Ronald (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald dos Santos Lopes | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Belford Roxo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cuiabá (on loan from Fortaleza) | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Audax Rio | |||
| Flamengo | |||
| Nova Iguaçu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Nova Iguaçu | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Nacional de Muriaé | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Ponte Preta | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Juventus Jaraguá | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021– | Fortaleza | 54 | (2) |
| 2023– | → Cuiabá (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:01, 27 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 18 June 1998), simply known as Ronald, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cuiabá, on loan from Fortaleza.
Club career
[edit]Born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Ronald made his senior debut with Nova Iguaçu in 2016. Ahead of the 2019 season, after featuring rarely, he joined Nacional de Muriaé of the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II.[1] In the remainder of the year, he also played for Ponte Preta's reserve team in the Copa Paulista.
In December 2019, Ronald moved to Juventus Jaraguá,[2] and immediately became a regular starter. On 10 August 2020, he joined Série A side Fortaleza on loan until the end of the season.[3]
Ronald made his debut in the top tier of Brazilian football on 20 August 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Felipe in a 3–1 away win against Goiás.[4] The following 8 April, he signed a permanent contract with Fortaleza until 2024.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 February 2023.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nova Iguaçu | 2016[7] | Carioca Série B | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Carioca | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Nacional Muriaé | 2019 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Ponte Preta | 2019 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Juventus Jaraguá | 2020 | Catarinense | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Fortaleza | 2020 | Série A | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 110 | 3 | ||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 143 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honours
[edit]Nova Iguaçu
Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Copa do Nordeste: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "NAC apresenta 21 jogadores para a disputa do Módulo II do Mineiro" [NAC present 21 players for the Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guia Muriaé. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Juventus inicia pré-temporada com 27 atletas, veja a lista completa" [Juventus start pre-season with 27 athletes, see the ful list] (in Brazilian Portuguese). OCP News. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Fortaleza oficializa acerto com volante Ronald, de 23 anos" [Fortaleza make official the deal with defensive midfielder Ronald, 23 years old] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fortaleza Esporte Clube. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Ronald deixa boa primeira impressão em estréia pelo Fortaleza" [Ronald leaves a good impression in debut for Fortaleza] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Cearense. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Fortaleza anuncia contratação definitiva de Ronald até 2024" [Fortaleza announce the permanent signing of Ronald until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Ronald at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube – Campeonato Estadual da Série B de Profissionais 2016" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Ronald at Sambafoot
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Nova Iguaçu FC players
- Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
- Grêmio Esportivo Juventus players
- Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
- Cuiabá Esporte Clube players
- People from Belford Roxo
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen