Ronaldo Pompeu da Silva (born 8 April 1990) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Club career

In January 2016 Ronaldo was signed by

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. However, he was immediately left for sister club Salernitana. The loan was renewed on 31 August. On 17 July 2019 he joined

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club

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. On 22 July 2022, Ronaldo signed a two-year contract with

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* * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Santa Catarina (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Mantova 1911 players Calcio Padova players US Grosseto 1912 players Empoli FC players US Catanzaro 1929 players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players SS Lazio players US Salernitana 1919 players Novara FC players LR Vicenza players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub