Romário Ricardo da Silva (born 12 December 1990), commonly known as Romarinho, is a Brazilian football player, who plays as a forward for Saudi First Division League club Neom.
![]() Romarinho playing for Al Jazira at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Romário Ricardo da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 December 1990||
Place of birth | Palestina, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Neom | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | Rio Preto | ||
2008–2009 | Rio Branco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Rio Branco | 13 | (1) |
2010–2011 | São Bernardo | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Bragantino | 46 | (16) |
2012–2014 | Corinthians | 121 | (21) |
2014–2017 | Jaish | 72 | (40) |
2017–2018 | Al-Jazira | 20 | (7) |
2018–2024 | Al-Ittihad | 172 | (76) |
2024– | Neom | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 |
Club career
In 2017, he moved to UAE Pro League outfit Al Jazira on a free transfer, after the expiration of his previous contract with Jaish. He played in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup where he was the top goalscorer, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Maurício Antônio.[3]
On 9 August 2018, Romarinho signed a long-term contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad after the clubs agreed a fee of €7,000,000.[4] He was named in the team of the season as Al-Ittihad won the 2022–23 Saudi Pro League, the club's first league title in 14 years.[5][6]
On 10 June 2024, Romarinho joined Saudi First Division League club Neom on a free transfer.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 1 June 2024[8]
Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rio Branco SP | 2010 | – | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
São Bernardo | 2011 | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
Bragantino | 2011 | Série B | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 9 | ||
2012 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 7 | ||||
Total | 23 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 16 | ||||
Corinthians | 2012 | Série A | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 34 | 7 |
2013 | 37 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7[c] | 1 | 2[e] | 1 | 73 | 7 | ||
2014 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 12 | ||||
Total | 86 | 10 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 144 | 26 | ||
El Jaish | 2014–15 | Qatar Stars League | 24 | 16 | – | 3 | 3 | 2[f] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 21 | |
2015–16 | 24 | 10 | – | 2 | 3 | 13[f] | 8 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 22 | |||
2016–17 | 24 | 14 | – | 2 | 3 | 1[f] | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 18 | |||
Total | 72 | 40 | – | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 101 | 61 | |||
Al Jazira | 2017–18 | UAE Pro-League | 20 | 7 | – | 2 | 0 | 8[f] | 6 | 12[g] | 4 | 42 | 17 | |
Al-Ittihad | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 27 | 7 | – | 6 | 8 | 6[f] | 3 | 2[h] | 0 | 41 | 18 | |
2019–20 | 30 | 15 | – | 3 | 4 | 4[f] | 2 | 5[i] | 5 | 42 | 26 | |||
2020–21 | 30 | 16 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2[i] | 2 | 34 | 18 | ||||
2021–22 | 29 | 20 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1[i] | 3 | 33 | 25 | ||||
2022–23 | 28 | 13 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 2[j] | 1 | 33 | 14 | ||||
2023–24 | 28 | 5 | – | 4 | 0 | 6[f] | 2 | 8[k] | 2 | 46 | 9 | |||
Total | 172 | 76 | – | 21 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 229 | 110 | |||
Career total | 373 | 143 | 77 | 17 | 42 | 25 | 48 | 24 | 41 | 21 | 581 | 230 |
Honours
Corinthians
Jaish
Al-Ittihad
Individual
References
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Romarinho at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- 'Vou conquistar a torcida pouco a pouco'(in Portuguese)