| Rômulo Cardoso | |
| Fullname: | Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Marialva, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.93m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Göztepe |
| Clubnumber: | 79 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maringá |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Clubs1: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Caps1: | 63 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | → Göztepe (loan) |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 9 October 2024 |
Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz (born 8 February 2002), known as Rômulo Cardoso or just Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Göztepe on loan from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Athletico Paranaense.
Born in Marialva, Paraná, Rômulo joined Athletico Paranaense's youth setup in 2018, on loan from Maringá.[1] In July 2019, he was bought outright by the club.[2]
Rômulo made his first team – and Série A – debut on 16 November 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Pedro Rocha in a 0–1 home loss against Atlético Mineiro.[3] He scored his first senior goal on 23 January 2022, netting a last-minute winner in a 1–0 Campeonato Paranaense home win over Paraná.
On 19 February 2022, Rômulo scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 home routing of Cianorte.[4]
On 7 February 2024, Rômulo joined Göztepe in Turkey on loan with an option to buy.[5]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2021 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9[6] | 1 | 2[7] | 0 | 51 | 9 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 9 | |||
Athletico Paranaense