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Full nameRonald dos Santos Lopes
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age29
Date of birth18 Jun 1997
BirthplaceBelford Roxo
Height171 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubVitoria
Central midfielder
30
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1906
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vitoria.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A300219066.85
Baiano - 1900693
CONMEBOL Sudamericana4003607.1
Copa do Nordeste500321

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Ronald is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Vitoria, rated 40.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 216th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ronald.

Judged on this season alone, Ronald graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.022 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 33rd of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 29 Ronald is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Remarkably consistent4 clubs
Current potential33rd of 63 central midfielders · Serie ACurrent season29th of 63 central midfielders · Serie A29th-best central midfielder in the Serie A216th in the Serie A · potential33rd-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A
40.7
Ratingi
33rd of 63 central midfielders
22.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
55.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.02
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Vitoria finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

3.02
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
13
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 55.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.7, Ronald carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 63, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Vitoria finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target7
Shots11

Passing

Assists2
Chances created36
Passes706

Possession

Successful dribbles18
Dribble success52.9%
Duels won93
Duels won %46%
Fouls won23

Defending

Tackles45
Interceptions13
Blocks6
Fouls committed39

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.