Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva, professionally known as Ronald Araujo is an Uruguayan professional football player. He plays as a defender. He started his professional football career from the Uruguayan club, Rentistas, and currently plays for the Spanish club FC Barcelona. He plays two seasons at the Boston River before transferring to Barcelona in 2018. He initially played for the Barcelona reserves until he was promoted to the club's first team in October 2019.

On the international level, the young defender has represented the Uruguay football teams at various age levels. He has yet to make his senior international debut. 

He has over 234k followers on his Instagram @ronaldoaraujo02. 

What is Ronald Araujo Famous For?

• Young Barcelona defender.

Where was Ronald Araujo Born?

Ronald Araujo was born on 7 March 1999. His birth name is Ronald Federico Araujo da Silva. His birth place is in Rivera in Uruguay. He holds an Uruguayan nationality. Detail information about his parents is not available. He has a brother named Maikela.

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Ronald Araujo Career Timeline

• Ronald Araujo started his football career from his hometown club, Huracan de Rivera. 
• He later joined the youth system of Rentistas.
• Araujo was promoted to the club's first team in 2016. 
• He made his professional debut on 24 September 2016 against Tacuarembo in the Segunda Division. He came on in as a late substitute in a 1-0 win. 
• Araujo scored his debut professional goal on 9 December 2016 against Central Espanol. He scored the equalizer in a 2-2 draw. 
• Araujo became the regular starter during the 2017 season.
• Araujo scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 away win over Villa Espanola on 17 June 2017. 
• Araujo transferred to the Primera Division club Boston River on 28 July 2017. 
• He made his club debut on 18 September 2017 against El Tanque Sisley. 
• The young talent was scouted by the Spanish club Barcelona. 

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• Barcelona and Araujo signed a five-year contract worth 1.7 million Euros plus 3.5 million in variables on 29 August 2018. 
• Barcelona initially assigned Araujo to the reserves in the Segunda Division B. 
• Though he is a defender, he scored 6 Segunda Division goals in 42 appearances for the Barcelona B team.
• Araujo made his senior debut for Barcelona on 6 October 2019 against Sevilla FC. He came on in substitute in the 73rd minute in a 4-0 win.
• Araujo was sent off in the 86th minute for tackling Javier Hernandez in the same match. 

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Ronald Araujo International Career

• Ronald Araujo has not made his senior international debut until mid-2020. The young defender will soon be called up to the senior team. 
• He has represented the Uruguay football team at U18 and U20 age levels.
• He captained the Uruguay U20 team.

Who is Ronald Araujo Dating?

Ronaldo Araujo is unmarried but not single. He is in a relationship. Detail information about his love life is not available at present. Araujo occasionally shares pictures with his girlfriend on his Instagram.

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How tall is Ronald Araujo?

Ronald Araujo stands at a height of 1.91 m i.e. 6 feet and 3 inches tall. He has an athletic body build. He has a body weight of 91 kg. He has dark brown eyes and his hair color is black. His sexual orientation is straight.

Ronald Araujo Salary

Ronald Araujo earns from his professional career as a football player. His income comes from the contract, salary, bonus, and endorsements. He had signed a 5-year contract worth 1.7 million plus 3.5 million in variables with Barcelona in August 2018. His release clause is set at 200 million euros. His net worth is estimated at $1 million at present.