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Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Cisneros Morell
Date of birth (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Guadalajara
Number 18
Youth career
2011–2014 Santos Laguna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Santos Laguna 9 (0)
2018– Guadalajara 69 (9)
2018 → Zacatepec (loan) 13 (1)
2019 → Zacatecas (loan) 13 (1)
2020– → 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)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2024.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born 8 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Guadalajara.

Early life

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. Showing talent at a young age he caught the attention of a Santos Laguna youth recruiter.

Club career

Youth

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. Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha promoted Ronaldo to the first the team.

Santos Laguna

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. 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

On December 13, 2017, Cisneros was signed by Guadalajara. He scored his first Liga MX goal on his debut for the club on January 20, 2018, against Club Necaxa.

International career

Youth

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, where Mexico finished third in the tournament.

Honours

Guadalajara

Individual

  • CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Boot: 2017
  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2017

See also

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