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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Marialva, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Göztepe | ||
Number | 79 | ||
Youth career | |||
Maringá | |||
2018–2019 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | ||
2019–2021 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Athletico Paranaense | 63 | (7) |
2024– | → Göztepe (loan) | 23 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024 |
Club career
editBorn 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]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 February 2023.[6]
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 | ||
Athletico Paranaense | 2021 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 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 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
Honours
editAthletico Paranaense
References
edit- ^ "Rômulo recebeu homenagem do Maringá antes da partida" [Rômulo received an honour from Maringá before the match] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Athletico acerta a compra de promessa do futebol paranaense" [Athletico agree the purchase of prospect from the paranaense football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Artilheiro do Sub-20, Rômulo comenta estreia pela equipe profissional do Athletico" [Top scorer of the under-20s, Rômulo talks about debut for the first team of Athletico] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "De incógnita à solução no Athletico: a noite de gala de Rômulo, o novo artilheiro do Campeonato Paranaense" [From a doubt to a solution at Athletico: the stellar night of Rômulo, the new top scorer of the Campeonato Paranaense] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Rômulo Cardoso Göztepe'mizde" [Rômulo Cardoso in Göztepe] (in Turkish). Göztepe. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Rômulo Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
External links
edit- Athletico Paranaense profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)