Ronieli Gomes dos Santos (born April 25, 1991), better known as Roni is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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and he has been likened to

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striker

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. Surprisingly he was loaned by Turkish 1st division team Karşıyaka S.K. for the season 2010–2011. After a loan spell in Turkey, on 26 July 2011, he joined South Korean

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on a season-long loan deal. Roni has a contract with São Paulo FC until 31 December 2015.

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* * * ;Further reading * by Rafael Reis (2008-03-03) Living people 1991 births Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers São Paulo FC players Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Gyeongnam FC players Sagan Tosu players Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Adanaspor footballers Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Água Santa players Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias players União Recreativa dos Trabalhadores players K League 1 players J1 League players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players TFF 1. Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Men's association football forwards Footballers from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1990s-stub