Ronaldo da Silva Souza (born 23 October 1996), simply known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian

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who plays for J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.

Club career

Flamengo

Born in

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, Ronaldo joined

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's youth setup in 2013, from

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. 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

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, Ronaldo renewed his contract until 2020. He was rarely used in the following two campaigns, and was loaned to fellow top tier side

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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

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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.

Career statistics

Honours

;Flamengo * Campeonato Carioca:

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Campeonato Brasileiro:2019 Copa Libertadores da América 2019

References

External links

Flamengo profile
* * 1996 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players J1 League players CR Flamengo footballers Atlético Clube Goianiense players Esporte Clube Bahia players Shimizu S-Pulse players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Japan {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub