Ronald Pereira Martins (born 14 June 2001), simply known as Ronald, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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Club career

Born in

Corumbá Corumbá () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, 425 km northwest of Campo Grande, the state's capital. It has a population of approximately 112,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly on agriculture, ani ...

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...

, Ronald began his career with hometown side Corumbaense. He made his first team debut at the age of 17 on 2 February 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0

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away win against Operário de Dourados. Ronald scored his first senior goal on 16 February 2019, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win against Aquidauanense. He also spent a period on a trial at

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before signing for the under-20 side of

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

. Ronald started to appear in the first team of ''Dragão'' in January 2021, but was loaned to Grêmio Anápolis on 24 February 2021, until the end of the

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. After helping the latter side win the competition for the first time ever with two goals (one of them against his parent club) in 14 appearances, he signed a permanent deal with Grêmio Anápolis and subsequently returned to Atlético for the Série A, on loan. Ronald made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 30 May 2021, starting in 1–0 away win against

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. On 20 January 2022, Grêmio Anápolis sent Ronald on loan to Série B side Guarani. On 13 July 2022, Ronald's loan spell at Guarani was cut short and he was instead sent on a season-long loan to

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club

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. At the end of the campaign, following Estrela's

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to the

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, Ronald's loan was extended for another season. In January 2024, Ronald signed a three-and-a-half-year contract, with an option for a further year, with

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side

, for a fee reported to be between €1.5 million and €2 million. He was praised by head coach Luke Williams after playing for the team, whilst Ronald said that he wanted to be successful for his family in Brazil.

Career statistics

Honours

Atlético Goianiense *

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Grêmio Anápolis *Campeonato Goiano:

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References

External links

Futebol de Goyaz profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronald 2001 births Living people People from Corumbá Footballers from Mato Grosso do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Liga Portugal 2 players Primeira Liga players Corumbaense Futebol Clube players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Grêmio Esportivo Anápolis players Guarani FC players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Swansea City A.F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Wales English Football League players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriates in the United Kingdom