Ronald Araújo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rivera, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán de Rivera | |||
| Rentistas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Rentistas | 17 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Boston River | 27 | (0) |
| 2018– | Barcelona B | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Uruguay U18 | ||
| 2018– | Uruguay U20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2018 | |||
Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva (born 7 March 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club FC Barcelona B.
Club career
Born in Rivera, Araujo joined Rentistas from hometown club Huracán de Rivera.[1] 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 9 December 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 defeat of Villa Española on 17 June of that year.[2]
On 28 July 2017, Araújo joined Primera División side Boston River.[3] He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing Maximiliano Sigales late into a 1–0 home success over El Tanque Sisley.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ^ "Ronald Araújo: de Boston River a Barcelona" [Ronald Araújo: from Boston River to Barcelona] (in Spanish). Ovación. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Villa Española 2 Rentistas 3" (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Boston River: llega Ronald Araújo" [Boston River: Ronald Araújo arrives] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Boston River volvió a festejar, 1:0" [Boston River celebrate again, 1–0] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Ronald Araújo at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- People from Rivera Department
- Uruguayan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- C.A. Rentistas players
- Boston River players
- FC Barcelona B players
- Uruguay youth international footballers
- Uruguay under-20 international footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate footballers
- Uruguayan expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain