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| Full name | Ronald Cardoso Falkoski | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2003-02-11)11 February 2003 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santo Antônio da Patrulha, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Goianiense (on loan fromGrêmio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2023 | Grêmio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Grêmio | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | →Atlético Goianiense (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brazil U20 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:18, 12 January 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Cardoso Falkoski (born 11 February 2003), known asRonald, is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forAtlético Goianiense, on loan fromGrêmio.
Born inSanto Antônio da Patrulha,Rio Grande do Sul,[1] Ronald joinedGrêmio's youth setup in 2010, aged seven. On 8 June 2021, he renewed his contract with the club until December 2025.[2]
On 29 April 2023, Ronald was promoted to Grêmio's first team.[3] He made his senior – andSérie A – debut on 22 July, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 home success overAtlético Mineiro.[4]
Born in Brazil, Ronald is of Polish descent and had been scouted by thePolish Football Association about the possibility of playing for them.[5] In December 2022, Ronald was called up to theBrazil under-20 team by managerRamon Menezes for the2023 South American U-20 Championship,[6] where he was mainly a backup option as the team were crowned champions. On 1 May 2023, he was also called up tothe year's FIFA U-20 World Cup,[7] being used more sparingly.
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grêmio | 2023 | Série A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Grêmio
Brazil U20
Brazil U23
