Ronald Araújo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is da Silva.
Ronald Araújo
Personal information
Full name Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva
Date of birth (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 4
Youth career
2012–2015 Huracán de Rivera
2015–2016 Rentistas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Rentistas 17 (7)
2017–2018 Boston River 27 (0)
2018–2020 Barcelona B 42 (6)
2019– Barcelona 32 (2)
National team‡
2017–2018 Uruguay U18 6 (1)
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 12 (2)
2020– Uruguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2020

Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva (born 7 March 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team.

Club career[]

Rentistas[]

Born in Rivera to a Brazilian mother,[1][2][3] Araujo joined Rentistas from hometown club Huracán de Rivera.[4] He made his senior debut with the former on 24 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División away win against Tacuarembó.

Araújo scored his first senior goal on December 9, 2016, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Central Español. He became a regular starter during the 2017 season, and scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 away win over Villa Española on 17 June of that year.[5]

Boston River[]

On 28 July 2017, Araújo joined Primera División side Boston River.[6] He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing Maximiliano Sigales late into a 1–0 home success over El Tanque Sisley.[7]

Barcelona[]

On 29 August 2018, Araújo signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona for a fee of €1.7 million, plus €3.5 million in variables; he was initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[8] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 6 October of the following year, coming off the bench to replace Jean-Clair Todibo in the 73rd minute of a 4–0 home win against Sevilla; however, he was sent off in the 86th minute for tackling Javier Hernández.[9]

For the 2020–21 season, Araújo was promoted to the main squad, being handed the number 4 jersey, which was previously worn by Ivan Rakitić.[10] On 19 December 2020, he scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona in a 2–2 home draw against Valencia.[11]

On 22 April 2021, he scored his second goal for Barcelona in a 5–2 win against Getafe.

International career[]

After representing Uruguay at under-18 and under-20 levels, Araújo received his first call up for the senior side on 5 October 2020, for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Ecuador.[12] He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 2–4 loss against the latter.[13]

In June 2021, Araújo was included in the final 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2021 Copa América in Brazil.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 August 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rentistas 2016 Uruguayan Segunda División 3 1 – – – 3 1
2017 14 6 – – – 14 6
Total 17 7 – – – 17 7
Boston River 2017 Uruguayan Primera División 9 0 – – – 9 0
2018 18 0 – 4[a] 0 – 22 0
Total 27 0 – 4 0 – 31 0
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 22 3 – – – 22 3
2019–20 20 3 – – 2[b] 0 22 3
Total 42 6 – – 2 0 44 6
Barcelona 2019–20 La Liga 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21 24 2 4 0 3[c] 0 2[d] 0 33 2
2021–22 2 0 0 0 0[c] 0 0[d] 0 2 0
Total 32 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 41 2
Career total 118 15 4 0 7 0 4 0 133 15
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League Cite error: The named reference "UECL" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in Supercopa de España

International[]

As of 13 October 2020[15]
Uruguay
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0

Honours[]

Barcelona

References[]

  1. ^ Quixano, Jordi (3 October 2020). "Ronald Araujo, el velocista que se mira en Puyol". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Bona, German (11 October 2020). "Ronald Araujo, el central humilde que el Real Madrid no pudo 'birlar'". Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ Cerezo, Hugo (21 December 2020). "Ronald Araujo: un soldado de Dios que esprinta a 35km/h y está bendecido por los jefes". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Ronald Araújo: de Boston River a Barcelona" [Ronald Araújo: from Boston River to Barcelona] (in Spanish). Ovación. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Villa Española 2 Rentistas 3" (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Boston River: llega Ronald Araújo" [Boston River: Ronald Araújo arrives] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Boston River volvió a festejar, 1:0" [Boston River celebrate again, 1–0] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Acuerdo con el Boston River para el traspaso de Ronald Araujo" [Agremeent with Boston River for the transfer of Ronald Araujo] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. ^ Dembélé and Araújo sent off during Barcelona win over Sevilla; Diario AS. 6 October 2019, Retrieved 18 August 2020
  10. ^ "Riqui Puig y Araújo ya son jugadores del primer equipo" [Riqui Puig and Araújo are already first team players] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Araujo is a man of many talents". Marca. 19 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Primera convocatoria de Ronald Araujo con la absoluta de Uruguay" [First call up of Ronald Araújo with the full side of Uruguay] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Ecuador barre a la Uruguay de Suárez, Valverde y Araujo (4–2)" [Ecuador beat Suárez, Valverde and Araújo's Uruguay (4–2)] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Plantel de Uruguay para la Copa América" [Uruguay squad for the Copa América] (in Spanish). auf.org. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Ronald Araújo at Soccerway
  16. ^ Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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