Ronaldo Vásquez

Ronaldo Vásquez
Vásquez in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ronaldo Junior Vásquez Herasme
Date of birth (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Mao, Dominican Republic
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward,[3] attacking midfielder,[2] winger[4]
Team information
Current team
Guabirá
Number 30
Youth career
La Meca del Fútbol
2013–2016 FCBEscola Santo Domingo
2016 Atlético Pantoja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Atlético Pantoja 8 (0)
2019Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 El Ejido 0 (0)
2021–2023 Atlético Pantoja 52 (16)
2024– Guabirá 24 (4)
International career
2018 Dominican Republic U20 5 (5)
2017– Dominican Republic 39 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Ronaldo Junior Vásquez Herasme (born 30 June 1999) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bolivian Primera División club Guabirá and the Dominican Republic national team.

Club career

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Vásquez began his football training in La Meca del Fútbol. In 2013, he joined FCBEscola Santo Domingo, related to the Spanish club FC Barcelona.[4]

In 2016, he made his professional debut in Liga Dominicana de Fútbol playing for Atlético Pantoja,[2] where he was a member of the youth team. In 2017, he moved to the Atlético Pantoja first squad.[5][6]

International career

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Vásquez made his formal debut for Dominican Republic on 22 March 2018, playing an entire 4–0 friendly win against Turks and Caicos Islands, scoring twice.[7] He had played two friendly matches in November 2017 against Nicaragua,[8] but they were not recognised by FIFA.[citation needed]

International goals

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Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2018 Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  Turks and Caicos Islands 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 4–0
3 15 November 2022 Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic  Cuba 1–0 2–4 Friendly
4 7 September 2024 ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda  Bermuda 3–2 3–2 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
5 10 September 2024 ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda  Dominica 1–0 2–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honors and awards

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Clubs

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Atlético Pantoja

Individual

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  • Best player: Copa Walon 2016 (playing for Atlético Pantoja)[9]

References

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  1. ^ Ronaldo Vásquez at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Video on YouTube
  3. ^ "Los Guerreros ya estan en la final de la LDF" (in Spanish). Atlético Pantoja. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Tres internacionales con la República Dominicana". Barça Academy (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ^ @AtleticoPantoja (9 February 2017). "Informamos que el Delantero Dominicano RONALDO VASQUEZ, pasa del plantel juvenil a la primera división de los Guerreros" [We inform that the Dominican forward Ronaldo Vásquez is moving from the youth squad to the first division of Guerreros] (Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Ronaldo Vásquez, otro futbolista criollo que se muda a Bolivia - Cartel Deportivo" (in Mexican Spanish). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Dominican Republic vs. Turks & Caicos Islands (4:0)". National Football Teams. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Nicaragua vs. Dominican Republic (0:3)". National Football Teams. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
    - "Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua (1:0)". National Football Teams. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Club Atletico Pantoja, campeon Copa Walon 2016" (in Spanish). Atlético Pantoja. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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