Ronald
Personal information
Full name Ronald dos Santos Lopes
Date of birth (1997-06-18) 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)
2020–2021Fortaleza (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

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

As of 26 February 2023.[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nova Iguaçu 2016[7] Carioca Série B 1010
2017 Carioca 0000
2018 Série D 0020000020
Total 0030000030
Nacional Muriaé 2019 Mineiro Módulo II 7171
Ponte Preta 2019 Série B 0010[lower-alpha 1]0100
Juventus Jaraguá 2020 Catarinense 110110
Fortaleza 2020 Série A 2802020320
2021 23051611[lower-alpha 2]0352
2022 20051502[lower-alpha 3]09[lower-alpha 2]0411
2023 0010001[lower-alpha 2]020
Total 710132131201101103
Cuiabá (loan) 2023 Série A 00101020
Career total 710353141202101434
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

Honours

Nova Iguaçu

Fortaleza

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. Ronald at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. "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.
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