Rômulo (footballer, born October 1995) explained

Rômulo
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Fullname:Rômulo José Pacheco da Silva
Birth Date:27 October 1995
Birth Place:Recife, Brazil
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Chengdu Rongcheng
Clubnumber:10
Youthyears1:2011–2014
Youthclubs1:Bahia
Years1:2014–2017
Clubs1:Bahia
Caps1:55
Goals1:6
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Bragantino (loan)
Caps2:2
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Busan IPark (loan)
Caps3:21
Goals3:1
Years4:2018–2021
Clubs4:Busan IPark
Caps4:94
Goals4:28
Years5:2021–
Caps5:51
Goals5:17
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:2
Club-Update:8 January 2023

Rômulo José Pacheco da Silva (born 27 October 1995), simply known as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chengdu Rongcheng as a midfielder.

Club career

Rômulo was born in Recife, Pernambuco, and graduated with Bahia's youth setup. On 16 November 2014 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Corinthians.[1]

On 10 February 2015 Rômulo renewed his contract until 2018.[2]

On 6 February 2017, Rômulo signed with Korean second division side Busan IPark on a one year loan deal.[3] After a successful debut season in Korea, Rômulo signed a three-year contract with the club.[4] In both 2018 and 2019, Rômulo was named in the official K League 2 team of the season. In the final game of the 2019 season, Rômulo scored a 77th minute penalty to give Busan the lead in the promotion-relegation playoff final against local rivals Gyeongnam FC. Busan went on to win the game 2-0 and achieve promotion to the K League 1.

On 15 April 2021 Rômulo would join Chinese second tier football club Chengdu Rongcheng.[5] In his debut seasons with the club he would establish himself as a regular within the team and aid them to promotion at the end of the 2021 league campaign.[6]

Career statistics

As of 8 January 2023

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bahia2014Série A310000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-31
2015Série B221100401092463
2016Série B009220colspan="2"-20132
Total2521926010112626
Bragantino (loan)2016Série B200000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-20
Busan IPark (loan)2017K League 2211colspan="2"-50colspan="2"-21282
Busan IPark2018K League 23610colspan="2"-32colspan="2"-214113
2019K League 23214colspan="2"-00colspan="2"-213415
2020K League 1264colspan="2"-00colspan="2"-colspan="2"-264
Total94280032004210132
Chengdu Rongcheng2021China League One124colspan="2"-10colspan="2"-21155
2022Chinese Super League3212colspan="2"-00colspan="2"-colspan="2"-3212
Total4416001000204717
Career total186471921521019624057

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corinthians vence, mantém luta por G-4 e afunda Bahia na zona da degola. Corinthians wins, keeps on fighting for G-4 and sinks Bahia in the relegation zone. Globo Esporte. pt. 16 November 2014. 24 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Com multas milionárias, Bahia renova contratos de Bruno Paulista e Rômulo. With millionaire release clauses, Bahia renews contracts of Bruno Paulista and Rômulo. Globo Esporte. pt. 10 February 2015. 24 June 2015.
  3. Web site: 부산아이파크, 호물로 영입으로 브라질 3인방 구축. Busan IPark sign their third Brazilian, Rômulo. Naver. Korean. 6 February 2017. 15 March 2020.
  4. Web site: 프로축구 부산, 임대했던 브라질 미드필더 호물로 완전 영입. Busan IPark complete permanent signing of loan Brazilian midfielder Rômulo. Yonhap News. Korean. 10 January 2018. 15 March 2020.
  5. Web site: 官方:前津门虎外援乔纳森、前釜山外援罗慕洛加盟成都蓉城. m.dongqiudi.net. 2021-04-15. 2022-06-06. zh.
  6. Web site: 2021赛季中超升降级:成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超. 163.com. 2022-01-12. 2022-06-06. zh.