Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Vasco da Gama.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Rômulo Borges Monteiro | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 32) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Picos, Brazil | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Porto de Caruaru | ||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Vasco da Gama | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2010–2012 | Vasco da Gama | 106 | (8) | ||||||||||
2012–2016 | Spartak Moscow | 69 | (4) | ||||||||||
2017–2019 | Flamengo | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||
2019 | → Grêmio (loan) | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||
2020–2021 | Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||
2021 | Vasco da Gama | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||
2012 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||
2011–2012 | Brazil | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012 |
Rômulo is known for his defensive abilities and initiation of attacks from the back, "He tracks his runner well and judges his tackles with composure" and is not scared to get forward.[1]
Rômulo signed for Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2012 for a fee of around €8 million.[2] He missed one-and-a-half seasons due to an injury against FC Rostov.[when?]
Rômulo left Spartak Moscow on 13 January 2017, after both agreed to the mutual termination of his contract.[3]
On 13 January 2017 Rômulo signed with Brazilian Série A club Flamengo a four-year contract.[4]
On 3 January 2019 Grêmio signed Rômulo from Flamengo on loan until the end of the 2019 season.[5]
Rômulo played all six of Brazil's matches as they earned the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic tournament. He scored the opening goal of the 3–0 win over South Korea in the semi-final at Old Trafford, set up by Oscar.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2010 | Série A | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
2011 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 61 | 5 | ||
2012 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 57 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 100 | 8 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2012–13 | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 | 2 | |
2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 2 | ||||
2015–16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 69 | 4 | ||
Flamengo | 2017 | Série A | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
2018 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Grêmio (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
Career total | 164 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 255 | 15 |
Brazil national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2011 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 7 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2012[8]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1. | 9 June 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly | [9] |
CR Vasco da Gama – current squad | |
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Brazil men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists | ||
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