Romário (footballer, born March 1992)

Romário Guilherme dos Santos (born 13 March 1992), simply known as Romário (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁoˈmaɾiu]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for ABC.

Romário
Personal information
Full name Romário Guilherme dos Santos
Date of birth (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Diadema, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
ABC
Youth career
2009–2011 Audax
2010–2011Porto (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Audax 20 (1)
2012Bahia (loan) 3 (0)
2013Audax Rio (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 Red Bull Brasil 32 (0)
2015 Avaí 32 (0)
2016 Atlético Goianiense 40 (1)
2017 Ceará 42 (0)
2018–2022 Santos 2 (0)
2018Ceará (loan) 13 (0)
2018Guarani (loan) 6 (0)
2019Red Bull Brasil (loan) 8 (0)
2019Bragantino (loan) 0 (0)
2019Vila Nova (loan) 19 (0)
2020Mirassol (loan) 8 (1)
2020–2021Cuiabá (loan) 31 (0)
2021Coritiba (loan) 21 (0)
2022Operário Ferroviário (loan) 10 (1)
2022 Novorizontino 27 (0)
2023 Santo André 0 (0)
2023 Juventude 5 (0)
2023– ABC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023

Club career edit

Audax and loans edit

Born in Diadema, São Paulo, Romário began his career at Audax's youth setup. In the 2010 summer he was loaned to F.C. Porto, after a partnership between both clubs was established.[1]

In July 2011 Romário returned to his parent club,[2] and made his debut as a senior in the year's Copa Paulista. On 3 September of the following year he moved to Série A club Bahia, on loan until December.[3]

Romário made his debut in the main category of Brazilian football on 5 September 2012, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Mineiro.[4] He finished the campaign with three appearances, as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Romário spent the start of 2013 on loan at Audax Rio.

Red Bull Brasil / Avaí edit

On 14 December 2013, after another spell at Audax, Romário signed for Red Bull Brasil.[5] The following 7 May, after impressing with the side in the Campeonato Paulista, he joined Avaí, newly promoted to the main category.[6]

Romário was an undisputed starter for the side, but still suffered relegation.

Atlético Goianiense edit

In January 2016, Romário signed for Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year.[7] He featured regularly for Dragão during the year, acting as team captain during the latter stages of the campaign.

Romário scored his first professional goal on 30 August 2016, netting his team's second in a 2–2 home draw against Ceará.

Ceará edit

On 7 December 2016, Romário agreed to a one-year deal with Ceará.[8]

Santos edit

On 31 October 2017, Santos president Modesto Roma Júnior announced that Romário agreed to a five-year deal with the club, effective as of 1 January.[9] He was officially announced on 4 January 2018.[10]

Romário made his debut for the club on 17 January 2018, starting in a 3–0 home win against Linense. After only two matches for the club, he returned to his previous side Ceará on 10 March, on loan until the end of the year.[11] After being rarely used, he moved to Guarani also in a temporary deal until the end of the year.[12]

On 2 January 2019, Romário was loaned to former club Red Bull until the end of the year's Paulistão.[13] The loan was extended until the end of 2019 with Red Bull Bragantino when that club was formed due to the merger of Red Bull Brasil with Clube Atlético Bragantino.[14]

On 12 July 2019, after failing to appear for RB in the second division, Romário moved to fellow league team Vila Nova also in a temporary deal. On 2 January of the following year, he was loaned to Mirassol for the entire 2020 Campeonato Paulista.[15]

On 25 June 2020, Romário agreed to a loan deal at Cuiabá, until the end of the year's second division.[16] After helping the club in their first-ever promotion, he moved to Coritiba, recently relegated to the second level, on loan until December 2021.[17]

On 8 December 2021, still owned by Santos, Romário moved to fellow second division side Operário Ferroviário for the 2022 season.[18]

Novorizontino edit

Romário left Operário on 31 March 2022, and moved to Novorizontino in the same category, after terminating his contract with Santos.[19]

Career statistics edit

As of 16 September 2022[20]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Audax 2011 Paulista A2 0 0 20[a] 0 20 0
2012 20 1 20 1
2013 Paulista 0 0 3[a] 0 3 0
Subtotal 20 1 23 0 43 1
Bahia (loan) 2012 Série A 3 0 3 0
Audax Rio (loan) 2013 Carioca 11 0 11 0
Red Bull Brasil 2014 Paulista A2 18 0 17[a] 1 35 1
2015 Paulista 14 0 14 0
Subtotal 32 0 17 1 49 1
Avaí 2015 Série A 32 0 0 0 32 0
Atlético Goianiense 2016 Série B 27 1 13 0 1 0 41 1
Ceará 2017 Série B 32 0 10 0 1 0 2[b] 0 45 0
Santos 2018 Série A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ceará (loan) 2018 Série A 8 0 5 0 1 0 4[c] 0 18 0
Guarani (loan) 2018 Série B 6 0 6 0
Red Bull Brasil (loan) 2019 Paulista 8 0 8 0
Bragantino (loan) 2019 Série B 0 0 0 0
Vila Nova (loan) 2019 Série B 19 0 19 0
Mirassol (loan) 2020 Paulista 8 1 8 1
Cuiabá (loan) 2020 Série B 27 0 3 0 1[d] 0 31 0
Coritiba (loan) 2021 Série B 12 0 9 0 4 0 25 0
Operário Ferroviário (loan) 2022 Série B 0 0 10 1 1 0 11 1
Novorizontino 2022 Série B 22 0 22 0
Career total 188 1 128 3 11 0 0 0 47 1 374 5
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde

Honours edit

Atlético-GO

Ceará

Red Bull Brasil

  • Campeonato Paulista do Interior: 2019

References edit

  1. ^ "Ex-atacante do Pão de Açúcar é destaque de um clube português" [Former Pão de Açúcar forward is a sportlight in Portuguese club] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Técnico Serginho aprova preparação do PAEC para início da competição" [Manager Serginho approves PAEC's preparation for the start of the competition] (in Portuguese). Correio do Brasil. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Bahia acerta a contratação do lateral-esquerdo Romário" [Bahia completes the signing of left-back Romário] (in Portuguese). Extra. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Galo empata sem gols com o Bahia e pode perder a liderança nesta quinta" [Galo draws blank with Bahia and may lose leadership this Thursday] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Red Bull Brasil confirma a chegada de mais quatro reforços" [Red Bull Brasil confirms the arrival of four more additions] (in Portuguese). Cenário MT. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Elenco reforçado para a Série A" [Squad bolstered for Série A] (in Portuguese). Avaí FC. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. ^ "De clube novo, Romário lamenta queda do Avaí" [In a new club, Romário laments Avaí's relegation] (in Portuguese). Diário Catarinense. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Ceará anuncia contratação de Romário para lateral esquerda do time em 2017" [Ceará announce signing of Romário for the left back of the team in 2017] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Modesto anuncia pré-contrato do Santos com lateral Romário, do Ceará" [Modesto announces pre-contract of Santos with full back Romário, of Ceará] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Romário na área: lateral é o novo reforço do Peixe" [Romário on the spot: full back is the new addition of Peixe] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  11. ^ "De volta! Lateral-esquerdo Romário acerta retorno ao Ceará até o fim de 2018" [Back at it again! Left-back Romário agrees return to Ceará until the end of 2018] (in Portuguese). Ceará SC. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Mateus Silva e Romário são contratados pelo Guarani" [Mateus Silva and Romário are signed by Guarani] (in Portuguese). Guarani FC. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Santos empresta lateral-esquerdo Romário para o RB Brasil até o fim do Paulistão" [Santos loan left-back Romário to RB Brasil until the end of the Paulistão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Bragantino registra cinco atletas no BID e terá reforços para duelo contra Sport pela Série B" [Bragantino register five athletes at the BID and will have additions for the match against Sport for the Série B] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Mirassol acerta contratação de Romário, do Santos" [Mirassol sign Romário, from Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Emprestado pelo Santos, Romário jogará pelo Cuiabá" [On loan from Santos, Romário will play for Cuiabá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Seja bem-vindo, Romário!" [Welcome, Romário!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Nova casa: lateral Romário é emprestado ao Operário pelo Peixe" [New home: full-back Romário is loaned to Operário from Peixe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Novorizontino apresenta mais dois reforços para a Série B" [Novorizontino present two more additions for the Série B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  20. ^ Romário at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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