Rômulo Cardoso
Rômulo with Athletico Paranaense in 2022
Personal information
Full name Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz
Date of birth (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002
Place of birth Marialva, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Athletico Paranaense
Number 35
Youth career
Maringá
2018–2019Athletico Paranaense (loan)
2019–2021 Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Athletico Paranaense 44 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:21, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

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 Athletico Paranaense.

Club career

Rômulo with Athletico Paranaense in 2022

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]

Career statistics

As of 28 February 2023.[5]
Club Season League State league Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Athletico Paranaense 2021 Série A 1000000010
2022 261126219[lower-alpha 1]12[lower-alpha 2]0519
2023 0050000050
Career total 271176219120579
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Rômulo Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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