Ronny Aloema

Ronny Aloema
Aloema in 2020
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 August 2020
Constituency	Paramaribo District
Personal details
Born	Ronny Clyde Aloema (1979-10-18) 18 October 1979 Suriname
Political party	VHP
Association football career Position(s) Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2002–2006 SV Voorwaarts 2007–2009 SV Transvaal 2009 Tobago United 2009–2011 SV Transvaal 2011–2014 SV Robinhood 2014–2017 Walking Bout Company International career 2008–2014 Suriname 24 (3) *Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ronny Clyde Aloema (born 18 October 1979) is a Surinamese politician and former football goalkeeper. He has served as a member of the National Assembly since 7 August 2020, representing Paramaribo District for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP).

As a footballer, Aloema played at the club level in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, and for Suriname at the international level.

Football

Domestic career

Aloema played for SV Voorwaarts between 2002 and 2006, before signing for SV Transvaal in 2007. He signed for Trinidadian TT Pro League club Tobago United in 2009, but returned to SV Transvaal the following year. In 2011, he moved to S.V. Robinhood.

International career

Aloema made his debut for Suriname in 2008. His last appearance to date was a 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifying match against St Vincent & the Grenadines. In addition to his 24 FIFA-recognised caps, Aloema played in three unofficial matches. Despite being a goalkeeper, he took penalty kicks for the national team, scoring twice in official matches and twice in unofficial matches.

Aloema has also played for the Suriname national futsal team.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 October 2010	André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname	Netherlands Antilles	2–1	2–1	2010 Caribbean Cup qualification
2	13 July 2012	Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba	Bonaire	?	8–0	Friendly
3	9 September 2012	Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique	Martinique	1–2	2–2	2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
4	18 November 2012	Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–0	1–0	2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

Note

Bonaire and Martinique aren't affiliated to FIFA, but they are CONCACAF members.

Politics

Aloema has been active with the Progressive Reform Party (VHP) since 2017. In the 2020 general election, he was part of the VHP candidate list for Paramaribo District. He was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly on 7 August 2020, one of three replacements for VHP ministers in the new government. He spoke beforehand of his intentions to promote sports and entrepreneurship.