Rômulo (footballer, born April 1995)

Rômulo
Personal information
Full name	Rômulo dos Santos de Souza
Date of birth	28 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Chapecoense
Number	11
Youth career
	Avaí
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013	Artsul
2014–2021	Avaí
2018–2019	→ Al Dhafra (loan)
2021	Ittihad Kalba
2021–2023	Avaí
2023	CRB
2024	CSA
2024–	Chapecoense
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2019

Rômulo dos Santos de Souza (born 28 April 1995), simply known as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Chapecoense.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro,^[1] Rômulo graduated with Avaí's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 18 November 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 home win against Portuguesa for the Série B championship, also assisting Marquinhos in the first goal.^[2] He featured in one more match for the side, which achieved promotion to Série A.

Rômulo made his debut in the main category on 30 May 2015, replacing Anderson Lopes in a 2–1 away win against Coritiba. He scored his first goal in the division on 7 June, netting a last-minute winner in a 1–0 win at Goiás.

References

^ Primeiros passos: toque relâmpago e maturidade moldam Rômulo no Avaí (First steps: lightening touch and maturity shape up Rômulo at Avaí); Globo Esporte, 20 January 2015 (in Portuguese)
^ Avaí derrota Lusa na Ressacada e mantém vivo o sonho do acesso (Avaí defeats Portuguesa at Ressacada and maintains promotion dream); Globo Esporte, 18 November 2014 (in Portuguese)

External links

Rômulo at Soccerway

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[1] Primeiros passos: toque relâmpago e maturidade moldam Rômulo no Avaí (First steps: lightening touch and maturity shape up Rômulo at Avaí); Globo Esporte, 20 January 2015 (in Portuguese)

[2] Avaí derrota Lusa na Ressacada e mantém vivo o sonho do acesso (Avaí defeats Portuguesa at Ressacada and maintains promotion dream); Globo Esporte, 18 November 2014 (in Portuguese)

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