Ronaldinho

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), more commonly known as Ronaldinho, or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a retired Brazilian footballer. Considered the best player in world football for several years,^[3] Ronaldinho is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time,^[4][5][6][7] and by some, as the greatest ever.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} He was known for his dribbling, passing, flair, skills, and ability to create and score goals, all prominent characteristics of his early-age background playing futsal. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or.^[14] At club level, he is best known for playing for F.C. Barcelona (2003-2008).

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is de Assis and the second is Moreira.

Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ronaldo de Assis Moreira[1]
Date of birth	(1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1987–1998	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Grêmio	92	(89)
2001–2003	Paris Saint-Germain	55	(38)
2003–2008	Barcelona	145	(70)
2008–2011	Milan	76	(20)
2011–2012	Flamengo	56	(29)
2012–2014	Atlético Mineiro	58	(20)
2014–2015	Querétaro	25	(8)
2015	Fluminense	7	(0)
Total		511	(205)
International career
1997	Brazil U17	13	(3)
1998–1999	Brazil U20	17	(8)
1999–2008	Brazil U23	27	(18)
1999–2013	Brazil	97	(33)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Brazil FIFA World Cup Winner 2002 Korea & Japan FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 2005 Germany Runner-up 1999 Mexico Copa América Winner 1999 Paraguay Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament Winner Brazil 2000 South American U-20 Championship 1999 Argentina FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner 1997 Egypt South American U-17 Championship Winner 1997 Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his career, he was one of the most valuable footballers in the world.^{[15][16][17][18]} In 2009, he was voted "World Player of the Decade 2000s", ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.^[19] His admirers and supporters call him "O Bruxo" ("The Wizard").^[20][21]

Club career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Regional League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grêmio[22][23]	1998	Brasileirão	14	1	7[a]	2	2[b]	0	15[c]	3	—		38	6
	1999		17	4	17[a]	15	3[b]	0	4[d]	2	6[e]	1	47	22
	2000		21	14	13[a]	11	3[b]	3	—		—		37	28
	2001		—		—		—		—		3[f]	2	3	2
	Total		52	19	37	28	8	3	19	5	9	3	125	58
Paris Saint-Germain[24][25]	2001–02	Division 1	28	9	—		6[g]	2	6[h]	2	—		40	13
	2002–03		27	8	—		6[i]	3	4[h]	1	—		37	12
	Total		55	17	—		12	5	10	3	—		77	25
Barcelona[22][24][25]	2003–04	La Liga	32	15	—		6[j]	3	7[h]	4	—		45	22
	2004–05		35	9	—		—		7[k]	4	—		42	13
	2005–06		29	17	—		2[j]	1	12[k]	7	2[l]	1	45	26
	2006–07		32	21	—		4[j]	0	8[k]	2	5[m]	1	49	24
	2007–08		17	8	—		1[j]	0	8[k]	1	—		26	9
	Total		145	70	—		13	4	42	18	7	2	207	94
Milan[22][24][25]	2008–09	Serie A	29	8	—		1[n]	0	6[h]	2	—		36	10
	2009–10		36	12	—		—		7[k]	3	—		43	15
	2010–11		11	0	—		—		5[k]	1	—		16	1
	Total		76	20	—		1	0	18	6	—		95	26
Flamengo[24][26][25]	2011	Brasileirão	31	14	13[o]	4	5[b]	1	3[p]	2	—		52	21
	2012		2	1	10[o]	4	—		8[q]	2	—		20	7
	Total		33	15	23	8	5	1	11	4	—		72	28
Atlético Mineiro[24][26][25]	2012	Brasileirão	32	9	—		—		—		—		32	9
	2013		14	7	6[r]	4	2[b]	0	14[q]	4	2[s]	2	38	17
	2014		2	0	4[r]	0	—		7[q]	1	2[t]	0	15	1
	Total		48	16	10	4	2	0	21	5	4	2	85	27
Querétaro[24][25][26]	2014–15	Liga MX	25	8	—		4[u]	0	—		—		29	8
Fluminense[24][25][26]	2015	Brasileirão	7	0	—		2[b]	0	—		—		9	0
Career total			441	165	70	40	47	13	121	41	20	7	700	266

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Gaúcho
2. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
3. Ten appearances and one goal in the Copa Libertadores, five appearances and two goals in the Copa Mercosur
4. Appearances in the Copa Mercosur
5. Four appearances in the Copa Sul, two appearances and one goal in the Seletiva Libertadores
6. Appearances in the Copa Sul-Minas
7. Four appearances and two goals in the Coupe de la Ligue, two appearances in the Coupe de France
8. Appearances in the UEFA Cup
9. One appearance the Coupe de la Ligue, five appearances and three goals in the Coupe de France
10. Appearances in the Copa del Rey
11. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
12. Appearances in the Supercopa de España
13. Two appearances in the Supercopa de España, one appearance in the UEFA Super Cup, two appearances and one goal in the FIFA Club World Cup
14. Appearance in the Coppa Italia
15. Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
16. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
17. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores
18. Appearances in the Campeonato Mineiro
19. Appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
20. Appearances in the Recopa Sudamericana
21. Appearances in the Copa MX

International career statistics

Source:^[27]

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	13	7
2000	5	1
2001	4	1
2002	10	4
2003	8	2
2004	10	6
2005	12	6
2006	9	0
2007	11	5
2008	2	0
2009	3	0
2010	1	0
2011	5	1
2012	1	0
2013	3	0
Total	97	33

International goals

Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.^[27]

No.	Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2	30 June 1999	Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Venezuela	5–0	5–0	1999 Copa América	[28]
2	6	24 July 1999	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Germany	2–0	4–0	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
3	7	28 July 1999		United States	1–0	1–0
4	8	30 July 1999		New Zealand	2–0	2–0
5	9	1 August 1999		Saudi Arabia	2–0	8–2
6					6–2
7					8–2
8	14	23 February 2000	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	3–0	7–0	Friendly	[29]
9	19	3 March 2001	Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, United States	United States	1–0	2–1
10	24	17 April 2002	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–1	1–1		[30]
11	27	8 June 2002	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea	China	3–0	4–0	2002 FIFA World Cup
12	29	21 June 2002	Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan	England	2–1	2–1
13	32	20 November 2002	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	3–2	3–2	Friendly
14	34	29 March 2003	Estádio das Antas, Porto, Portugal	Portugal	1–1	1–2
15	40	10 September 2003	Vivaldão, Manaus, Brazil	Ecuador	1-0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	43	28 April 2004	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	4–1	4–1	Friendly	[31]
17	45	18 August 2004	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	2–0	6–0
18					4–0
19					5–0
20	46	5 September 2004	Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil	Bolivia	2–0	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	47	8 September 2004	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	Germany	1–1	1–1	Friendly
22	51	9 February 2005	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	4–0	7–1
23	54	5 June 2005	Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil	Paraguay	1–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
24					2–0
25	58	22 June 2005	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany	Japan	2–1	2–2	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
26	59	25 June 2005	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany	Germany	2–1	3–2
27	60	29 June 2005	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Argentina	3–0	4–1	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final
28	72	24 March 2007	Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Chile	1–0	4–0	Friendly	[32]
29					3–0
30	76	22 August 2007	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	Algeria	2–0	2–0
31	77	9 September 2007	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	United States	3–2	4–2
32	80	17 October 2007	Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Ecuador	2–0	5–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
33	93	11 October 2011	Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico	Mexico	1–1	2–1	Friendly	[33]