Ronaldo Damus

Ronaldo Damus
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hinche, Haiti
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
(on loan from GIF Sundsvall)
Youth career
2018 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Real Hope FA
2019–2020 North Texas SC 35 (21)
2021–2022 Orange County SC 31 (18)
2022– GIF Sundsvall 22 (5)
2023 → San Diego Loyal (loan) 32 (15)
2024 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 32 (12)
2025– → Birmingham Legion (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Haiti U20 8 (0)
2018 Haiti U21 5 (2)
2016– Haiti 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2023

Ronaldo Damus (born 12 September 1999) is a Haitian footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion, on loan from GIF Sundsvall, and the Haiti national team.

Career

Club

Damus has played in the USL League One for North Texas SC. Damus signed for USL Championship club Orange County SC ahead of the 2021 season. On March 17, 2022, Orange County announced that they had transferred Damus to Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall.[1]

In 2024 with Colorado Springs Switchbacks, Damus led the team in goals en route to winning the 2024 USL Championship Final. In December 2024, it was announced that Sundsvall would be loaning Damus to Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship's Eastern Conference for the 2025 season.[2]

International

Damus has played internationally for Haiti at the youth and senior levels.

Honors

North Texas

  • USL Regular Season Champions: 2019
  • USL League One Playoff Champions: 2019[3]

Orange County

Colorado Springs

Individual

  • USL League One Golden Boot: 2019[6]
  • USL League One All-League First Team: 2019[7]
  • USL Cup Final MVP: 2021[4]

References

  1. ^ "Orange County SC Transfers Standout Forward Ronaldo Damus to Sweden's GIF Sundsvall". uslchampionship.com. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Legion FC Adds Forward Ronaldo Damus via Loan". BHMLegion.com. Birmingham Legion. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  3. ^ Baer, Benjamin (October 20, 2019). "FC Dallas affiliate North Texas SC wins first USL League One title". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Calhoun, Damian (November 29, 2021). "Ronaldo Damus scores a pair of goals to lead Orange County SC to USL Championship". www.ocregister.com. Orange County Register. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Murray, Nicholas (24 November 2024). "uslchampionship.com". Colorado Springs Switchbacks sweep to victory in Championship Final against Rhode Island FC. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "NTSC's Damus, Rodriguez Earn League One Golden Boot, Assists Champion". uslleagueone.com. USL League One. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019 USL League One All-League Teams Revealed". uslleagueone.com. USL League One. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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