Ronaldo Vásquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vásquez and the second or maternal family name is Herasme.

Ronaldo Junior Vásquez Herasme (born 30 June 1999) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK and the Dominican Republic national team.

Ronaldo Vásquez

Personal information
Full name	Ronaldo Junior Vásquez Herasme
Date of birth	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Mao, Dominican Republic
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward[3] attacking midfielder[2] winger[4]
Team information
Current team	Sumgayit FK
Number	30
Youth career
	La Meca del Fútbol
2013–2016	FCBEscola Santo Domingo
2016	Atlético Pantoja
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Atlético Pantoja	8	(0)
2019	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan)	1	(0)
2020–2021	El Ejido	0	(0)
2021–2023	Atlético Pantoja	52	(16)
2024–2025	Guabirá	28	(4)
2025–	Sumgayit FK	28	(6)
International career‡
2018	Dominican Republic U20	5	(5)
2017–	Dominican Republic	51	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 November 2025

Club career

Vásquez began his football training in La Meca del Fútbol. In 2013, he joined FCBEscola Santo Domingo, related to the Spanish club FC Barcelona.^[4]

In 2016, he made his professional debut in Liga Dominicana de Fútbol playing for Atlético Pantoja,^[2] where he was a member of the youth team. In 2017, he moved to the Atlético Pantoja first squad.^[5][6]

International career

Vásquez made his formal debut for Dominican Republic on 22 March 2018, playing an entire 4–0 friendly win against Turks and Caicos Islands, scoring twice.^[7] He had played two friendly matches in November 2017 against Nicaragua,^[8] but they were not recognised by FIFA.^{[citation needed]}

International goals

Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 March 2018	Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Turks and Caicos Islands	3–0	4–0	Friendly
2				4–0
3	15 November 2022	Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Cuba	1–0	2–4	Friendly
4	7 September 2024	ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda	Bermuda	3–2	3–2	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
5	10 September 2024	ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda	Dominica	1–0	2–0	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
6	12 October 2024	ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	5–0	5–0	2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B
7	21 March 2025	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamon, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	2–1	2–2	Friendly

National Team Stats

As of match played 22 June 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
Dominican Republic	2017	2	0	0
	2018	5	2	1
	2019	7	0	1
	2020	0	0	0
	2021	5	0	0
	2022	6	1	1
	2023	7	0	1
	2024	9	3	1
	2025	9	1	0
Total		50	7	5

Honors and awards

Clubs

Atlético Pantoja

• Caribbean Club Championship: 2018

Individual

• Best player: Copa Walon 2016 (playing for Atlético Pantoja)^[10]