Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born 8 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United, on loan from Guadalajara.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronaldo Cisneros Morell | ||
Date of birth | (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Atlanta United (on loan from Guadalajara) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Santos Laguna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Santos Laguna | 9 | (0) |
2018– | Guadalajara | 35 | (4) |
2018 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2019 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2020–2022 | → Tapatío (loan) | 29 | (7) |
2022– | → Atlanta United (loan) | 28 | (7) |
National team | |||
2015 | Mexico U18 | 3 | (1) |
2017 | Mexico U20 | 10 | (8) |
2018 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Mexico U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 |
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.[3] Showing talent at a young age he caught the attention of a Santos Laguna youth recruiter.
Cisneros 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.[4] Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha promoted Ronaldo to the first the team.[5]
Cisneros made his professional debut in the Liga MX on October 24, 2014 in a 1-1 draw against Pumas UNAM. He scored a hat trick against Juárez in the Copa MX on September 13, 2017.[6] After Santos began to struggle, Cisneros 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.
On December 13, 2017 Cisneros was signed by Guadalajara.[7] He scored his first Liga MX goal on his debut for the club on January 20, 2017 against Club Necaxa.[8]
Cisneros was called up to the under-20 squad 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.
In May 2019, Cisneros was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament,[9] where Mexico finished third in the tournament.[10]
Guadalajara
Individual
Atlanta United FC – current squad | |
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CONCACAF Under-20 Championship awards | |
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Most Valuable Player |
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Golden Boot | |
Golden Glove |
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