Ronaldo Cisneros
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo Cisneros Morell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Torreón, Coahuila, México | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Santos Laguna | 8 | (0) |
| 2018– | Guadalajara | 23 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Mineros (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Mexico U-20 | 10 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020 | |||
Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born January 8, 1997 in Coahuila, Mexico) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club Guadalajara.[1]
Early life
Ronaldo Cisneros Morell was born in Torreón, Coahuila, to Mario Cisneros. Mario named him Ronaldo because of the Brazilian football icon during the time, Ronaldo.[2] Showing talent at a young age he caught the attention of a Santos Laguna youth recruiter.
Career
Youth
Ronaldo joined Santos youth academy in 2011. He continued through all the ranks from Santos Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17, and U-20. He managed to become top scorer for the U-17 and U-20s squads.[3] Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha promoted Ronaldo to the first the team.[4]
Santos Laguna
Ronaldo made his professional debut in the Liga MX on October 24, 2014 in a 1-1 draw against UNAM. He scored a hat trick against FC Juarez in the Copa MX on September 13, 2017.[5] After Santos began to struggle, Ronaldo was not being considered in the first team as he was too young to take on big responsibilities and only played in the Copa MX and under-20s squad. His number was first 132, but a while after, it was changed to 97.
Guadalajara
On December 13, 2017 Cisneros was signed by Guadalajara.[6] He scored his first Liga MX goal on his debut for the club on January 20, 2017 against Club Necaxa.[7]
International career
Mexico U-20
Cisneros was called up to the under-20 national team which participated in the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He went on to score 6 goals in only 5 appearances becoming one of the top scorers in the tournament. Cisneros was also called up to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored 2 goals in 5 appearances scoring against Vanuatu and Senegal
Honours
Club
- Guadalajara
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Boot: 2017
References
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros Morell". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros Prime form". ESPNFC.net. Tom Marshall. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros Morell". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ "La joya de Santos Laguna". Iván Cañada. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/copa-mx/2017/09/14/59b9fcd2e2704e27398b4577.html
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros, nuevo refuerzo de Chivas". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN DEPORTES. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/29725/Justa-recompensa-al-esfuerzo-grupal-?search_text=Ronaldo
- ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links
- Ronaldo Cisneros at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Ronaldo Cisneros at Medio Tiempo
  | This biographical article related to a Mexican association football forward is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |