EXCLUSIVE: Ronaldo takes brunette actress back to his Hollywood hotel room at 2am

The Manchester United star let his hair down at trendy bar Nineteen 12 - located inside the luxury Beverly Hills Hotel - in the early hours of Friday morning LA time.

After a fun evening with friends and plenty of vodka cocktails, he was set up with a pretty brunette by his manager.

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The pair retreated to his room shortly after 2am, MailOnline has learned.

A source said: 'Cristiano's agent didn't want him spend the night alone, so he set him up with a beautiful brunette who was hanging around the bar at the end of the evening.

'Cristiano didn't waste any time. After a couple of drinks, her took her up to his room.'

Ronaldo - who is still on crutches as he recuperates from an ankle operation - had been drinking White Russian and vodka pineapple cocktails.

Earlier in the evening he had dinner at trendy restaurant Madeo with friends and another prospective blind date.

The source said: 'He decided he wanted to meet a lady tonight. He said it was his 'mission' to find a nice pretty American girl.'

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Meanwhile the 23-year-old has confirmed to friends that he has indeed split with Spanish model Nereida Gallardo.

A separate source who has been spending time with the footballer in LA told MailOnline: 'Cristiano has asked for us to set him up on dates and says he is single.

'He hasn't gone into detail about his breakup with Nereida. But he did say he really likes American women.'

Ronaldo has been in the States for the past few days.

As MailOnline first reported, he spurned the advances of socialite Paris Hilton during a night out at Hollywood club Villa on Tuesday night.

The following evening, he went toa sports awards event also attended by David and Victoria Beckham.

And before tonight's fun, a flirtatious Ronaldo was spotted flirting in a hotel pool with two bikini-clad girls.

Onlookers said he was anxious to catch the eye of one blonde guest in particular as he soaked up the sun and worked on his tan.