| Ronaldo Shani | |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Greece |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Thesprotos |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Atromitos Metamorfosis |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atromitos |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Atromitos |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Asteras Vlachioti (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Ypato |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | SV Neuhof |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Thesprotos |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Greece U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Greece U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 August 2023 |
Ronaldo Shani (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ρονάλντο Σάνι; born 29 March 2002) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Super League 2 club Thesprotos.
Shani was born in Greece to Albanian parents.[1]
Having begun his career with Atromitos Metamorfosis, Shani joined the academy of professional side Atromitos at the age of thirteen.[1] [2] In November 2016 he went on trial with Italian side Atalanta.[1] He marked his unofficial debut for Atromitos with a goal, scoring in a friendly against Panathinaikos on 12 September 2018.[2] The following week he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3]
Shani made his professional debut for Atromitos on 19 December 2018, coming on as a substitute for Theodoros Vasilakakis in an 8–0 win over Thyella Kamariou in the Greek Cup.[4] In October 2019, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian on "Next Generation" list, highlighting the best players in the world born in 2002.[5]
He was loaned to Super League Greece 2 side Asteras Vlachioti in August 2021, alongside teammate Fotis Zannis.[6] Following seven appearances for the club, he returned to Atromitos, but moved immediately to Gamma Ethniki side Ypato on a free transfer.[7] Later in the same year, he moved to Germany to join Hessenliga side SV Neuhof.[8]
On his return to Greece in January 2023, he joined Thesprotos.[9]
Eligible to represent Greece and Albania at international level, Shani rejected an approach from the Albanian Football Association in order to represent Greece.[5] He went on to represent Greece at under-16 and under-17 level.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Atromitos | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Asteras Vlachioti (loan) | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| SV Neuhof | 2022–23 | Hessenliga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Thesprotos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||