Ronald Araújo

Uruguayan association football player

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.

Ronald Araújo
Araújo playing for Barcelona in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back, right-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 90 (7)
National team
2017–2018 Uruguay U18 6 (1)
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 12 (2)
2020– Uruguay 16 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:05, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:00, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 November 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rentistas 2016 Uruguayan Segunda División 3 1 3 1
2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 14 6 14 6
Total 17 7 17 7
Boston River 2017 Uruguayan Primera División 9 0 9 0
2018 Uruguayan Primera División 18 0 4[b] 0 22 0
Total 27 0 4 0 31 0
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 22 3 22 3
2019–20 Segunda División B 20 3 2[c] 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 La Liga 24 2 4 0 3[d] 0 2[e] 0 33 2
2021–22 La Liga 30 4 2 0 10[f] 0 1[e] 0 43 4
2022–23 La Liga 22 0 4 1 3[g] 0 2[e] 0 31 1
2023–24 La Liga 8 2 0 0 3[d] 0 0 0 11 2
Total 90 7 10 1 19 0 5 0 124 8
Career total 176 20 10 1 23 0 7 0 216 21
  1. Includes Copa del Rey
  2. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  6. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 21 November 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Uruguay 2020 1 0
2021 4 0
2022 7 0
2023 4 1
Total 16 1
As of match played 17 November 2023
Uruguay score listed first, score column indicates score after each Araújo goal[5]
List of international goals scored by Ronald Araújo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 November 2023 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina 15   Argentina 1-0 2-0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [6]

Honours

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Barcelona

Uruguay U20

Individual

References

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  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 29 de agosto de 2021, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 29 August 2021, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. "Ronald Araújo". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ronald Araújo at Soccerway
  5. "Ronald Araújo: Internationals". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. "Argentina vs. Uruguay 0–2: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  7. "FC Barcelona, Liga champions 2022/23!". FC Barcelona. 14 May 2023.
  8. Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  9. Baynes, Ciaran (15 January 2023). "Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona: Gavi stars as Barca dominate to win Spanish Super Cup". Euro Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  10. "Chile 1 - 0 Uruguay" (in Spanish). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  11. "LaLiga Santader Team of the Season". EA. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.