Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo

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Ronny

Full name	Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo
Date of birth	May 11, 1986 (1986-05-11) (age 22)
Place of birth	Fortaleza, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left defender
Club information
Current club	Sporting CP
Number	8
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2006 2006-present	Corinthians Sporting CP	? (?) 31 (1)
National team
2004-2006	Brazil U-20
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ronny, fullname Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo (born May 11, 1986 in Fortaleza), is a left sided Brazilian football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronny is a deadball specialist with a cannon of a left foot, being nicknamed for that "Homem Bomba" (bomb man).

Ronny began his career at Brazilian giants Corinthians, playing for three seasons, and establishing himself as a promising player.

After his contract ended in July 2006, clubs such as Manchester City F.C., PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain FC and Sporting fought for his signature, with the Lions signing the young talent.

Since joining Sporting, he struggled to gain first-choice status: in 2006-07, he battled with internationals Marco Caneira (all-around defender) and Rodrigo Tello, finishing with 12 league appearances, although he would score a memorable goal in an 88th minute 1-0 away win at Figueira da Foz against Naval 1º de Maio, on November 26: his free-kick was measured at 221 km/h ,^[1]the fastest ever. From video footage, the shot is so powerful that it is very difficult to distinguish the ball in mid-flight. Unsurprisingly, Naval's goalkeeper Pedro Taborda barely has a chance to react at all.

In 2007-08, Ronny started the season as main left-back but, with the arrival on loan, from AC Milan, in January, of Leandro Grimi, the Brazilian lost his position.