Romário de Souza Faria Filho (born 20 September 1993), commonly known as Romarinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for UCSA Tarasivka. He made two substitute appearances for

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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 On 5 December 2012, he rescinded with the club, and moved to Brasiliense a day later.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 Julio dos Santos in a 0–1 home loss against Figueirense. At the end of 2015, Romarinho agreed to spend the upcoming year with Zweigen Kanazawa in the J. League Division 2, and he returned to a contract at

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for the 2017 Campeonato Carioca. At its conclusion, he joined Tupi 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 Bragantino on 9 September. In December 2017, Romarinho signed for Figueirense. 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 2019 Campeonato Mineiro with eight games and one goal, he signed for

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for the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D. On 9 December 2019, Romarinho returned to Santa Catarina, joining

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for the upcoming state league season. For 2021, Romarinho transferred to Campeonato Gaúcho side Novo Hamburgo. He played five state league games before leaving for personal reasons on 26 March. In January 2022, Romarinho signed with Icasa of the Campeonato Cearense 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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, is also a footballer and a forward. He too was brought through the youth system at Vasco. In 2024, aged 58, his father came out of retirement and was registered as a player-president for America in the 2024 Campeonato Carioca Série A2 to play alongside Romarinho.https://www.cbf.com.br/futebol-brasileiro/noticias/index/romario-e-inscrito-no-bid-e-oficializa-retorno-aos-gramados

Honours

;Brasiliense * Campeonato Brasiliense:

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;Figueirense * Campeonato Catarinense:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romarinho 1993 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Brazilian 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 Macaé Esporte Futebol Clube players Tupi Football Club players Figueirense FC players FC UCSA Tarasivka players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Maringá Futebol Clube players Joinville Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen