Ronaldo Cisneros

Ronaldo Cisneros
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Cisneros Morell
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997
Place of birth Torreón, Coahuila, México
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Zacatepec
Number 29
Youth career
2011–2014 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Santos Laguna 8 (0)
2018– Guadalajara 6 (1)
2018– → Zacatepec (loan) 9 (0)
National team
2017 Mexico U-20 10 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2018

Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born January 8, 1997 in Coahuila, Mexico) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Zacatepec on loan from Guadalajara.[1]

Early life

Ronaldo Cisneros Morell was born in Torreón, Coahuila, to Mario Cisneros. Mario named him Ronaldo because of the Brazilian football icon during the time, Ronaldo.[2] Showing talent at a young age he caught the attention of a Santos Laguna youth recruiter. He has two sisters, one named Anette and the other named Lidia.

Career

Youth

Ronaldo joined Santos youth academy in 2011. He continued through all the ranks from Santos Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17, and U-20. He managed to become top scorer for the U-17 and U-20s squads.[3] Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha promoted Ronaldo to the first the team.[4]

Santos Laguna

Ronaldo made his professional debut in the Liga MX on October 24, 2014 in a 1-1 draw against UNAM. He scored a hat trick against FC Juarez in the Copa MX on September 13, 2017.[5] After Santos began to struggle, Ronaldo was not being considered in the first team as he was too young to take on big responsibilities and only played in the Copa MX and under-20s squad. His number was first 132, but a while after, it was changed to 97. This team is where he met his girlfriend.

Guadalajara

On December 13, 2017 Cisneros was signed by Guadalajara.[6] He scored his first Liga MX goal on his debut for the club on January 20, 2017 against Club Necaxa.[7] His player number is 29.

International career

Mexico U-20

Cisneros was called up to the under-20 national team which participated in the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He went on to score 6 goals in only 5 appearances becoming one of the top scorers in the tournament. Cisneros was also called up to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored 2 goals in 5 appearances scoring against Vanuatu and Senegal

Honours

Club

Guadalajara

References

  1. ↑ "Ronaldo Cisneros Morell". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
  2. ↑ "Ronaldo Cisneros Prime form". ESPNFC.net. Tom Marshall. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  3. ↑ "Ronaldo Cisneros Morell". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. ↑ "La joya de Santos Laguna". Iván Cañada. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  5. ↑ http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/copa-mx/2017/09/14/59b9fcd2e2704e27398b4577.html
  6. ↑ "Ronaldo Cisneros, nuevo refuerzo de Chivas". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN DEPORTES. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  7. ↑ http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/29725/Justa-recompensa-al-esfuerzo-grupal-?search_text=Ronaldo
  8. ↑ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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