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Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Liverpool, on loan from La Liga club Barcelona, and the Uruguay national team.
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sports · Uruguayan footballer (born 1999) · association football player · also Ronald Araújo, Ronald Federico Araújo da Silva, Ronald Araujo, Araújo
Born 7 March 1999 · Q56332606
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We didn’t really work tactically. You defend, that’s it. In Europe, they ask other things of you. I had to change a lot. “The ball: it flew. The first few sessions, there would be 20 in a small space and I would touch it three times and lose it three times. [They’re thinking:] ‘And this guy?!’
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“Maybe players like me and Pedri , who didn’t go through the whole system, can offer something different too,”
“We didn’t really work tactically. You defend, that’s it. In Europe, they ask other things of you. I had to change a lot. “The ball: it flew. The first few sessions, there would be 20 in a small space and I would touch it three times and lose it three times. [They’re thinking:] ‘And this guy?!’”
“Where are my equipment cooling circuit breakers?”
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ESPN: Van Dijk praises Liverpool's Jacquet, Araújo
Public attention spiked: 7,525 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.2× the usual 1,221, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Van Dijk praises Liverpool's Jacquet, Araújo” (ESPN).
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Mundo Deportivo: Araujo debuta con el Liverpool y Deco le felicita
Public attention spiked: 24,427 Wikipedia readers in one day, 20× the usual 1,221, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Inserted English & Spanish football updaters
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Public attention spiked: 98,442 Wikipedia readers in one day, 80.7× the usual 1,221, with 81 article edits. Editors noted: Undid revision 1368246159 by ~2026-43549-56 (talk)
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Won the Spanish La Liga with Barcelona (2025-2026).
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Public attention spiked: 6,064 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 1,221, with 0 article edits.
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2026).
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Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2025–26).
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Played for Liverpool F.C. (2026) — 0 appearances, 0 goals.
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Won the Spanish Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2024-2025).
Won the Spanish La Liga with Barcelona (2024-2025).
Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2024–25).
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Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2024–25).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2025).
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Third place: Copa América with Uruguay (2024).
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Won award: La Liga Team of the Season (2023–24).
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Won the Spanish La Liga with Barcelona (2022-2023).
Won: La Liga with Barcelona (2022–23).
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Won: Supercopa de España with Barcelona (2023).
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Won award: IFFHS Men's CONMEBOL Team (2023).
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Won award: La Liga Team of the Season (2021–22).
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Won the Spanish Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2020-2021).
Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (2020–21).
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Played for Uruguay men's national football team (2020) — 27 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Barcelona in 2019.
Played for FC Barcelona (2019) — 143 appearances, 11 goals.
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Won: South American Games silver medal with Uruguay U20 (2018).
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Played for Uruguay national under-20 football team (2018–2019) — 12 appearances, 2 goals.
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Played for FC Barcelona Atlètic (2018–2020) — 42 appearances, 6 goals.
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Joined Barcelona Atlètic in 2018.
Played for Boston River (2017–2018) — 27 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Uruguay national under-18 football team (2017–2018) — 6 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Boston River in 2017.
Began a relationship with Abigail Olivera, whom he married on 21 July 2025, at the Methodist Temple of Montevideo
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Joined Rentistas in 2016.
Played for C.A. Rentistas (2016–2017) — 17 appearances, 7 goals.
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Joined Rentistas in 2015.
Born 1999-03-07.
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