Ronald Araújo
#4 · Defender · age 27
89
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 66
- Career peak
- 94
- League level
- 90
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 71
- Longevity
- 64
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Araújo is the senior partner alongside Giménez — physically the more dominant of the two, with the recovery pace Bielsa needs to play a high defensive line. The injury history is the only thing standing between him and an unambiguous spot in the world’s-top-five centre-backs conversation.
Against Núñez at training and against Yamal in the group, his entire skill set will be tested at the highest level for seven possible matches.
Strengths
- recovery pace against in-behind runners
- 1v1 dominance on the wing if pulled wide
- aerial duels at both ends
- marking against No. 9s
Recent form
Barcelona regular through 2025-26 alongside Cubarsí — a partnership that has Spain's most-discussed defender lining up against his own club teammate when Spain meet Uruguay.
His Barcelona-Uruguay overlap means he will spend Spain's group-stage match against Uruguay marking Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres — two players he passes in the Barcelona car park every morning.