In his first season at Juventus (2018/19), Cristiano Ronaldo played primarily as a left winger, but was also employed as a centre forward. Here is a little pitch map that details the zones of his ball touches, which tells us about his usual positioning on the pitch for the Bianconeri
Below is also the same zone map for Mauro Icardi at Inter for the 18/19 season- a more traditional striker, for comparison purposes.
Does Ronaldo take a large number of shots from outside the area?
According to this graphic from the Italian press, 39% of Ronaldo’s shots are from outside the area, more than thrice the same number for Icardi (12.3%).