*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa (born 11 May 1995), commonly known as Rony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team.
Club career
Remo
Born in Vila Quadros, the rural part of the city of Magalhães Barata, in the state of Pará,[1] Rony began his career with the youth sides of Remo. Released by the club in 2013, his contract was still registered in the BID (CBF's registration system), which led to the club recalling him to play in the 2014 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior; at that time, he was working as a motorcycle courier.[2]
Rony was promoted to the first team of Remo after the Copinha, and made his senior debut on 26 March 2024; after coming on as a substitute for Leandrão, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 Campeonato Paraense home draw against São Francisco-PA.[3] He would feature regularly in the year, scoring two further goals in the 2014 Campeonato Paraense as the club lifted the trophy.
Cruzeiro and loan to Náutico
On 22 April 2015, Rony moved to Cruzeiro on a three-year contract, for a rumoured fee of R$ 321,000.[4] He only featured for the under-20 side, before being loaned out to Náutico on 7 January 2016.[5]
Rony established himself as a first-choice at Timbu, and scored 11 goals in the 2016 Série B.
Albirex Niigata
On 9 January 2017, Albirex Niigata announced that they had signed Rony from Cruzeiro,[6] for a fee of around R$ 4 million.[7] He made his debut abroad on 25 February, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and scored his first goal on 18 March, in a draw at Yokohama F. Marinos for the same scoreline.
Contract disputes with Cruzeiro
On 11 January 2018, Rony was announced at Botafogo, after agreeing to a two-year deal.[8] Three days later, Albirex notified Cruzeiro demanding the return of Rony or the transfer of an US$ 10 million fee on compensation;[9] the deal later collapsed, and he terminated his contract with Cruzeiro on 2 April.[10]
In April 2018, Rony negotiated with Corinthians,[11] but Albirex notified the player of abandonment and the deal also collapsed. He was only given clearance by FIFA to negotiate in May.[12]
Athletico Paranaense
On 31 August 2018, after spending nearly two months training at the club, Atlético Paranaense received FIFA clearance to sign Rony.[13] He made his club debut two days later, replacing Marcinho and scoring his team's second in a 2–0 home win over Bahia.[14]
Rony established himself as a starter for Furacão during the 2019 campaign, heping the club to win their first-ever Copa do Brasil title.[15] On 19 January 2020, after refusing a renewal offer, he was separated from the first team squad.[16]
Rony only scored his first goal for Verdão on 1 October 2020, netting the club's fifth in a 5–0 home routing of Bolívar, in the 2020 Copa Libertadores.[19] He was an important unit in the club's title in the competition, scoring a further four goals and providing eight assists (including one to Breno Lopes' goal in the final against Santos).[20]
On 26 June 2021, already established as a starter, Rony renewed his contract with Palmeiras for a further year.[21] In April 2022, after scoring against Emelec, he reached 13 goals for the club in the Libertadores, becoming their top scorer in the competition.[22]
On 12 October 2022, Rony renewed his link with Palmeiras until 2026; he also received a pay rise.[23]
International career
On 3 March 2023, Rony was called for the first time for the Brazil national team by interim head coach Ramon Menezes to play in a friendly match against Morocco on 25 March 2023.[24] He made his full international debut on 25 March, starting in the 2–1 loss at the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier, Algeria.[25]
^"Roni reforça o ataque alvirrubro" [Roni bolsters the white-and-red attack] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Clube Náutico Capibaribe. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^"Atacante Rony fecha com o Palmeiras" [Forward Rony signs with Palmeiras] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
