Rômulo Cardoso

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is da Cruz.
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 (age 22)
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) 26 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 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.

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]

On 7 February 2024, Rômulo joined Göztepe in Turkey on loan with an option to buy.[5]

Career statistics

As of 28 February 2023.[6]
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[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
  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 Göztepe'mizde" [Rômulo Cardoso in Göztepe] (in Turkish). Göztepe. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ Rômulo Cardoso at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2022.