Ronaldo (footballer, born October 1996)
Brazilian footballer
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Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born on 23 October 1996), better known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo da Silva Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Itu, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Paulista | ||
| 2013–2016 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2021 | Flamengo | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | → Bahia (loan) | 40 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 69 | (1) |
| 2024 | Juventude | 13 | (2) |
| 2025– | Internacional | 39 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 April 2026 | |||
Career
Flamengo
Born in Itu, São Paulo, Ronaldo joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2013, from Paulista.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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[8]
| Club | Season | League | State League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2015 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 2017 | Série A | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Bahia (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | 26 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | 5[g] | 1 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2021 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | J2 League | 39 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 161 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Baiano
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
