Ronaldo Cisneros

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ronaldo Cisneros

| fullname = Ronaldo Cisneros Morell

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|1|8}}

| birth_place = Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}{{cite web |title=Ronaldo Cisneros |url=https://www.atlutd.com/players/ronaldo-cisneros/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Atlanta United FC}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Querétaro
(on loan from Guadalajara)

| clubnumber = 18

| youthyears1 = 2011–2014

| youthclubs1 = Santos Laguna

| years1 = 2014–2017

| clubs1 = Santos Laguna

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–

| clubs2 = Guadalajara

| caps2 = 70

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = → Zacatepec (loan)

| caps3 = 13

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → Zacatecas (loan)

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = → Tapatío (loan)

| caps5 = 29

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2022

| clubs6 = → Atlanta United (loan)

| caps6 = 28

| goals6 = 7

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = → Querétaro (loan)

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Mexico U18

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Mexico U20

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 8

| nationalyears3 = 2018

| nationalteam3 = Mexico U21

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2019

| nationalteam4 = Mexico U23

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 28 March 2025

}}

Ronaldo Cisneros Morell (born 8 January 1997) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Querétaro on loan from Guadalajara.{{cite web |url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/87607/ronaldo-cisneros-morell |title=Ronaldo Cisneros Morell |publisher=LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX |website=LigaMX.net |date=1994-04-24 |accessdate=2016-01-04}}

Early life

Ronaldo Cisneros Morell was born in Torreón, Coahuila, to Mario Cisneros. Mario named him Ronaldo because of the Brazilian football icon during the time, Ronaldo.{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/mexican-liga-mx/22/blog/post/3069803/mexico-ronaldo-cisneros-in-prime-form-ahead-of-us-clash-in-concacaf-u20-championship |title=Ronaldo Cisneros Prime form |publisher=Tom Marshall |website=ESPNFC.net |date=1994-04-24 |accessdate=2017-09-13}} Showing talent at a young age he caught the attention of a Santos Laguna youth recruiter.

Club career

=Youth=

Cisneros joined Santos youth academy in 2011. He continued through all the ranks from Santos Youth Academy successfully going through U-15, U-17, and U-20. He managed to become top scorer for the U-17 and U-20s squads.{{cite web |url=http://ligamx.net/cancha/jugador/87607/ronaldo-cisneros-morell |title=Ronaldo Cisneros Morell |publisher=LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX |website=LigaMX.net |date=1994-04-24 |accessdate=2018-01-24}} Portuguese coach Pedro Caixinha promoted Ronaldo to the first the team.{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/2568895/el-ronaldo-mexicano-la-gran-joya-de-santos-laguna|title=La joya de Santos Laguna|publisher=Iván Cañada|accessdate=2017-09-13}}

=Santos Laguna=

Cisneros made his professional debut in the Liga MX on October 24, 2014, in a 1–1 draw against Pumas UNAM. He scored a hat trick against Juárez in the Copa MX on September 13, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/copa-mx/2017/09/14/59b9fcd2e2704e27398b4577.html|title = Copa Mx: Ronaldo Cisneros guía a Santos a los octavos de final de la Copa MX|date = 14 September 2017}} After Santos began to struggle, Cisneros was not being considered in the first team as he was too young to take on big responsibilities and only played in the Copa MX and under-20s squad. His number was first 132, but a while after, it was changed to 97.

=Guadalajara=

On December 13, 2017, Cisneros was signed by Guadalajara.{{cite web |url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/3789126/ronaldo-cisneros-nuevo-refuerzo-de-chivas |title= Ronaldo Cisneros, nuevo refuerzo de Chivas|publisher= ESPN DEPORTES |website=espndeportes.espn.com |date= 2017-12-13|accessdate= 2017-12-13}} He scored his first Liga MX goal on his debut for the club on January 20, 2018, against Club Necaxa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/29725/Justa-recompensa-al-esfuerzo-grupal-?search_text=Ronaldo|title=Justa recompensa al esfuerzo grupal}}

International career

=Youth=

Cisneros was called up to the under-20 squad which participated in the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He went on to score 6 goals in only 5 appearances becoming one of the top scorers in the tournament. Cisneros was also called up to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and scored 2 goals in 5 appearances scoring against Vanuatu and Senegal.

In May 2019, Cisneros was called up by Jaime Lozano to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament,{{cite web|title=Convocatoria Final de la SNM Sub 22 Para el Torneo Maurice Revello |url=http://fmf.mx/#/Noticia/21261 |publisher=Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. |date=23 May 2019 |language=Spanish}} where Mexico finished third in the tournament.{{cite web|title=Con Jurado como figura en los penales, México se quedó con el Tercer Lugar en Toulon|url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/seleccion-sub-22/mexico-0-0-irlanda-penales-4-3-resumen-cronica-3er-toulon-video|work=MedioTiempo.com|date=15 June 2019|language=Spanish}}

Honours

Guadalajara

CONCACAF Champions League: 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.chivasdecorazon.com.mx/noticias/30259/CAMPEONES-DE-CONCACAF-|title=¡CAMPEONES DE CONCACAF! |publisher=chivasdecorazon.com.mx|date=25 April 2018|accessdate=25 April 2018}}

Individual

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Golden Boot: 2017
CONCACAF U-20 Championship Best XI: 2017

References

External links

{{Liga MX player|87607/ronaldo-cisneros-morell}}
[http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/2017/09/21/hay-que-ayudar-pero-no-solamente-a-la-cdmx-ronaldo-cisneros Ronaldo Cisneros] at Medio Tiempo
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Category:1997 births

Category:Footballers from Torreón

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Mexican men's footballers

Category:Mexico men's youth international footballers

Category:Mexico men's under-20 international footballers

Category:Santos Laguna footballers

Category:C.D. Guadalajara footballers

Category:Zacatepec F.C. players

Category:Mineros de Zacatecas (football) players