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

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who plays as a

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for

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club Internacional.

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

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club

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on 1 July 2021.

Back to Brazil

In 2024, Ronaldo played for Juventude. And in 2025, he signed for

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a two-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

;Flamengo *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

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;Bahia *

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: 2020 Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

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References

External links

Flamengo profile
* * 1996 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's 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 men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan People from Itu, São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub