Rômulo (footballer, born 1996)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Rômulo

| image =

| fullname = Rômulo da Silva Machado

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cascavel, Brazil

| height = 1.82m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Thep Xanh Nam Dinh

| clubnumber = 72

| years1 = 2017–2020

| clubs1 = Londrina

| caps1 = 52

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = → Atlético Goianiense (loan)

| caps2 = 32

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2019–2020

| clubs3 = → Portimonense (loan)

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2020–2024

| clubs4 = Portimonense

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → Brasil de Pelotas (loan)

| caps5 = 35

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = → Criciúma (loan)

| caps6 = 68

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = CRB

| caps7 = 42

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2025–

| clubs8 = Thep Xanh Nam Dinh

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 1

| pcupdate = 15 June 2025

}}

Rômulo da Silva Machado (born 10 January 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh.

Career

Rômulo made his professional debut with Londrina in a 3–0 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B loss to Internacional on 13 May 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/13/brazil/serie-b/londrina-esporte-clube/sport-club-internacional/2419830/|title=Londrina vs. Internacional - 13 May 2017 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}} On 14 June 2019, Rômulo joined Portimonense on loan in the Primeira Liga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.londrinaesporteclube.com.br/noticia/2019/6/14/luquinha-e-felipe-vieira-sao-negociados-com-o-portimonense--romulo-e-emprestado|title=Luquinha e Felipe Vieira são negociados com o Portimonense; Romulo é emprestado|website=www.londrinaesporteclube.com.br}}

On 10 January 2024, after having spent the previous season on loan at Criciúma, Rômulo joined Série B club CRB.{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=CRB oficializa Rômulo, ex-Criciúma, e chega a 12 contratações para 2024; veja a lista |trans-title=CRB announces Rômulo, ex-Criciúma, and totals 12 signing in 2024; check the list |url=https://ge.globo.com/al/futebol/times/crb/noticia/2024/01/10/crb-oficializa-romulo-ex-criciuma-e-chega-a-12-contratacoes-para-2024-veja-a-lista.ghtml |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=Globo Esporte |language=pt-br}}