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Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva (born 7 March 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team.
Club career
Born in Rivera, Araujo joined Rentistas from hometown club Huracán de Rivera. He made his senior debut with the former on 24 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Segunda División away win against Tacuarembó.
Araújo scored his first senior goal on December 9, 2016, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against Central Español. He became a regular starter during the 2017 season, and scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 away win over Villa Española on 17 June of that year.
On 28 July 2017, Araújo joined Primera División side Boston River. He made his debut in the category on 18 September, replacing Maximiliano Sigales late into a 1–0 home success over El Tanque Sisley.
On 29 August 2018, Araújo signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona for a fee of €1.7 million, plus €3.5 million in variables; he was initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
On 6 October 2019, Araújo made his senior debut in La Liga, coming off the bench to replace Jean-Clair Todibo in the 73rd minute, in a 4–0 home win against Sevilla FC. However, he was sent off in the 86th minute for tackling Javier Hernández.
Season Stats
35 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season
2 goals scored in the current 2023-2024 Season
Career Honours Spanish La Liga 2022-2023 Barcelona | Spanish Supercopa de Espana 2022-2023 Barcelona | Spanish La Liga Team of the Season 2021-2022 Barcelona | Spanish Copa del Rey 2020-2021 Barcelona | |
Career MilestonesFormer Youth Teams Former Senior Teams
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2017-2018 |
2018-2020 |
Former Club Staff Contracts
2020-2023 |
2023-2026 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 29 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2021-2022 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2021-2022 | 5 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2021-2022 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 2,179 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2021-2022 | 367 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2021-2022 | 349 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2021-2022 | 45 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2021 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2021 | 120 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 24 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2020-2021 | 4 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2020-2021 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2020-2021 | 1,506 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2020-2021 | 338 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2020-2021 | 147 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2020 | 2 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2020 | 240 |
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| Barcelona B | Appearances | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2019-2020 | 20 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 6 |
| Barcelona B | Assists | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Barcelona B | Goals | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Barcelona B | Mins Played | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2019-2020 | 1,800 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 235 |
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| Barcelona B | Appearances | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2018-2019 | 22 |
| Barcelona B | Goals | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Barcelona B | Mins Played | Spanish Segunda División B Group 3 | 2018-2019 | 1,955 |
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| Boston River | Appearances | Uruguayan Primera Division | 2017-2018 | 17 |
| Boston River | Appearances | Copa Sudamericana | 2017-2018 | 4 |
| Boston River | Assists | Uruguayan Primera Division | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Boston River | Assists | Copa Sudamericana | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Boston River | Mins Played | Uruguayan Primera Division | 2017-2018 | 1,507 |
| Boston River | Mins Played | Copa Sudamericana | 2017-2018 | 360 |
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| Boston River | | Uruguayan Primera Division | 2016-2017 | 436 |
| Rentistas | Appearances | Uruguayan Segunda División | 2016-2017 | 14 |
| Boston River | Appearances | Uruguayan Primera Division | 2016-2017 | 9 |
| Rentistas | Goals | Uruguayan Segunda División | 2016-2017 | 6 |
| Rentistas | Mins Played | Uruguayan Segunda División | 2016-2017 | 1,260 |
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