| Rómulo | |
| Fullname: | Rômulo Cabral Pereira Pinto |
| Birth Date: | 1991 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.860NaN0 |
| Currentclub: | Karlstad |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Botafogo |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Friburguense |
| Caps1: | 58 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Atlético Paranaense |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Ferroviária (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs4: | → Paulista FC (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 4 |
| Years5: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Friburguense |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Hammarby IF |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Suphanburi |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2019 |
| Clubs8: | → BG Pathum United (loan) |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | SC Sagamihara |
| Caps9: | 39 |
| Goals9: | 13 |
| Years10: | 2021 |
| Clubs10: | Volta Redonda |
| Caps10: | 12 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Khon Kaen United |
| Caps11: | 26 |
| Goals11: | 5 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | → Police Tero (loan) |
| Caps12: | 7 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2024– |
| Clubs13: | Karlstad |
| Caps13: | 9 |
| Goals13: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 August 2024 |
Rômulo Cabral Pereira Pinto (born 2 November 1991 in Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as Rômulo (pronounced as /pt-BR/), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Karlstad.
Rômulo was born in Rio de Janeiro and started his career at the local club Botafogo.[1] He, however, made his senior debut for Friburguense in the Campeonato Carioca during 2012. During the upcoming years, Rômulo would make a name for himself in the Brazilian lower divisions. He represented Friburguense in the during two different spells, making 74 appearances and scoring 21 goals in total.[2]
In February 2016, Rômulo was scouted by Nanne Bergstrand, then manager of Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1] A month later, in March, Rômulo move abroad for the first time in his career by signing a two-year deal with the Swedish club.[3] The transfer fee was reportedly set at 0.5 million Swedish kronor (approximately £55,000), as Friburguense sold their main striker due to financial difficulties.[4]
After a tough start to his newly found career in Europe, mostly being used as a substitute player, Rômulo scored a hat-trick on 17 October 2016 against local rivals Djurgården in a spectacular derby fixture, helping his side secure a 4–2 win.[5] Rômulo's involvement in the victory was later awarded as the "achievement of the year" by the club's supporters.[6]
On 2 April 2017, Rômulo scored on the first match day of Allsvenskan, in a 2–1 away loss against IFK Norrköping.[7] Throughout the first half of the season, Rômulo was used as the second choice striker behind Pa Dibba in new manager Jakob Michelsen's squad.[8] On 4 June, Rômulo once again enjoyed a superb performance against arch rival Djurgårdens IF. He scored a brace as Hammarby won 3–1 on home turf.[9] He was, however, used sparingly during the remainder of season and left the club at the expiration of his contract.[10]
In March 2024, Rômulo returned to Sweden, joining Ettan Norra club Karlstad.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2014 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ferroviária (loan) | 2014 | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Paulista Futebol Clube (loan) | 2015 | Campeonato Paulista Série A2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | Campeonato Carioca | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Club | Season | League | Svenska Cupen Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |||
| Club | Season | League | Thai FA Cup | Thai League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2018 | Thai League 1 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | |||
| BG Pathum United F.C. (loan) | 2019 | Thai League 2 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
| Total | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |||
Mats Jingblad, former director of football at Hammarby, has praised Rômulo as technical player with a great willingness to run and a strong defensive play.[12]