Ronaldo Wilkins Explained

Ronaldo Wilkins
Fullname:Ronaldo Wilkins
Birth Date:1999 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Tagabe, Port Vila, Vanuatu
Height:171 cm
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Shepherds United
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2010–2013
Youthclubs1:Zamako Football Academy
Youthyears2:2013–2014
Youthclubs2:Teouma Academy
Youthyears3:2015–2016
Youthclubs3:Wellington Phoenix
Years1:2014–2015
Clubs1:Shepherds United
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Sia-Raga
Years3:2017–
Clubs3:Shepherds United
Years4:2018–
Clubs4:Erakor Golden Star
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Vanuatu U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015
Nationalteam2:Vanuatu U17
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2016–
Nationalteam3:Vanuatu U20
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:3
Nationalyears4:2017–
Nationalteam4:Vanuatu
Nationalcaps4:8
Nationalgoals4:0
Ntupdate:31 July 2019
Pcupdate:1 July 2017

Ronaldo Wilkins (born 30 December 1999) is a Ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erakor Golden Star in the Port Vila Football League and the Vanuatu national football team.

Club career

Wilkins grew up in Tagabe, an area in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. When he was 6-years-old he start playing at Wan Smol Bag Futsal. After a few years he moved to New Caledonia when he joined the Zimako Football Academy.[1] In 2014 he returned to Vanuatu to start his senior career with Shepherds United. After he had played at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics he joined the academy of New Zealand professional club Wellington Phoenix.[2] After two years he returned to Vanuatu and went to play for Sia-Raga. On 16 October 2017 it was announced by Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambert Maltock that Wilkins would have a two-week trial at the academy of Brazilian football giants São Paulo. The trial began on 4 November and was arranged by Giovani Fernandez who is a football developer for the Oceania Football Confederation.[3]

International career

U17

On 13 January 2015 Wilkins made his debut for the Vanuatu U17 National Team during the 2015 OFC U-17 Championship. He scored 4 goals in 6 matches, being instrumental in Vanuatu's road to the third place in this championship.

U20

In September 2016 he played the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship helping Vanuatu to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

First Team

Wilkins debuted for Vanuatu national football team on 2 December 2017.

Honours

National Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ronaldo: I was born to play football. pngfacts.com . 12 August 2014 . 10 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Vanuatu U-20 midfielder Ronaldo Wilkins excited to take on football giants. pngfacts.com . 1 May 2017 . 10 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Who is Ronaldo Wilkins? The Vanuatu wonderkid who trialled at Sao Paulo – Oceania’s Eleven Series . 12 January 2018. Oceaniafc.com. 26 January 2018.