Rômulo (footballer, born October 1995)
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.
 Rômulo in December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rômulo José Pacheco da Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chengdu Rongcheng | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Bahia | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Bahia | 55 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Bragantino (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Busan IPark (loan) | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Busan IPark | 94 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chengdu Rongcheng | 44 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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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
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bahia | 2014 | Série A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Série B | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 46 | 3 | |
| 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 6 | ||
| Bragantino (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Busan IPark (loan) | 2017 | K League 2 | 21 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Busan IPark | 2018 | K League 2 | 36 | 10 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 41 | 13 | ||
| 2019 | K League 2 | 32 | 14 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 34 | 15 | |||
| 2020 | K League 1 | 26 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 101 | 32 | ||
| Chengdu Rongcheng | 2021 | China League One | 12 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | - | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 15 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 32 | 12 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 47 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 240 | 57 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- Appearance(s) in K League 1 Relegation play-offs
- Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
References
- "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] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Com multas milionárias, Bahia renova contratos de Bruno Paulista e Rômulo" [With millionaire release clauses, Bahia renews contracts of Bruno Paulista and Rômulo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "부산아이파크, 호물로 영입으로 브라질 3인방 구축" [Busan IPark sign their third Brazilian, Rômulo] (in Korean). Naver. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "프로축구 부산, 임대했던 브라질 미드필더 호물로 완전 영입" [Busan IPark complete permanent signing of loan Brazilian midfielder Rômulo] (in Korean). Yonhap News. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "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 (in Chinese). 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- "2021赛季中超升降级：成都蓉城队、浙江队成功冲超". 163.com (in Chinese). 2022-01-12. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
External links
- Bahia official profile (in Portuguese)
- Rômulo at Soccerway
- Rômulo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)