Ronaldo Wilkins
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronaldo Wilkins | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Tagabe, Port Vila, Vanuatu | ||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shepherds United | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | Zamako Football Academy | ||
2013–2014 | Teouma Academy | ||
2015–2016 | Wellington Phoenix | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Shepherds United | ||
2017 | Sia-Raga | ||
2017– | Shepherds United | ||
2018– | Erakor Golden Star | ||
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Vanuatu U15 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Vanuatu U17 | 6 | (4) |
2016– | Vanuatu U20 | 8 | (3) |
2017– | Vanuatu | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2017 (UTC) |
Ronaldo Wilkins (born 30 December 1999) is a ni-Vanuatu footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erakor Golden Star in the Port Vila Football League and the Vanuatu national football team.
Club career
Wilkins grew up in Tagabe, an area in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu. When he was 6 years old he start playing at Wan Smol Bag Futsal. After a few years he moved to New Caledonia when he joined the Zimako Football Academy.[1] After a few years he returned to Vanuatu to start his senior career with Shepherds United. After he had played at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics he joined the Academy of New Zealand professional club Wellington Phoenix.[2] After two years he returned to Vanuatu and went to play for Sia-Raga. On October 16, 2017 it was announced by Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambert Maltock that Wilkins will have a two week trial at the academy of Brazilian football giants São Paulo. The trial will begin on 4 November and was arranged by Giovani Fernandez who is a football developer for the Oceania Football Confederation.[3]
Honours
National Team
References
- ↑ "Ronaldo: I was born to play football". pngfacts.com. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "Vanuatu U-20 midfielder Ronaldo Wilkins excited to take on football giants". pngfacts.com. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "Who is Ronaldo Wilkins? The Vanuatu wonderkid who trialled at Sao Paulo – Oceania's Eleven Series". Oceaniafc.com. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
- Ronaldo Wilkins at Soccerway