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{{short description|Indian professional footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ronaldo Oliveira
| image = Ronaldo Oliviera.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Ronaldo Augusto Antonio Oliveira
| height = 1.70 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Goa]], [[India]]
| currentclub = [[FC Bengaluru United]]
| clubnumber = 22
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 2015-2017
| youthclubs1 = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 18
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = [[Kerala Blasters FC Reserves|Kerala Blasters 'B']]
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2020–
| clubs4 = [[FC Bengaluru United]]
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
}}

'''Ronaldo Oliveira''' (born "Ronaldo Augusto Antonio Oliveira"; 2 November 1997 in [[Goa]]) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a forward for [[FC Bengaluru United]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-19|title=FC Bengaluru United sign Ronaldo Oliveira for 2nd Division League|url=https://khelnow.com/football/fc-bengaluru-united-sign-ronaldo-oliveira/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
Ronaldo started his career in the youth academy of [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] and participated in the [[2015–16 I-League U18|2015-16 U-18 I-League]] and reached the Semi-Finals. He scored 9 goals for [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar U18]] in the tournament.

In 2017-18, he was promoted to the [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] senior side and participated in the [[Goa Professional League]]. In the [[2018–19 Goa Professional League]], Ronaldo scored 23 goals as he became the top scorer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-transfers-east-bengal-close-in-on-goa-pro-league-top-scorer|title=Indian Football Transfers: East Bengal close in on Goa Pro League top scorer – Sportskeeda|work=Sportskeeda|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> and helped [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] finish 4th in the [[2018-19 Goa Professional League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://salgaocarfc.in/matchday/results/goa-pro-league/|title=GOA PRO LEAGUE - SALGAOCAR FC|work=Salgaocar FC|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> Ronaldo scored a few hattricks in the tournament which included 4 goals in one game against FC Bardez on 21 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/news/goa-pro-league-2018-19-salgaocar-bardez-report/|title=Ronaldo Oliveira shines in Salgaocar's massive win over Bardez|work=Khel Now|accessdate=24 November 2019}}</ref> In August 2018, he caught the eye of scouts as he scored against [[Indian Super League]] side [[FC Pune City]] in the Awes Cup and helped [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] win by 2-0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/salgaocar-stun-fc-pune-city-in-awes-cup/articleshow/65600161.cms|title=Salgaocar stun FC Pune City in AWES Cup|work=Times of India|accessdate=24 November 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Ronaldo represented [[Goa football team|Goa]] in the [[2018–19 Santosh Trophy]] and reached the Semi-Finals where they lost by 2-1 to [[Punjab football team|Punjab]]. Ronaldo scored the only goal for Goa in the Semi-Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/santosh-trophy-2019-punjab-beats-goa-to-reach-final-harjinder-singh/article26886767.ece|title=Santosh Trophy: Punjab beats Goa to reach final for the 15th time|work=Sportstar - The Hindu|accessdate=24 November 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Ronaldo signed for [[I-League]] side and Kolkata giants: [[East Bengal FC]] on a 3 years contract, after a successful week of trials under the observation of coach [[Alejandro Menendez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eastbengalclub.co.in/newsdetails.php?NId=549|title=Ronaldo Oliveira joins QEB|work=East Bengal Club|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> He made his debut against [[George Telegraph S.C.]] on 9 August in the [[2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division]] which East Bengal lost 0-1. He also started in the [[Kolkata Derby]] in the [[2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division]]. He came on as a substitute against [[Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C.|Kalighat MS]] in the second half and provided a brilliant assist with the outside of his foot for [[Jaime Santos Colado]] to score and ensure the win for [[East Bengal FC]]. He is a part of the squad to play the [[2019-20 I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/india/east-bengal-club-fc/3346/squad/|title=East Bengal FC squad 2019-20 I-League|work=Soccerway|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref> He was released in January 2020.

==Club statistics==
{{updated|match played on 26 September 2019}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]<ref name="Matches">{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/ronaldo-oliveira/644525/matches/|title=Ronaldo Oliveira - Matches|work=Soccerway|accessdate=22 November 2019}}</ref>
|[[I-League]]
|3||0||0||0||8{{efn|Appearances in [[Calcutta Football League]]|name=CFL}}||0||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!3!!0!!0!!0!!8!!0!!11!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!3!!0!!0!!0!!8!!0!!11!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

==Honours==
===Individual===

'''Salgaocar'''
*[[Goa Professional League]] Golden Boot: [[2018-19 Goa Professional League|2018-19]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerway|ronaldo-oliveira/644525}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oliveira, Ronaldo}}
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:SC East Bengal players]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Goa]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:FC Bengaluru United players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:Goa Professional League players]]

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