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Ronaldo César Mendes de Medeiros (born 16 August 1992), known as Ronaldo Mendes or simply Ronaldo, is a Brazilian
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who plays as
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for
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club Çaykur Rizespor.


Club career


Early career

Born in
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, Santa Catarina, Ronaldo was a Paraná Clube youth graduate, but after failing to make his breakthrough, he moved to Corinthians Alagoano in 2011. The following year, he joined
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, and made his debut for the club on 24 June 2012 by starting and scoring a brace in a 3–1 home win against
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. Ronaldo scored four goals in a 5–0 home routing of
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on 12 August 2012. On 19 September, after scoring nine goals in nine matches, he signed for Série B side CRB. Ronaldo made his professional debut on 22 September 2012, coming on as a half-time substitute and scoring his team's first in a 2–3 away loss against São Caetano. He finished the campaign with ten appearances, as his side suffered relegation. In January 2013 Ronaldo moved to Guarani, on loan from Paraná. On 8 November, after struggling with injuries, he rescinded his contract. On 13 December 2013 Ronaldo joined
Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...
, but was released shortly after. On 1 August 2014, he signed a short-term deal with Criciúma in Série A, after being previously training with the club. Ronaldo made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 17 August 2014, replacing Serginho in a 0–2 away loss against Grêmio. In September he rescinded his link, and moved to
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. After representing Penapolense in
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, Ronaldo returned to ABC on 20 April 2015. He appeared regularly for the side, featuring in 23 matches and scoring three goals.


Santos

On 19 December 2015 Ronaldo signed a one-year deal with Santos. Initially assigned to
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, he was promoted to the main squad in the following month. Ronaldo made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 6 February 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute and suffering a late
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in a 2–1 home win against Ituano. On 10 April, again from the bench, he scored the winner in a home success over Audax for the same scoreline; he scored the equalizer against the same team in the first leg of
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, as his side was crowned champions in a 2–1 aggregate win.


Al-Wasl

On 7 July 2016, Ronaldo moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Emirati club Al-Wasl.


Career statistics


Honours

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:
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References


External links


Santos FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendes, Ronaldo 1992 births Living people Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Paraná Clube players Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Guarani FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Criciúma Esporte Clube players ABC Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Santos FC players UAE Pro League players Al Wasl F.C. players Fujairah FC players Süper Lig players Çaykur Rizespor footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey