Ronald (footballer, born 2001)

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Ronald
Personal information
Full name Ronald Pereira Martins
Date of birth (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Corumbá, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Swansea City
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2019 Corumbaense
2019–2020 Atlético Goianiense
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Corumbaense 11 (1)
2020–2021 Atlético Goianiense 1 (0)
2021Grêmio Anápolis (loan) 14 (2)
2021–2024 Grêmio Anápolis 0 (0)
2021Atlético Goianiense (loan) 25 (0)
2022Guarani (loan) 18 (1)
2022–2024Estrela da Amadora (loan) 46 (6)
2024– Swansea City 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

Ronald Pereira Martins (born 14 June 2001), simply known as Ronald, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swansea City.

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Club career

Born in Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, [1] Ronald began his career with hometown side Corumbaense. He made his first team debut at the age of 17 on 2 February 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense away win against Operário de Dourados.

Ronald scored his first senior goal on 16 February 2019, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win against Aquidauanense. [2] He also spent a period on a trial at Atlético Mineiro [3] before signing for the under-20 side of Atlético Goianiense.

Ronald started to appear in the first team of Dragão in January 2021, but was loaned to Grêmio Anápolis on 24 February 2021, until the end of the Campeonato Goiano. [4] After helping the latter side win the competition for the first time ever with two goals (one of them against his parent club) in 14 appearances, he signed a permanent deal with Grêmio Anápolis and subsequently returned to Atlético for the Série A, on loan. [5]

Ronald made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 30 May 2021, starting in 1–0 away win against Corinthians. [6]

On 20 January 2022, Grêmio Anápolis sent Ronald on loan to Série B side Guarani. [7]

On 13 July 2022, Ronald's loan spell at Guarani was cut short and he was instead sent on a season-long loan to Liga Portugal 2 club Estrela da Amadora. [8] At the end of the campaign, following Estrela's promotion to the Primeira Liga, Ronald's loan was extended for another season. [9]

In January 2024, Ronald signed a three-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further year, with EFL Championship side Swansea City, for a fee reported to be between €1.5 million and €2 million. [10] [11] He was praised by head coach Luke Williams after playing for the team, [12] whilst Ronald said that he wanted to be successful for his family in Brazil. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 January 2024 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corumbaense 2019 Série D 1010 [lower-alpha 3] 110121
Atlético Goianiense 2020 Série A 001 [lower-alpha 4] 0003 [lower-alpha 5] 040
Grêmio Anápolis (loan) 2021 14 [lower-alpha 4] 2142
Grêmio Anápolis 2022 Série D00000000
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2021 Série A250003100281
Guarani (loan) 2022 Série B 909 [lower-alpha 6] 110191
Estrela da Amadora (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 29510302 [lower-alpha 7] 0355
2023–24 Primeira Liga 1712010201
Total466304020555
Career total81634481405013211

Honours

Atlético Goianiense

Grêmio Anápolis

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References

  1. "Ronald" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Atlético Clube Goianiense. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Invicto em casa, Corumbaense vence o Aquidauanense por 3 a 1" [Unbeaten at home, Corumbaense defeat Aquidauanense by 3–1] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Corumbaense. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. "Jovens atletas do Corumbaense farão testes no Cruzeiro e Atlético Mineiro" [Young Corumbaense athletes will make trials at Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Corumbaense. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "Atlético-GO empresta atacante da base para o Grêmio Anápolis durante estadual" [Atlético-GO loan forward from the youth setup to Grêmio Anápolis during the state league] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sagres Online. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "Campeão goiano, promessa do Atlético-GO é arma para mais um jogo contra o Corinthians" [Champion of the Goiano, prospect of Atlético-GO is a weapon for another match against Corinthians] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. "Atlético-GO bate o Corinthians na estreia de Sylvinho; Timão perde pênalti" [Atlético-GO defeat Corinthians on Sylvinho's debut; Timão miss a penalty] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. Pimenta, Victor (20 January 2022). "Grêmio Anápolis empresta atacante campeão goiano ao Guarani" [Grêmio Anápolis loans Goiano champion forward to Guarani]. O Hoje.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. "Estrela da Amadora assegura Ronald, o 10.º reforço para a nova temporada" [Estrela da Amadora assures Ronald, the 10th reinforcement for the new season]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. "Extremo Ronald Pereira continua mais um ano no E. Amadora" [Winger Ronald Pereira stays at E. Amadora for another year]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  10. "Swansea City complete signing of Ronald". Swansea City. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  11. Ribeiro, Diogo (29 January 2024). "Ronald Pereira deixa Estrela da Amadora e é reforço do Swansea" [Ronald Pereira leaves Estrela da Amadora and reinforces Swansea]. Bola na Rede (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  12. "'A lot more to come' from Swansea's Ronald" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Emotional Ronald living his dream at Swansea" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. Ronald at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.