Ronan Carolino Falcão

Football player infobox
playername = Ronan


fullname = Ronan Carolino Falcão
height = height|m=1.89
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|5|7
cityofbirth = Magé, Rio de Janeiro
countryofbirth = Brazil
currentclub = Citizen AA (on loan from Friburguense)
clubnumber = 2
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ? ? 2007–2008 2008–?
clubs = Cruzeiro Friburguense → Citizen AA (loan) → CFZ (Rio do Janeiro) (loan)
caps(goals) = 0? 0(?) 0? 0(?) 10 0(3)
nationalyears = 2006–present
nationalteam = Equatorial Guinea
nationalcaps(goals) = 012 0(1)
pcupdate = June 6, 2008
ntupdate = June 16, 2008

Ronan Carolino Falcão (zh-t|t=路蘭 "Ronan"; born May 7 1985 in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), also known as Ronan, is an Equatorial Guinean international footballer who currently plays for CFZ do Rio as a central defender.

Club career

Early career

Born in Rio de Janeiro to an Equatorial Guinean father, Ronan began his career in Cruzeiro.cite web
title = zh icon Interview with Ronan
publisher = citizenfc.com
date = 2007-09-16
url = http://www.citizenfc.com/TcaaNewsDetail.php?news_id=7
accessdate = 2007-09-16]

Citizen AA (2007–2008)

In August 2007, Hong Kong club Citizen AA signed Ronan on loan from Friburguense until the end of the season. He was given the number 2 shirt and became the first Equatorial Guinean player to play in Hong Kong First Division League. On 16 September 2007, Ronan made his official debut for Citizen in a 4-0 win over Rangers in a First Division match at Mong Kok Stadium.

While Ronan play as a left back for his national team, he has been mainly used as a centre back at Citizen. He has also played in the left midfield position due to injuries in his team's attacking line. [cite web
title = zh icon A courageous attempt
publisher = citizenfc.com
date = 2008-03-31
url = http://www.citizenfc.com/TcaaNewsDetail.php?news_id=72
accessdate = 2008-03-31] On 29 March 2008, Ronan scored his first goal for Citizen with a header, helping the team to a 1-0 victory over Kitchee SC in the First Division. He subsequently scored another goal from a penalty kick on 5 April 2008 to help Citizen to come back to win 2-1 against South China AA. He then scored from another penalty kick in a 2-4 defeat to Eastern AA on 13 April 2008, taking his tally for the season to 3.

Ronan missed the FA Cup 2007–08 final after being sent off in the semi-final against Eastern AA on 5 May 2008 for receiving two yellow cards. In the final, Citizen went on to win the cup with a 2-0 win over Wofoo Tai Po.

International career

Ronan made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 26 February 2006 in a friendly match against Benin in Cotonou. That day the "National Nzalang" (the nickname of Equatorial Guinea national football team) won by 1-0. On June 1 2008, he scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory over Sierra Leone.

International goals

Honours

Club

;With Citizen AA
*Hong Kong FA Cup: 2007–08

Career statistics

Club career

"As of June 6, 2008"

International career

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.hkfa.com/en/player_view.php?player_id=7223 HKFA Profile]
* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=297836/index.html FIFA.com]
* [http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=168253 CBF Database]
* [http://www.citizenfc.com/TcaaPlayerDetail.php?player_id=1 Profile] at citizenfc.com