Cristiano Ronaldo was invited to the wedding of the boy who survived the tsunami.

The 22-year-old man who considers Portuguese legend to be his mentor in life met for the first time in 2005 with the five-time Ballon dér winner.

Ronaldo, 34, was so influenced by the history of Martuni that he is said to have promised to pay for his schooling as well as to help him travel across Europe.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Martunis (Photo: Golders)

The 2004 tsunami claimed the lives of over 230,000 people, including Martin's mother and two sisters.

It was found 21 days later stranded on a beach dressed in the fanele of the Portuguese National.

After learning his story, the Portuguese Football Federation donated 34,000 pounds to help him rebuild his home before Ronaldo visited him in Aceh.

The dozen have met many times since their first meeting, as they had their last meeting in Turin on August.

After Martunis announced his engagement with his girlfriend Sri Wahyun, he was asked by a friend if his idol would attend the wedding.

He answered by saying: “Inshallah (if Allah wills) he will come if he is not busy”.

According to local media, no date has yet been set for the big day.

Martunis almost followed Ronaldo's footsteps after training with the Lisbon Sports for a year in mid-2016.

But after allegedly raised his talent, he eventually returned to Aceh in 2017, where he is now proving his destiny as a social networking personality.