Roni (footballer, born 1999)

Roni
Roni in 2022
Personal information
Full name Roni Medeiros de Moura
Date of birth (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AVS
Number 70
Youth career
2004–2020 Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Corinthians 87 (4)
2024 → Atlético Goianiense (loan) 32 (2)
2025–2026 Mirassol 16 (0)
2026– AVS 16 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026

Roni Medeiros de Moura (born 15 April 1999), simply known as Roni, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club AVS.[1]

Club career

Brazil

Roni in action for Corinthians in 2022

Roni started his career when he was 5 years old at Corinthians. He was part of the 2017 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior squad that ended up as champion.[2][3]

Coming through the youth system, Roni made his professional debut for Corinthians in a 2020 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A home match against Bahia on 16 September 2020, also scoring his first goal in the 3–2 win.[4]

In January 2024, Roni was loaned to fellow Série A side Atlético Goianiense until the end of the season.[5] At the end of that season, he was sold to recently-promoted Série A club Mirassol.[6]

AVS

On 6 January 2026, Roni moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club AVS on a contract until June 2028.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 March 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League[a] National Cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2020 Série A 91000000—91
2021 21380203[c]0—343
2022 19040405[d]0—320
2023 001100000—110
Career total 494230608000864
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

References

  1. 1 2 Roni at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Roni, volante do Corinthians" (in Portuguese). meutimao.com.br. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Marcelo Braga (16 September 2020). "Escalação do Corinthians: quem são Roni e Xavier, titulares contra o Bahia" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Ana Canhedo and Marcelo Braga (16 September 2020). "Vídeo: Roni faz gol na estreia pelo Corinthians e dedica a irmão que morreu em jogo de várzea" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Corinthians renova com Roni e empresta volante ao Atlético-GO" [Corinthians renews with Roni and loans defensive midfielder to Atlético-GO]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 23 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Corinthians acerta saída definitiva de Roni para o Mirassol" [Corinthians finalizes Roni's permanent transfer to Mirassol]. Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 28 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Oficial: AVS SAD contrata Roni Medeiros para o meio-campo" [Official: AVS SAD signs Roni Medeiros for the midfield]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026.