Ronaldo Afonso
Santomean footballer
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Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso (born 11 July 2000), sometimes known as just Ronaldo, is a Santomean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Radomiak Radom and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team.
Full name
Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso
Date of birth
11 July 2000
Place of birth
São Tomé and Príncipe
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo Lumungo Afonso | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Tomé and Príncipe | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Radomiak Radom | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Alcabideche | ||
| 2009–2011 | Vendas Novas | ||
| 2011–2016 | Estoril | ||
| 2016 | Odemirense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Sporting São Tomé | ||
| 2019–2020 | Oriental | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | GRAP | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Loures | 13 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Oliveira do Hospital | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Benfica e Castelo Branco | 25 | (13) |
| 2023–2024 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 24 | (7) |
| 2024–2026 | Paços de Ferreira | 65 | (7) |
| 2026– | Radomiak Radom | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | São Tomé and Príncipe | 19 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:28, 27 July 2026 (UTC) | |||
International career
Neves made his professional debut with the São Tomé and Príncipe national team in a 2–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification loss to Cameroon on 12 August 2017.[1]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 27 March 2026[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Tomé and Príncipe | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list São Tomé and Príncipe's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Afonso goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2025 | Honor Stadium, Oujda, Morocco |  Equatorial Guinea |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 13 October 2025 | Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse, Tunisia |  Malawi |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
