Rômulo (footballer, born 1990)
{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Portuguese name|Borges|Monteiro}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rômulo
| image = Spar-Rub15 (1).jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Rômulo with Spartak Moscow in 2015
| fullname = Rômulo Borges Monteiro
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Picos, Brazil
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| currentclub = Retrô
| clubnumber = 5
| position = Defensive midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2004–2009
| youthclubs1 = Porto de Caruaru
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs2 = Vasco da Gama
| years1 = 2010–2012
| clubs1 = Vasco da Gama
| caps1 = 106
| goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2012–2016
| clubs2 = Spartak Moscow
| caps2 = 69
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = Flamengo
| caps3 = 39
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = → Grêmio (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| years6= 2021
| clubs6 = Vasco da Gama
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2022–
| clubs7 = Retrô
| caps7 = 35
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012
| nationalteam1 = Brazil U23
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Brazil
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{flagu|Brazil}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's Football}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 London|Team Competition}}
| pcupdate = 1 September 2024
| ntupdate = 10 September 2012
}}
Rômulo Borges Monteiro (born 19 September 1990), known simply as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Retrô.
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.{{cite web|title=Marco Fabian, Isco and the young stars who could emerge at the 2012 Olympics|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/marco-fabian-isco-young-stars-121100086--sow.html|work=Goal.com|accessdate=26 July 2012}}
Club career
=Spartak Moscow=
Rômulo signed for Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2012 for a fee of around €8 million.{{cite web|title=Romulo Signs for Spartak Moscow – Transfer of the Summer 2012|url=http://www.soccerfootball.co.uk/2012/08/10/romulo-signs-for-spartak-moscow-bargain-of-the-summer-2012/|publisher=Soccer Football|accessdate=10 August 2012}} He missed one-and-a-half seasons due to an injury against FC Rostov.{{when|date=October 2014}}
Rômulo left Spartak Moscow on 13 January 2017, after both agreed to the mutual termination of his contract.{{cite web|script-title=ru:РОМУЛО ПОКИДАЕТ КРАСНО-БЕЛЫХ|url=http://spartak.com/main/news/98034/|website=spartak.com|publisher=Spartak Moscow|accessdate=13 January 2017|language=Russian|date=13 January 2017}}
=Flamengo=
On 13 January 2017 Rômulo signed with Brazilian Série A club Flamengo a four-year contract.{{cite web |title=Romulo rescinde com Spartak e fecha com Flamengo por quatro anos |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/flamengo/noticia/2017/01/romulo-rescinde-com-spartak-e-fecha-com-flamengo-por-quatro-anos.html |publisher=Globoesporte.com |date=13 January 2017 |accessdate=13 January 2017}}
==Grêmio (loan)==
On 3 January 2019 Grêmio signed Rômulo from Flamengo on loan until the end of the 2019 season.{{cite web |title=Grêmio anuncia Rômulo como o primeiro reforço da temporada |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/rs/futebol/times/gremio/noticia/gremio-anuncia-romulo-como-o-primeiro-reforco-da-temporada.ghtml |publisher=Globoesporte.com |date=3 January 2019 |accessdate=31 October 2019}}
International career
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.{{cite news|last1=Hunter|first1=Andy|title=Olympics 2012: Brazil reach football final by beating South Korea|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/07/olympics-brazil-football-south-korea|accessdate=11 October 2014|work=The Guardian|date=7 August 2012}}
Career statistics
=Club=
:{{As of|2024|9|1}}{{cite web|title=Romulo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/romulo-borges-monteiro/115775/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=13 January 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Vasco da Gama
|2010 |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Série A |22 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2011
|32 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 61 | 5 | ||
| 2012
|3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 100 | 8 | ||
| rowspan="6" valign="center"|Spartak Moscow
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|Russian Premier League |4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|19 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16
|21 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17
|8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 69 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Flamengo
|2017 |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Série A |8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5Four appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores and one appearance in Copa Sudamericana. | 1 | 2Appearances in Primeira Liga. | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2018
|7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores. | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Grêmio (loan)
|2019 |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Série A |14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Shijiazhuang Ever Bright
|2020 |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Chinese Super League |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"|Vasco da Gama
|2021 |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Série B |16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Retrô
|2023 |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Série D |9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2024
|10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearances in [[Copa do Nordeste
]]. | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!195 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 315 | 15 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan=3|Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 |
| Total||8||1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2012{{NFT player|id=45018|name=Rômulo Borges Monteiro|accessdate=13 January 2017}}
=International goals=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref | |||||||
| 1. | 9 June 2012 | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States | {{fb|ARG}} | {{center|1–0}} | {{center|3–4}} | Friendly | {{cite web|title=Argentina vs. Brazil|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/8361/Argentina_Brazil.html|website=national-football-teams.com|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=13 January 2017|date=9 June 2012}} |
Honours
;Vasco da Gama
;Spartak Moscow
; Flamengo
;Retrô
;Brazil
- Superclásico de las Américas: 2011, 2014
- Olympic Silver Medal: 2012{{cite news |last=Irvin |first=Duncan |date=11 August 2012 |title=Mexico Wins Soccer Gold Medal, 2-1 |url=http://london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/11/live-coverage-of-mexico-brazil-soccer-final/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |newspaper=New York Times}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{Soccerway|romulo-borges-monteiro/115775}}
- [http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2011/09/mudancas-no-brasil-cortes-romulo-lucas-e-borges-serao-titulares.html globoesporte.globo.com] {{in lang|pt}}
{{Brazil men's football squad 2012 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Romulo}}
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