 Rony in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronielson da Silva Barbosa | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-11)11 May 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Magalhães Barata, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Remo | |||
| 2015 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Remo | 24 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Cruzeiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | →Náutico (loan) | 49 | (14) |
| 2017 | →Albirex Niigata (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Athletico Paranaense | 45 | (9) |
| 2020–2025 | Palmeiras | 204 | (44) |
| 2025– | Atlético Mineiro | 16 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:41, 13 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa (born 11 May 1995), commonly known asRony, is a Brazilianfootballer who plays as aforward forAtlético Mineiro.
Born in Vila Quadros, the rural part of the city ofMagalhães Barata, in the state ofPará,[1] Rony began his career with the youth sides ofRemo. Released by the club in 2013, his contract was still registered in theBID (CBF's registration system), which led to the club recalling him to play in the 2014Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior; at that time, he was working as a motorcycle courier.[2]
Rony was promoted to the first team of Remo after theCopinha, and made his senior debut on 26 March 2024; after coming on as asubstitute forLeandrão, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1Campeonato Paraense home draw againstSão Francisco-PA.[3] He would feature regularly in the year, scoring two further goals in the2014 Campeonato Paraense as the club lifted the trophy.
On 22 April 2015, Rony moved toCruzeiro on a three-year contract, for a rumoured fee ofR$ 321,000.[4] He only featured for the under-20 side, before being loaned out toNáutico on 7 January 2016.[5]
Rony established himself as a first-choice atTimbu, and scored 11 goals in the2016 Série B.
On 9 January 2017,Albirex Niigata announced that they had signed Rony from Cruzeiro,[6] for a fee of around R$ 4 million.[7] He made his debut abroad on 25 February, starting in a 1–1 away draw againstSanfrecce Hiroshima, and scored his first goal on 18 March, in a draw atYokohama F. Marinos for the same scoreline.
On 11 January 2018, Rony was announced atBotafogo, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[8] Three days later, Albirex notified Cruzeiro demanding the return of Rony or the transfer of aUS$ 10 million fee on compensation;[9] the deal later collapsed, and he terminated his contract with Cruzeiro on 2 April.[10]
In April 2018, Rony negotiated withCorinthians,[11] but Albirex notified the player of abandonment and the deal also collapsed. He was only given clearance byFIFA to negotiate in May.[12]
On 31 August 2018, after spending nearly two months training at the club,Atlético Paranaense received FIFA clearance to sign Rony.[13] He made his club debut two days later, replacingMarcinho and scoring his team's second in a 2–0 home win overBahia.[14]
Rony established himself as a starter forFuracão during the 2019 campaign, heping the club to win their first-everCopa do Brasil title.[15] On 19 January 2020, after refusing a renewal offer, he was separated from the first team squad.[16]
On 21 February 2020, Rony joinedPalmeiras on a deal until 2024.[17] He made his debut for the club eight days later, replacingLuiz Adriano in a 0–0Campeonato Paulista away draw againstSantos.[18]
Rony only scored his first goal forVerdão on 1 October 2020, netting the club's fifth in a 5–0 home routing ofBolívar, in the2020 Copa Libertadores.[19] He was an important unit in the club's title in the competition, scoring a further four goals and providing eight assists (including one toBreno Lopes' goal in thefinal against Santos).[20]
On 26 June 2021, already established as a starter, Rony renewed his contract with Palmeiras for a further year.[21] In April 2022, after scoring againstEmelec, he reached 13 goals for the club in the Libertadores, becoming their top scorer in the competition.[22]
On 12 October 2022, Rony renewed his link with Palmeiras until 2026; he also received a pay rise.[23]
On 14 February 2025, Rony joinedAtlético Mineiro on a deal running until December 2027.[24]
On 3 March 2023, Rony was called for the first time for theBrazil national team by interim head coachRamon Menezes to play in a friendly match againstMorocco on 25 March 2023.[25] He made his full international debut on 25 March, starting in the 2–1 loss at theIbn Batouta Stadium inTangier, Algeria.[26]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Remo | 2014 | Série D | 10 | 1 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Subtotal | 10 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 31 | 6 | |||
| Náutico | 2016 | Série B | 35 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 51 | 14 | |
| Albirex Niigata | 2017 | J1 League | 32 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2018 | Série A | 15 | 3 | — | — | 8[c] | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 6 | — | 8 | 2 | 8[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 49 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 45 | 9 | — | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 13 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2020 | Série A | 23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 11[d] | 5 | 2[g] | 0 | 52 | 11 |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[d] | 6 | 5[h] | 1 | 48 | 12 | ||
| 2022 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10[d] | 7 | 2[i] | 0 | 61 | 23 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10[d] | 3 | 1[f] | 0 | 59 | 14 | ||
| 2024 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8[d] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 63 | 10 | ||
| 2025 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 146 | 39 | 58 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 284 | 70 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2025 | Série A | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6[c] | 2 | — | 26 | 10 | |
| Career total | 280 | 70 | 90 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 71 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 501 | 121 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
