| Ronaldo | |
| Fullname: | Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.77m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Rostov |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | São Caetano |
| Youthyears2: | 2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bahia |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | São Caetano |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Bahia |
| Caps2: | 33 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Levski Sofia |
| Caps3: | 51 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Rostov |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
Ronaldo Cezar Soares dos Santos (born 7 December 2000), simply known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Rostov.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo was a São Caetano youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 22 January 2020, starting in a 2–3 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away loss against Penapolense,[1] and scored his first senior goal on 7 March by netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win over Atibaia.[2]
In November 2020, Ronaldo signed for Bahia for the ensuing campaign, being initially assigned to the under-23 squad.[3] He first appeared with the main squad the following 28 July, starting in a 0–2 loss at Atlético Mineiro, for the season's Copa do Brasil.[4]
Ronaldo made his Série A debut on 1 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Rodriguinho in a 0–1 home loss against Sport Recife.[5]
On 16 June 2022, Ronaldo moved to Europe, signing a 3-year deal with Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.[6]
On 12 January 2024, Ronaldo agreed to a move to the Russian Premier League club Rostov.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| São Caetano | 2020 | Série D | 3 | 2 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Bahia | 2021 | Série A | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[8] | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Série B | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 3 | |||
| Levski Sofia | 2022–23 | First League | 34 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 4[9] | 1 | 1[10] | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 6[11] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 12 | |||
| Rostov | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 6 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||||||
| Career total | 91 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 153 | 26 | |||
São Caetano
2020
Bahia