Ronaldo Deaconu

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Ronaldo Deaconu
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu [1]
Date of birth (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania [1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Hermannstadt
Number 77
Youth career
2004–2008 Steaua București
2008–2011 Gheorghe Hagi Academy
2011–2012 Feyenoord
2012–2015 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 ASA Târgu Mureș 9 (0)
2017–2019 Concordia Chiajna 55 (3)
2019 Gorica 5 (0)
2019–2020 Sepsi OSK 22 (1)
2020–2022 Gaz Metan Mediaș 55 (12)
2022 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 6 (2)
2022–2024 Korona Kielce 44 (5)
2024 Farul Constanța 12 (2)
2024– Hermannstadt 13 (2)
International career
2013 Romania U16 2 (1)
2013–2014 Romania U17 3 (0)
2021 Romania Olympic 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu (born 13 May 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Hermannstadt.

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Club career

Deaconu started his professional career with ASA Târgu Mureș in 2016, after having previously played as a junior for FC Steaua București, the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, and Dutch clubs Feyenoord and Twente, respectively. [2] [3] He made his senior debut for Târgu Mureș on 5 August 2016, aged 19, in a 0–3 Liga I loss to Politehnica Iași.

During the winter transfer window of 2017, Deaconu moved to fellow league team Concordia Chiajna. He totalled three goals from 55 Liga I matches, before transferring abroad to HNK Gorica on 1 February 2019. [4]

He appeared sparingly during his spell in Croatia, and in the summer of that year returned to his country after Sepsi OSK acquired him for 100,000. [3] On 22 July 2020, he played the full 90 minutes as his side lost 0–1 to FCSB in the Cupa României final. [5]

On 26 August 2020, Deaconu signed a two-year deal with Gaz Metan Mediaș as a free agent. [6] In the 2020–21 season, he amassed 39 games and eleven goals in all competitions. On 15 October 2021, he scored two long-range goals in the span of two minutes to secure a 2–1 home win over Dinamo București. [7]

Following a short stint with China League One club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, on 28 July 2022 Deaconu joined Polish side Korona Kielce on a two-year contract. [8] On 8 January 2024, he left the club by mutual consent. [9]

International career

Deaconu was called up by the Romania under-23 team to the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics, [1] [10] appearing once in a goalless draw with New Zealand which led to a group-stage exit.

Personal life

Deaconu's father is a football fan, and named his son after Brazilian international Ronaldo. [2] [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 October 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ASA Târgu Mureș 2016–17 Liga I 902110121
Concordia Chiajna 2016–17 Liga I700070
2017–18 Liga I32310333
2018–19 Liga I16010170
Total55320000000573
HNK Gorica 2018–19 Prva HNL 500050
Sepsi OSK 2019–20 Liga I22140261
Gaz Metan Mediaș 2020–21 Liga I379223911
2021–22 Liga I18320203
Total5512420000005914
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 2022 China League One 620062
Korona Kielce 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 27210282
2023–24 Ekstraklasa17331204
Total44541000000486
Farul Constanța 2023–24 Liga I122122
Hermannstadt 2024–25 Liga I13211143
Career total2212717510000023932

Honours

Sepsi OSK [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu - Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv Roman" (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee . Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Românul Ronaldo joacă la juniorii lui Feyenoord: "Vreau să arăt că nu sîntem mai prejos decît olandezii"" [The Romanian Ronaldo plays for Feyenoord's juniors: "I want to show that we are no lower than the Dutch"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cine este Ronaldo Deaconu, fotbalistul care a bătut de unul singur Dinamo. A fost botezat după brazilianul Nazario da Lima. Video" [Who is Ronaldo Deaconu, the footballer who defeated Dinamo by himself? He was named after the Brazilian Nazario da Lima. Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. "Deaconu potpisao za Goricu" [Deaconu signed for Gorica] (in Croatian). HNK Gorica. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. "FCSB a câștigat Cupa României 2020, învingând-o în finală pe Sepsi. Meciul, dedicat eroilor din pandemie" [FCSB won the 2020 Romanian Cup, defeating Sepsi in the final. The match, dedicated to the pandemic heroes] (in Romanian). Digi24. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. "Mijlocasul Ronaldo Deaconu a semnat cu Gaz Metan Medias" [Midfielder Ronaldo Deaconu signed with Gaz Metan Mediaș] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. "VIDEO + FOTO Ronaldo Deaconu, goluri excepționale în Gaz Metan - Dinamo: "Exact ca Gică Hagi"" [VIDEO + PHOTO Ronaldo Deaconu, exceptional goals in Gaz Metan - Dinamo: "Just like Gică Hagi"]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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  9. "Ronaldo Deaconu odchodzi z Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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  11. 1 2 Ronaldo Deaconu at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2021.