Ronaldo Oliveira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo Augusto Antonio Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Goa, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RoundGlass Punjab | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Salgaocar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Salgaocar | 22 | (18) |
| 2019–2020 | East Bengal | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | Kerala Blasters B | 5 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Bengaluru United | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Goa B | ||
| 2022– | RoundGlass Punjab | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 13 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ronaldo Augusto Antonio Oliveira (born 2 November 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.
Youth career
[edit]Ronaldo started his career in the youth academy of Salgaocar and participated in the 2015-16 U-18 I-League and reached the Semi-Finals. He scored 9 goals for Salgaocar U18 in the tournament.
Career
[edit]Salgaocar
[edit]In 2017-18, he was promoted to the Salgaocar senior side and participated in the Goa Professional League. In the 2018–19 Goa Professional League, Ronaldo scored 23 goals as he became the top scorer[1] and helped Salgaocar finish 4th in the 2018-19 Goa Professional League.[2] Ronaldo scored a few hatricks in the tournament which included 4 goals in one game against FC Bardez on 21 February 2019.[3] In August 2018, he caught the eye of scouts as he scored against Indian Super League side FC Pune City in the Awes Cup and helped Salgaocar win by 2-0.[4]
In 2019, Ronaldo represented Goa in the 2018–19 Santosh Trophy and reached the Semi-Finals where they lost by 2-1 to Punjab. Ronaldo scored the only goal for Goa in the Semi-Final.[5]
East Bengal
[edit]In 2019, Ronaldo signed for I-League side and Kolkata giants: East Bengal FC on a 3 years contract, after a successful week of trials under the observation of coach Alejandro Menendez.[6]
He made his debut against George Telegraph S.C. on 9 August in the 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division which East Bengal lost 0-1. He also started in the Kolkata Derby in the 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division. He came on as a substitute against Kalighat MS in the second half and provided a brilliant assist with the outside of his foot for Jaime Santos Colado to score and ensure the win for East Bengal FC. He is a part of the squad to play the 2019-20 I-League.[7] He was released in January 2020.
FC Bengaluru United
[edit]FC Bengaluru United have signed Ronaldo Oliveira on a free transfer[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 13 October 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2019–20 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters B | 2020 | I-League 2nd Division | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||
| Bengaluru United | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Bengaluru United total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| RoundGlass Punjab | 2022–23 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
[edit]Salgaocar
- Goa Professional League Golden Boot: 2018-19
- AWES Cup runner-up: 2018[10]
Kerala Blasters B
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Football Transfers: East Bengal close in on Goa Pro League top scorer – Sportskeeda". Sportskeeda. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "GOA PRO LEAGUE - SALGAOCAR FC". Salgaocar FC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Ronaldo Oliveira shines in Salgaocar's massive win over Bardez". Khel Now. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Salgaocar stun FC Pune City in AWES Cup". Times of India. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Santosh Trophy: Punjab beats Goa to reach final for the 15th time". Sportstar - The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Ronaldo Oliveira joins QEB". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "East Bengal FC squad 2019-20 I-League". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "FC Bengaluru United sign Ronaldo Oliveira for 2nd Division League". Khel Now. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Ronaldo Oliveira at Soccerway
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (16 September 2018). "AWES Cup: Sporting Clube end Salgaocar fairytale". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Vasco Da Gama, Goa: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ronaldo Oliveira at Soccerway