Ronald dos Santos Lopes (born 18 June 1998), simply known as Ronald, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in Belford Roxo,

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, Ronald made his senior debut with Nova Iguaçu in 2016. Ahead of the 2019 season, after featuring rarely, he joined Nacional de Muriaé of the

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. In the remainder of the year, he also played for Ponte Preta's reserve team in the

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. In December 2019, Ronald moved to Juventus Jaraguá, and immediately became a regular starter. On 10 August 2020, he joined Série A side

on loan until the end of the season. Ronald made his debut in the top tier of Brazilian football on 20 August 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Felipe in a 3–1 away win against

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. The following 8 April, he signed a permanent contract with Fortaleza until 2024.

Career statistics

Honours

Nova Iguaçu * Campeonato Carioca Série B: 2016 Fortaleza *

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, 2021,

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* Copa do Nordeste:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronald 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Nova Iguaçu Futebol Clube players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Grêmio Esportivo Juventus players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players