I've come here seven times since 2004

[Silverobama]

I was watching Cristiano Ronaldo's briefing in Shenzhen when he said he couldn't be on the friendly match there. He was apologizing to his fans.

He said "I've come here seven times since 2004". It's true. He's been to China seven times. Is the italic sentence natural?

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. It's OK. I would probably say: "I've come here seven times starting in 2004."

 

[jutfrank]

Yes.

 

[emsr2d2]

I was watching Cristiano Ronaldo's briefing in Shenzhen when he said he couldn't be play on in the friendly match there.

Are you sure it wasn't a press conference? "Briefing" sounds odd to me in the context of football.

 

[Skrej]

I'd have probably said "I've been here seven times since 2004", but the original is acceptable.