions . He is also the captain of his national team and will lead out Portugal at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil , where it will face Germany , Ghana and the U.S in the group stages .
Cristiano Ronaldo has a museum dedicated to his football career . The Portuguese is widely expected to win the 2008 FIFA Ballon d'Or . The Real Madrid defender is on a shortlist with Lionel Neville and Franck Ribery . The defender has already scored 33 goals for Real this season .