Romário Manuel Silva Baró (born 25 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto. Born in Guinea-Bissau, Baró represented Portugal internationally at youth level.
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| Full name | Romário Manuel Silva Baró | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Povoense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sporting | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Porto B | 46 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Porto | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Estoril (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Casa Pia (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Portugal U16 | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U17 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Portugal U19 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Portugal U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 28 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Born in Bissau in Guinea-Bissau, Baró played in Sporting CP's youth teams before joining FC Porto in 2014.[1] He made his professional debut for the reserves in LigaPro on 21 January 2018, playing the last three minutes of a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Arouca as a substitute for Rui Moreira.[2] He made ten appearances over the season and scored once, to open a 3–0 win over S.C. Covilhã on 18 March, also at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio.[3]
In the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, Baró scored six goals in ten appearances as Porto won the title. In the final, he assisted Afonso Sousa for the last goal of a 3–1 win over Chelsea in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] With the B-team in the second division, he scored four goals in 28 games over the season, and was sent off for dissent on 1 September 2018 in a 2–1 home win over Académico de Viseu FC.[5]
Baró was given the first team's number 8 shirt ahead of the 2019–20 season, inheriting it from Yacine Brahimi.[6] He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg on 7 August, starting in a 1–0 win away to FC Krasnodar and making way for Luis Díaz on 55 minutes.[7] Ten days later he played his first game in the Primeira Liga, again starting a 4–0 home win against Vitória FC.[8]
On 1 September 2021, he joined Estoril in the Primeira Liga on loan.[9]
International career edit
Baró has represented Portugal at various youth levels.[10] At the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where Portugal finished as runners-up to Germany, he appeared in quarterfinal and semifinal games.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 28 January 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2017–18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 5 | ||||||
| Porto | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Estoril (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Casa Pia (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 5 | ||
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours edit
Porto Youth
Porto
References edit
- ^ Morais, André (30 January 2018). "A ascensão de Romário Baró, aposta futura do FC Porto" [The rise of Romário Baró, FC Porto's future bet]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "FC Porto B empata a uma bola na receção ao Arouca" [FC Porto B draw 1–1 hosting Arouca] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "FC Porto interrompe ciclo negativo de cinco jogos frente ao Sp. Covilhã" [FC Porto break negative run of five games against Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Krishnan, Joe (29 April 2019). "Chelsea lose Uefa Youth Cup Final as FC Porto run out 3-1 winners in Nyon". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "FC Porto B consegue primeira vitória na II Liga frente ao Académico de Viseu" [FC Porto B get first II Liga victory against Académico de Viseu]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Os jogadores e a numeração do plantel do FC Porto 19/20" [FC Porto's 19/20 players and squad numbers]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Marchesín e Romário Baró estreiam-se na Champions frente ao Krasnodar" [Marchesín and Romário Baró debut in the Champions League against Krasnodar]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ ""Qualidade intacta", afirmou Romário Baró depois de cumprir um sonho" ["Quality intact", affirmed Romário Baró after fulfilling a dream]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Estoril Praia signs Romário Baró". Estoril. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Jogador Romário Baró" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Spain U21 v Portugal U21 report". UEFA. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Romário Baró at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "FC Porto é o campeão nacional 2019/2020" [FC Porto is the 2019/2020 national champion] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Taça de Portugal: FC Porto conquista "dobradinha"" [Portuguese Cup: FC Porto wins "double"] (in Portuguese). Deutsche Welle. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "FC Porto bate Benfica e conquista Supertaça pela 22ª vez" [FC Porto beats Benfica and conquers Super Cup for the 22nd time] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
External links edit
- Romário Baró at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Romário Baró at Soccerway