Ronaldo Vieira

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Ronaldo Vieira
Personnel
Surname Ronaldo Augusto Vieira Nan
birthday July 19, 1998
place of birth Bissau ,  Guinea-Bissau
size 178 cm
position midfield player
Juniors
Years station
2009-2011 Benfica Lisbon
2015-2016 Leeds United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2016-2018 Leeds United 63 (1)
2018– Sampdoria Genoa 35 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2017-2018 England U-20 8 (0)
2018– England U-21 3 (1)
1 Only league games are given.
As of March 8, 2020

2 As of November 25, 2018

Ronaldo Augusto Vieira Nan (born July 19, 1998 in Bissau , Guinea-Bissau ) is an English - Portuguese football player . The midfielder is under contract with Sampdoria Genoa in Italy and is an English junior international.

Origin and family

At the age of five, Vieira emigrated with his mother from Guinea-Bissau and settled in Portugal . In 2011 the family moved to England because of career prospects .

His first name and that of his twin brother Romario Vieira are a tribute to the former Brazilian internationals Romário and Ronaldo . Romario Vieira is also a soccer player and has played with his twin brother at Leeds United since 2016.

Career

society

While growing up in Portugal, Vieira joined the Benfica Junior Academy in Lisbon . After moving to England, he ran for Whitley Bay Boys Club and Batley Phoenix . He also completed unsuccessful trial training at Hull City and Manchester City . While studying, Ronaldo Vieira joined i2i Football Academy and after a trial session he joined Leeds United . On May 5, 2016, he received his first professional contract. Two days later he was substituted on in the Football League Championship (second division) against Preston North End in the 89th minute for Stuart Dallas . Vieira made 63 appearances for Leeds United in two years and scored one goal.

On August 1, 2018, he moved to Sampdoria Genoa in Italy and signed a five-year contract.

National team

On January 28, 2017, Vieira stated that he favored a mission for Portuguese national teams, but that he was open to working for the English national teams. As a result, he completed eight missions for the English U-20 national team . In the meantime, he said that he changed his preferences and, after talking to his family in Portugal, opted for England. On June 1, 2018, Vieira played for the English U-21 national team for the first time during the Toulon tournament against Qatar and scored his first goal in the 4-0 win with the 2-0 goal.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Leeds United sign former York College midfielder Ronaldo Vieira Nan on pro terms
  2. ↑ Leeds United young starlet speaks of international decisions
  3. ↑ See the interview on YouTube
  4. ↑ Vieira twins sign up
  5. ^ Coach: This is how Leeds benefitted from Hull and Manchester City transfer snub
  6. ↑ Young midfielder Agrees professional terms
  7. ^ Report: Spoils shared at Preston
  8. ^ Ronaldo Vieira joins Sampdoria
  9. ↑ See the interview on the Leeds United website
  10. ↑ Leeds United: Midfielder Vieira looking to build on a remarkable first year
  11. ↑ England's U21 progress to Toulon Tournament semi-final after 4-0 win over Qatar
personal data
SURNAME Vieira, Ronaldo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nan, Ronaldo Augusto Vieira (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English-Portuguese soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Bissau , Guinea-Bissau