| Ronaldo Deaconu | |
| Fullname: | Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Hermannstadt |
| Clubnumber: | 77 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Steaua București |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gheorghe Hagi Academy |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs3: | Feyenoord |
| Youthyears4: | 2012–2015 |
| Youthclubs4: | Twente |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | ASA Târgu Mureș |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Concordia Chiajna |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Gorica |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Sepsi OSK |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Gaz Metan Mediaș |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 12 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs7: | Korona Kielce |
| Caps7: | 44 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2024 |
| Clubs8: | Farul Constanța |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Hermannstadt |
| Caps9: | 5 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Romania U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Romania Olympic |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 August 2024 |
Ronaldo Octavian Andrei Deaconu (born 13 May 1997) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Liga I club Hermannstadt.
Deaconu started his professional career with ASA Târgu Mureș in 2016, after having previously played as a junior for FC Steaua București, the Gheorghe Hagi Academy, and Dutch clubs Feyenoord and Twente, respectively.[2] [3] He made his senior debut for Târgu Mureș on 5 August 2016, aged 19, in a 0–3 Liga I loss to Politehnica Iași.
During the winter transfer window of 2017, Deaconu moved to fellow league team Concordia Chiajna. He totalled three goals from 55 Liga I matches, before transferring abroad to HNK Gorica on 1 February 2019.[4]
He appeared sparingly during his spell in Croatia, and in the summer of that year returned to his country after Sepsi OSK acquired him for €100,000.[3] On 22 July 2020, he played the full 90 minutes as his side lost 0–1 to FCSB in the Cupa României final.[5]
On 26 August 2020, Deaconu signed a two-year deal with Gaz Metan Mediaș as a free agent.[6] In the 2020–21 season, he amassed 39 games and eleven goals in all competitions. On 15 October 2021, he scored two long-range goals in the span of two minutes to secure a 2–1 home win over Dinamo București.[7]
Following a short stint with China League One club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic, on 28 July 2022 Deaconu joined Polish side Korona Kielce on a two-year contract.[8] On 8 January 2024, he left the club by mutual consent.[9]
Deaconu was called up by the Romania under-23 team to the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics,[1] [10] appearing once in a goalless draw with New Zealand which led to a group-stage exit.
Deaconu's father is a football fan, and named his son after Brazilian international Ronaldo.[2] [3]
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 2016–17 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2016–17 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Liga I | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | |||
| HNK Gorica | 2018–19 | Prva HNL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Sepsi OSK | 2019–20 | Liga I | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2020–21 | Liga I | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 11 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14 | |||
| Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic | 2022 | China League One | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Korona Kielce | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | |||
| Farul Constanța | 2023–24 | Liga I | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Hermannstadt | 2024–25 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 213 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 29 | |||
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