Ronny Clyde Aloema (born 18 October 1979) is a

Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ...

se politician and former football goalkeeper. He has served as a member of the

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since 7 August 2020, representing

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for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). As a footballer, Aloema played at the club level in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, and for

at the international level.

Football

Domestic career

Aloema played for SV Voorwaarts between 2002 and 2006, before signing for

SV Transvaal Sport Vereniging Transvaal is a Surinamese association football club, which plays in the top of football in Suriname. They play their home games in Paramaribo at André Kamperveen Stadion to a capacity of 7,100. The team is one of Suriname's mos ...

in 2007. He signed for Trinidadian

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club

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in 2009, but returned to SV Transvaal the following year. In 2011, he moved to

S.V. Robinhood Sport Vereniging Robinhood is a Surinamese professional association football, football club based in Paramaribo that competes in the highest level of football in Suriname. Founded on 6 February 1945, Robinhood is the SVB Eerste Divisie, most su ...

International career

Aloema made his debut for Suriname in 2008. His last appearance to date was a 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifying match against St Vincent & the Grenadines.Ronny Aloema
National Football Teams In addition to his 24 FIFA-recognised caps, Aloema played in three unofficial matches. Despite being a goalkeeper, he took

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s for the national team, scoring twice in official matches and twice in unofficial matches. Aloema has also played for the Suriname national futsal team.

International goals

;Note:Bonaire and Martinique aren't affiliated to FIFA, but they are CONCACAF members.

Politics

Aloema has been active with the Progressive Reform Party (VHP) since 2017. In the 2020 general election, he was part of the VHP candidate list for

. He was sworn in as a member of the

on 7 August 2020, one of three replacements for VHP ministers in the new government. He spoke beforehand of his intentions to promote sports and entrepreneurship.

References

1979 births Futsal goalkeepers Men's association football goalkeepers Surinamese men's footballers Surinamese men's futsal players Suriname men's international footballers S.V. Robinhood players S.V. Transvaal players S.V. Voorwaarts players S.V. Walking Boyz Company players Surinamese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Tobago United F.C. players SVB Eerste Divisie players TT Pro League players Living people Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Sportsperson-politicians Members of the National Assembly (Suriname) {{Suriname-footy-bio-stub