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(Redirected from Ronaldo da Silva Souza) Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Souza.
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
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team [Internacional
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2012 Paulista
2013–2016 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 23 October 1996), simply known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Internacional.

Club career

Flamengo

Born in Itu, São Paulo, Ronaldo joined Flamengo's youth setup in 2013, from Paulista. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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.

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.
Club Season League State League 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 0 0 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
2017 0 0 3 0 1 0 — — 1 0 5 0
2018 0 0 4 0 — — — — 4 0
2019 3 0 8 0 1 0 — 1 0 — 13 0
Total 4 0 16 0 2 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 0 0 0 — 3 0 5 1 38 1
Total 40 0 4 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 0 44 0
Total 69 1 — 2 0 2 0 — 2 0 75 1
Career total 122 2 20 0 4 0 2 0 5 0 8 1 161 3
  1. ^ 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

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.

External links

Internacional – current squad


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