Ronaldo leaves Seoul for the first time in 7 months and transfers to Iverdon, Switzerland...2 goals in 8 K-League games
Jan 29, 2025
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Iverdon Sport, a Swiss Super League player, announced Ronaldo's recruitment on its official website on the 29th (Korea time). He explained that the option of full enrollment was included as a condition of renting until the end of the 2024-2025 season.
In June 2024, Ronaldo, who wore a Seoul uniform on a one-year loan deal, returned to Eastrella Amadora (Portugal) after early termination of his loan agreement. He then went through the process of moving back to Iverdon, Switzerland.
The club is pleased to sign Ronaldo from Amadora. Ronaldo is an athletic and physical player (1m94), who will bring all of his offensive qualities and goals for the team under Paolo Tramecani.
Ronaldo is very happy to wear the uniform and looks forward to life in the future. I have a thirst for goals, a thirst for victory. We will do our best to achieve our common goal."
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In the 2024-2025 Swiss Super League, Iverdon, who is in 17th place in the relegation zone, reached out to Ronaldo from Portugal's prestigious Sporting Youth to solve his weakness.
Striker Ronaldo, who is 1m 94cm tall, debuted with Sporting B team in 2016 and has consistently played on the European stage with Kova Piedade, Penafiel and Amara. He joined Seoul as a surprise in June last year.
"It's an honor just to be talked about together with Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano has achieved so much, and there is a big difference compared to me. Still, I'm grateful that it allowed me to be welcomed. I'll repay you with sweat on the field" he expressed his bold ambition.
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Ronaldo scored two goals in eight games last season, mostly as a second-half joker. In June, he contributed to Seoul's winless jinx against Jeonbuk with a valuable net goal against Jeonbuk (5-1 win) and scored a net goal to complete a 3-1 victory against Gimcheon in November, the final match of the season.
However, Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong, who gave Seoul its first top split ticket in five years by ranking fourth last season, judged that there is not much room for Ronaldo to play next season at a time when second-tier resources such as Jesse Lingard, Portugal's Lucas Silva, all-weather striker Cho Young-wook and national winger Moon Sun-min are saturated.
Coach Kim reportedly explained the team's situation and wished him luck through a separate meeting with Ronaldo at the first winter training camp in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is rumored that Ronaldo expressed great satisfaction with his Korean life and K-League for a short seven months, so he expressed deep regret for his early farewell. He also expressed his willingness to try again in the K-League in the future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
