Ronald Araújo

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Araújo and the second or maternal family name is da Silva.
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[2]
Place of birth Rivera, Uruguay
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-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 57 (6)
National team‡
2017–2018 Uruguay U18 6 (1)
2018–2019 Uruguay U20 12 (2)
2020– Uruguay 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:00, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Rentistas

Born in Rivera to a Brazilian mother,[3][4][5] Araújo joined Rentistas from hometown club Huracán de Rivera.[6] 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 equaliser 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 win over Villa Española on 17 June of that year.[7]

Boston River

On 28 July 2017, Araújo joined Primera División side Boston River.[8] He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing Maximiliano Sigales late into a 1–0 home success over El Tanque Sisley.[9]

Barcelona

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.[10] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 6 October of the following year, coming off the bench to replace Jean-Clair Todibo in the 73rd minute of a 4–0 home win against Sevilla; however, he was sent off in the 86th minute for tackling Javier Hernández.[11]

For the 2020–21 season, Araújo was promoted to the main squad, being handed the number 4 jersey, which was previously worn by Ivan Rakitić.[12] On 19 December 2020, he scored his first La Liga goal for Barcelona in a 2–2 home draw against Valencia.[13]

On 20 March 2022, Araújo scored his first goal in El Clásico, heading in a corner from Ousmane Dembélé in a 4–0 away victory against the league leaders at Santiago Bernabéu.[14]

International career

After representing Uruguay at under-18 and under-20 levels, Araújo received his first call up for the senior side on 5 October 2020, for two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Ecuador.[15] He made his full international debut eight days later, starting in a 2–4 loss against the latter.[16]

In June 2021, Araújo was included in the final 26-man Uruguay squad for the 2021 Copa América in Brazil.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 May 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rentistas 2016 Uruguayan Segunda División 31–––31
2017 Uruguayan Segunda División 146–––146
Total 177–––177
Boston River 2017 Uruguayan Primera División 90–––90
2018 Uruguayan Primera División 180–4[lower-alpha 1]0–220
Total 270–40–310
Barcelona B 2018–19 Segunda División B 223–––223
2019–20 Segunda División B 203––2[lower-alpha 2]0223
Total 426––20446
Barcelona 2019–20 La Liga 6000000060
2020–21 La Liga 242403[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0332
2021–22 La Liga 2742010[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 4]0404
Total 5766013030796
Career total 14319601705017119
  1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  5. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202010
202140
202240
Total90

Honours

Barcelona

References
  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. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. "Ronald Araújo". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. Quixano, Jordi (3 October 2020). "Ronald Araujo, el velocista que se mira en Puyol". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. Bona, German (11 October 2020). "Ronald Araujo, el central humilde que el Real Madrid no pudo 'birlar'". Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. Cerezo, Hugo (21 December 2020). "Ronald Araujo: un soldado de Dios que esprinta a 35km/h y está bendecido por los jefes". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. "Ronald Araújo: de Boston River a Barcelona" [Ronald Araújo: from Boston River to Barcelona] (in Spanish). Ovación. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. "Villa Española 2 Rentistas 3" (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. "Boston River: llega Ronald Araújo" [Boston River: Ronald Araújo arrives] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. "Boston River volvió a festejar, 1:0" [Boston River celebrate again, 1–0] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  10. "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.
  11. Dembélé and Araújo sent off during Barcelona win over Sevilla; Diario AS. 6 October 2019, Retrieved 18 August 2020
  12. "Riqui Puig y Araújo ya son jugadores del primer equipo" [Riqui Puig and Araújo are already first team players] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  13. "Araujo is a man of many talents". Marca. 19 December 2020.
  14. "Barcelona thrash leaders Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  15. "Primera convocatoria de Ronald Araujo con la absoluta de Uruguay" [First call up of Ronald Araújo with the full side of Uruguay] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  16. "Ecuador barre a la Uruguay de Suárez, Valverde y Araujo (4–2)" [Ecuador beat Suárez, Valverde and Araújo's Uruguay (4–2)] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  17. "Plantel de Uruguay para la Copa América" [Uruguay squad for the Copa América] (in Spanish). auf.org. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. Ronald Araújo at Soccerway
  19. Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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