.jpg) Rômulo withSpartak Moscow in 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rômulo Borges Monteiro | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (age 35) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Picos, Brazil | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Retrô | |||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Retrô | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Brazil | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply asRômulo, is aBrazilianfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forRetrô.
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 forSpartak 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 againstFC 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 withBrazilian Série A clubFlamengo a four-year contract.[4]
On 3 January 2019Grêmio signed Rômulo fromFlamengo 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 the2012 Olympic tournament. He scored the opening goal of the 3–0 win over South Korea in the semi-final atOld Trafford, set up byOscar.[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasco da Gama | 2010 | Série A | 22 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 61 | 5 | |||
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | — | 100 | 8 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian 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 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Grêmio (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
| Shijiazhuang Ever Bright | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 17 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama | 2021 | Série B | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Retrô | 2023 | Série D | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 195 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 15 | ||
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 June 2012 | MetLife Stadium,East Rutherford, United States |  Argentina | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly | [9] |
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