Rômulo (footballer, born October 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pacheco and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Rômulo José Pacheco da Silva (born 27 October 1995), simply known as Rômulo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chengdu Rongcheng as a midfielder.

Rômulo

Rômulo in December 2019
Personal information
Full name	Rômulo José Pacheco da Silva
Date of birth	(1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chengdu Rongcheng
Number	10
Youth career
2011–2014	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Bahia	55	(6)
2016	→ Bragantino (loan)	2	(0)
2017	→ Busan IPark (loan)	21	(1)
2018–2021	Busan IPark	94	(28)
2021–	Chengdu Rongcheng	51	(17)
International career
2015	Brazil U23	5	(2)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Men's Football Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2023

Club career

Rômulo was born in Recife, Pernambuco, and graduated with Bahia's youth setup. On 16 November 2014 he made his first team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Corinthians.^[1]

On 10 February 2015 Rômulo renewed his contract until 2018.^[2]

On 6 February 2017, Rômulo signed with Korean second division side Busan IPark on a one year loan deal.^[3] After a successful debut season in Korea, Rômulo signed a three-year contract with the club.^[4] In both 2018 and 2019, Rômulo was named in the official K League 2 team of the season. In the final game of the 2019 season, Rômulo scored a 77th minute penalty to give Busan the lead in the promotion-relegation playoff final against local rivals Gyeongnam FC. Busan went on to win the game 2-0 and achieve promotion to the K League 1.

On 15 April 2021 Rômulo would join Chinese second tier football club Chengdu Rongcheng.^[5] In his debut seasons with the club he would establish himself as a regular within the team and aid them to promotion at the end of the 2021 league campaign.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2014	Série A	3	1	0	0	0	0	-		-		3	1
	2015	Série B	22	1	10	0	4	0	1	0	9[a]	2	46	3
	2016	Série B	0	0	9	2	2	0	-		2[a]	0	13	2
	Total		25	2	19	2	6	0	1	0	11	2	62	6
Bragantino (loan)	2016	Série B	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
Busan IPark (loan)	2017	K League 2	21	1	-		5	0	-		2[b]	1	28	2
Busan IPark	2018	K League 2	36	10	-		3	2	-		2[b]	1	41	13
	2019	K League 2	32	14	-		0	0	-		2[b]	1	34	15
	2020	K League 1	26	4	-		0	0	-		-		26	4
	Total		94	28	0	0	3	2	0	0	4	2	101	32
Chengdu Rongcheng	2021	China League One	12	4	-		1	0	-		2[c]	1	15	5
	2022	Chinese Super League	32	12	-		0	0	-		-		32	12
	2023	Chinese Super League	11	3	-		0	0	-		-		11	3
	2024	Chinese Super League	24	6	-		3	0	-		-		27	6
	Total		79	25	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	85	26
Career total			221	56	19	2	18	2	1	0	19	6	278	66

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
2. Appearance(s) in K League 1 Relegation play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs