Ryan Roberto
Brazilian footballer (born 2008)
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Ryan Roberto de Oliveira Dantas (born 5 March 2008) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shakhtar Donetsk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Roberto de Oliveira Dantas | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | |||
| 2023–2026 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026 | Flamengo | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in São Paulo, Ryan Roberto is a youth product of Flamengo which he joined from Athletico Paranaense in 2023.[1][2]
Appearing as a prospect of the Carioca club[3] as a prolific goalscorer with the youth categories, he started playing with the under-20 during the 2025 season, while also gaining international attention.[2][4][5][6]
He was first called to Flamengo's first team by Filipe Luís in September 2025[7], with injuries however delaying his debut.[8]
Ryan made his professional debut with Flamengo in a 2–1 Campeonato Carioca loss to Bangu on 15 January 2026.[1][8]
With his contract ending in March 2027 and the possibility of leaving the club on a free transfer, reports of interest from big European clubs kept on emerging.[1][9][10][11]
On 20 June 2026, Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk announced the signing of Roberto from Flamengo, on a contract until 30 June 2031.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2026 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2026–27 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||