Ronaldo Junior Vásquez Herasme (born 30 June 1999) is a Dominican professional

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who plays as a

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for Liga Dominicana club

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and the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

Vásquez began his football training in La Meca del Fútbol. In 2013, he joined FCBEscola Santo Domingo, related to the Spanish club

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. In 2016, he made his professional debut in

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playing for

, where he was a member of the youth team. In 2017, he moved to the Atlético Pantoja first squad.

International career

Vásquez made his formal debut for

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on 22 March 2018, playing an entire 4–0 friendly win against

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, scoring twice. He had played two friendly matches in November 2017 against

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, but they were not recognised by FIFA.

International goals

''Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first''

Honors and awards

Clubs

;Atlético Pantoja *

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Individual

*Best player: Copa Walon 2016 (playing for Atlético Pantoja)

References

External links

* *https://us.soccerway.com/players/ronaldo-vasquez-herasme/521365/ 1999 births Living people Dominican Republic men's footballers Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Dominican Republic men's under-20 international footballers Dominican Republic men's international footballers Atlético Pantoja players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players CD El Ejido players Dominican Republic expatriate men's footballers Dominican Republic expatriates in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Dominican Republic expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Liga Dominicana de Fútbol players {{DominicanRepublic-footy-bio-stub