Ronaldo Cisneros
Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born 8 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Guadalajara.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronaldo Cisneros Morell | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Santos Laguna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Santos Laguna | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Guadalajara | 63 | (9) |
| 2018 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | → Tapatío (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2022 | → Atlanta United (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 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 21 October 2023 | |||
Early life edit
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.
Club career edit
Youth edit
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]
Santos Laguna edit
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.
Guadalajara edit
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, 2018, against Club Necaxa.[8]
International career edit
Youth edit
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]
Honours edit
Guadalajara
Individual
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Boot: 2017
- CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2017
References edit
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros". Atlanta United FC. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros Morell". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros Prime form". ESPNFC.net. Tom Marshall. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros Morell". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. 1994-04-24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ "La joya de Santos Laguna". Iván Cañada. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Copa Mx: Ronaldo Cisneros guía a Santos a los octavos de final de la Copa MX". 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Ronaldo Cisneros, nuevo refuerzo de Chivas". espndeportes.espn.com. ESPN DEPORTES. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ "Justa recompensa al esfuerzo grupal".
- ^ "Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello" (in Spanish). Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon". MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish). 15 June 2019.
- ^ "¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF!". chivasdecorazon.com.mx. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
External links edit
- Ronaldo Cisneros at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- Ronaldo Cisneros at Medio Tiempo
- Ronaldo Cisneros at Soccerway