Romarinho (footballer, born December 1990)

For other people named Romarinho, see Romarinho (disambiguation).

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

Romário Ricardo da Silva (born 12 December 1990), commonly known as Romarinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al-Rayyan.

Romarinho

Romarinho playing for Al Jazira at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Romário Ricardo da Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth	Palestina, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Rayyan
Number	90
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)
2024–2025	Neom	18	(10)
2025–	Al-Rayyan	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2025

Club career

In 2017, Romarinho 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 match played 11 March 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league[a]		National cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rio Branco SP	2010	Campeonato Paulista	–		13	1	–		–		–		13	1
São Bernardo	2011	Campeonato Paulista	–		6	0	–		–		–		6	0
Bragantino	2011	Série B	21	9	0	0	0	0	–		–		21	9
	2012	Série B	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	Série A	37	1	20	3	7	1	7[c]	1	2[e]	1	73	7
	2014	Série A	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	Qatar Stars League	24	10	–		2	3	13[f]	8	2	1	41	22
	2016–17	Qatar Stars League	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	Saudi Pro League	30	15	–		3	4	4[f]	2	5[i]	5	42	26
	2020–21	Saudi Pro League	30	16	–		2	0	–		2[i]	2	34	18
	2021–22	Saudi Pro League	29	20	–		3	2	–		1[i]	3	33	25
	2022–23	Saudi Pro League	28	13	–		3	0	–		2[j]	1	33	14
	2023–24	Saudi Pro League	28	5	–		4	0	6[f]	2	8[k]	2	46	9
	Total		172	76	–		21	14	16	7	20	13	229	110
Neom	2024–25[9]	Saudi First Division League	18	10	–		0	0	–		–		18	10
Al-Rayyan	2024–25	Qatar Stars League	–		–		–		3[l]	0	–		3	0
Career total			391	153	77	17	42	25	51	24	41	21	602	240

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Emir of Qatar Cup, UAE President's Cup, King's Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
5. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
6. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
7. Seven appearances and two goals in UAE League Cup, one appearance in UAE Super Cup, four appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
8. One appearance in Arab Club Champions Cup, one appearance in Saudi Super Cup
9. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
10. Appearances in Saudi Super Cup
11. Four appearances and one goal in Arab Club Champions Cup, Two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
12. Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

Honours

Corinthians

• Copa Libertadores: 2012
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2013
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2012
• Campeonato Paulista: 2013

Jaish

• Qatar Cup: 2014, 2016

Al-Ittihad

• Saudi Pro League: 2022–23
• Saudi Super Cup: 2022

Individual

• Fans' Asian Champions League XI: 2016^[10]
• Saudi Pro League Player of the Month: September 2019,^[11] January 2022
• Saudi Pro League Team of the Year: 2022–23^[5]