Romário Pires
{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Santos|Pires}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Romário Pires
| image = Romario Pires - Petrolul Ploiesti vs U Cluj, March 2022.jpg
| upright = 0.75
| caption = Pires with Universitatea Cluj in 2022
| fullname = Romário Santos Pires
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Păulești
| clubnumber = 52
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008
| youthclubs1 = Botafogo
| years1 = 2010
| clubs1 = Botafogo
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = → Boavista SC (loan)
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = → Botafogo da Paraíba (loan)
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = → Olaira (loan)
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010–2012
| clubs5 = Duque de Caxias
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010
| clubs6 = → Marcílio Dias (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2011
| clubs7 = → Macaé (loan)
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2012
| clubs8 = Gloria Bistrița
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2013–2015
| clubs9 = Petrolul Ploiești
| caps9 = 20
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2014–2015
| clubs10 = → Maccabi Netanya (loan)
| caps10 = 27
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2015–2016
| clubs11 = Maccabi Netanya
| caps11 = 20
| goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2016
| clubs12 = Maccabi Haifa
| caps12 = 13
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2016–2018
| clubs13 = Maccabi Petah Tikva
| caps13 = 80
| goals13 = 4
| years14 = 2019
| clubs14 = Astra Giurgiu
| caps14 = 11
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2019–2021
| clubs15 = Hermannstadt
| caps15 = 61
| goals15 = 7
| years16 = 2021–2022
| clubs16 = Farul Constanța
| caps16 = 15
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2022–2023
| clubs17 = Universitatea Cluj
| caps17 = 36
| goals17 = 2
| years18 = 2023–2024
| clubs18 = Concordia Chiajna
| caps18 = 6
| goals18 = 0
| years19 = 2024
| clubs19 = Telejenul Văleni
| caps19 = 3
| goals19 = 3
| years20 = 2024–
| clubs20 = Păulești
| caps20 = 14
| goals20 = 1
| pcupdate = 13:06, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
}}
Romário Santos Pires (born 16 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga III side CS Păulești.{{Soccerway|romario-santos-pires/112944}}
After starting out with several teams in his native Brazil, he went on to compete professionally in Romania and Israel.
Personal life
Pires is named after the former Brazilian international Romário, of which his father was a fan.{{cite web|url=https://www.telekomsport.ro/video-exclusiv-brazilieni-indragostiti-de-romania-romario-si-erico-fac-echipa-la-astra-reportaj-inedit-marca-telekom-sport-18883268|title=Brazilieni îndrăgostiţi de România! Romario şi Erico fac echipă la Astra. Reportaj inedit marca Telekom Sport|date=16 February 2019 |publisher=telekomsport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Brazilians in love with Romania! Romario and Erico team up at Astra. Unique report of Telekom Sport|accessdate= 8 March 2019}} He married a Romanian handballer in 2020,[https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/romario-pires-hermannstadt-fcsb-19104971 Transferat pentru câteva ore la FCSB! Romario Pires: „Le-am dat mesaje colegilor mei!”. E căsătorit cu o româncă și vrea să obțină cetățenia română | EXCLUSIV] with the couple having one daughter.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 14 September 2023}}
| 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="3"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gloria Bistrița
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Petrolul Ploiești
|rowspan="2"|Liga I |3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|One appearance in the Supercupa României, three appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Maccabi Netanya (loan)
|27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | |||
| Maccabi Netanya
|Israeli Premier League |20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | ||
| Maccabi Haifa
|Israeli Premier League |13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| rowspan="4"|Maccabi Petah Tikva
|rowspan="3"|Israeli Premier League |33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!81 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4 | |
| Astra Giurgiu
|Liga I |11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Hermannstadt
|2019–20 |rowspan="2"|Liga I |30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21
|31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=L1RP|Appearance(s) in Liga I relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!61||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0||64||7 | ||||||||||
| Farul Constanța
|Liga I |15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Universitatea Cluj
|12 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=L1RP}} | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23
|Liga I |24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Concordia Chiajna
|Liga II |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| CSO Valenii de Munte
|2023-24 |Liga IV Prahova |5 |3 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |5 |3 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career totals
!313 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 358 | 22 |
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Honours
- Cupa României: 2012–13
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2013
- Cupa României runner-up: 2018–19
- Cupa României runner-up: 2022–23
= CSO Valenii de Munte =
- Liga IV Prahova runner-up: 2023–24
- Cupa României – Prahova County runner-up: 2023–24
References
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External links
- {{RomanianSoccer|2444/romario-santos-pires}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pires, Romario}}
Category:Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Category:Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Category:Olaria Atlético Clube players
Category:Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
Category:Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players
Category:Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players
Category:Boavista Sport Club players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
Category:ACF Gloria Bistrița players
Category:FC Petrolul Ploiești players
Category:Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
Category:Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Category:Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Category:FC Astra Giurgiu players
Category:FC Hermannstadt players
Category:FCV Farul Constanța players
Category:FC Universitatea Cluj players
Category:CS Concordia Chiajna players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
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