Ronaldo (footballer, born October 1996)

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Ronaldo
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo da Silva Souza
Date of birth (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Itu, Brazil
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right back [1]
Team information
Current team
 [Internacional
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2012 Paulista
2013–2016 Flamengo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2021 Flamengo 68 (0)
2017 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 45 (1)
2019–2021 → Bahia (loan) 83 (0)
2021–2023 Shimizu S-Pulse 19 (1)
2024 Juventude 14 (2)
2025– Internacional 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2021

Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born on October 23, 1996), better known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder and central midfielder. He currently plays for Internacional.

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Club career

Flamengo

Born in Itu, São Paulo, Ronaldo joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2013, from Paulista. [2] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 1 November 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Jajá in a 2–0 away loss against Grêmio. [3]

On 19 April 2016, after impressing with the under-20s in the year's Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Ronaldo renewed his contract until 2020. [4] He was rarely used in the following two campaigns, and was loaned to fellow top-tier side Atlético Goianiense on 5 September 2017, until the end of the year. [5]

Atlético Goianiense (loan)

Ronaldo scored his first professional goal on 17 September 2017, netting his team's third in a 3–1 away win against Ponte Preta. [6] After contributing with one goal in nine appearances for Dragão, he returned to Fla ahead of the 2018 campaign, but again featured rarely.

Bahia (loan)

On 9 July 2019 Ronaldo was loaned to Série A club Bahia through the end of the year. [7]

Shimizu S-Pulse

After the end of contract with Flamengo, Ronaldo became a free agent and signed with J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse on 1 July 2021. [8]

Back to Brazil

In 2024, Ronaldo played for Juventude. And in 2025, he signed for SC Internacional a two-year contract.

Career statistics

As of 2 December 2023. [9]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamengo 2015 Série A 10—————10
2016 001 [a] 000—1 [b] 0—20
2017 003 [a] 010——1 [c] 050
2018 004 [a] 0————40
2019 308 [a] 010—1 [d] 0—130
Total4016020—2010250
Atlético Goianiense (loan) 2017 Série A91—————91
Bahia (loan) 2019 Série A140—————140
2020 2604 [e] 000—3 [f] 05 [g] 1381
Total4004000—3051521
Shimizu S-Pulse 2021 J1 League 110—10———120
2022 191—0000——191
2023 J2 League 390—1020—2 [h] 0440
Total691—2020—20751
Career total1222200402050811613
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga.
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano.
  6. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana.
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste.
  8. ↑ Appearance(s) in J1 League play-off.

Honours

Flamengo
Bahia

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References

  1. ↑ "Ronaldo :: Ronaldo da Silva Souza :: Shimizu S-Pulse".
  2. ↑ "Conheça o volante Ronaldo, um dos destaques do Flamengo na Copinha" [Know the defensive midfielder Ronaldo, one of the spotlights of Flamengo in the Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Grêmio vence o Fla com gols de Everton e Bobô e fica perto da Libertadores" [Grêmio defeat Fla with goals from Everton and Bobô and get close to the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Garoto do Ninho, Ronaldo renova o contrato até dezembro de 2020" [Garoto do Ninho, Ronaldo renews contract until December 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Flamengo empresta volante campeão da Copinha para o Atlético-GO" [Flamengo loan defensive midfielder champion of the Copainha to Atlético-GO] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Atlético-GO supera Ponte e segue vivo na briga contra o Z4" [Atlético-GO overcome Ponte and remain alive in the fight against Z4] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Flamengo libera Ronaldo para viajar e acertar com o Bahia até dezembro". Globoesporte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ronaldo se despede do Flamengo nas redes sociais; volante irá assinar com Shimizu S-Pulse" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Ronaldo at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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