Romário de Souza Faria Filho (born 20 September 1993), commonly known as Romarinho, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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. He made two substitute appearances for

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

in the 2015

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, but spent most of his career in the lower leagues of Brazilian football.

Club career

Born in

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, Spain, Romarinho joined

's youth setup in 2007. On 5 December 2012, he rescinded with the club, and moved to Brasiliense a day later. Romarinho made his senior debuts during the 2013 campaign, scoring a goal in the year's Campeonato Brasiliense 3–0 win over

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. On 5 January 2015 he left Brasiliense, and immediately returned to his first club Vasco. Romarinho made his Série A debut on 29 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 0–1 home loss against

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. At the end of 2015, Romarinho agreed to spend the upcoming year with

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in the

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, and he returned to a contract at Macaé for the

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. At its conclusion, he joined

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for the year's Série C campaign, He scored just once in his spell in

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, a consolation in a 3–2 home loss to

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on 9 September. In December 2017, Romarinho signed for

. He played only three matches as they won the Campeonato Catarinense, scoring on 24 January to win the home game against Brusque. Despite his low involvement – partially due to competition from

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– his contract was extended to the end of the year, taking in the ''Alvinegro'' team's Série B campaign. Romarinho returned to Tupi in January 2019. Three months later, after finishing the

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with eight games and one goal, he signed for

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for the

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. On 9 December 2019, Romarinho returned to Santa Catarina, joining Joinville for the upcoming state league season. For 2021, Romarinho transferred to Campeonato Gaúcho side Novo Hamburgo. He played five league games before leaving for personal reasons on 26 March. In January 2022, Romarinho signed with

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of the

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for the year. Having played just 25 minutes, he left by mutual consent in March before the Série D season began.

Personal life

Romarinho's father,

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, was also a footballer and a forward. He too was groomed at Vasco.

Honours

;Brasiliense * Campeonato Brasiliense:

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;Figueirense * Campeonato Catarinense:

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romarinho 1993 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Brasiliense FC players CR Vasco da Gama players J2 League players Zweigen Kanazawa players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Tupi Football Club players Figueirense FC players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Maringá Futebol Clube players Joinville Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players