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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Rômulo
| full_name      = Rômulo Helberte Pereira Júnior
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|1|31}}
| birth_place    = [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil
| height         = 1.83 m
| position       = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| currentclub    = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| clubnumber     = 47
| youthyears1    = 2018–2024
| youthclubs1    = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro youth sector|Atlético Mineiro]]
| years1         = 2021–
| clubs1         = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| caps1          = 1
| goals1         = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1  = [[Brazil national under-15 football team|Brazil U15]]
| nationalcaps1  = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 10:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
}}
'''Rômulo Helberte Pereira Júnior''' (born 31 January 2004), known as just '''Rômulo''', is a Brazilian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]].
==Career==
Born in [[Belo Horizonte]], Rômulo joined the [[Clube Atlético Mineiro youth sector|youth academy]] of [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] in 2018. He received his first call up to the first team in December 2021, sitting on the bench during a 4–3 defeat to [[Grêmio FBPA|Grêmio]] in the final round of the [[2021 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/rs/futebol/brasileirao-serie-a/jogo/09-12-2021/gremio-atletico-mg.ghtml|title=Grêmio vence o Atlético-MG na Arena, mas é rebaixado à Série B pela terceira vez|trans-title=Grêmio beat Atlético-MG at the Arena but are relegated to the Série B for the third time|website=ge|date=9 December 2021|access-date=12 May 2024|language=pt}}</ref> He was listed as a first team player at the start of the [[2024 Clube Atlético Mineiro season|2024 season]] and made his debut in a [[2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]] 2–2 draw to [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] on 4 May, coming on as a substitute in the second half.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atletico.com.br/romulo-faz-estreia-no-time-profissional-emocao/|title=Rômulo faz estreia no time profissional: "Emoção"|trans-title=Rômulo makes first team debut: "Emotional"|website=Clube Atlético Mineiro|date=6 May 2024|access-date=12 May 2024|language=pt}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|29 May 2024.}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|romulo-helberth-pereira-junior/698561|Rômulo|accessdate=12 May 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|State League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=1|[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
|[[2024 Clube Atlético Mineiro season|2024]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|1||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=CL|Appearance(s) in [[Copa Libertadores]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!1!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0
|}
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==Honours==
;Atlético Mineiro
*[[Campeonato Mineiro]]: [[2024 Campeonato Mineiro|2024]]
;Brazil U15
*[[South American U-15 Championship]]: [[2019 South American U-15 Championship|2019]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Soccerway|romulo-helberth-pereira-junior/698561}}
{{Clube Atlético Mineiro squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Romulo}}
[[Category:2004 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Brazilian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Belo Horizonte]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players]]
[[Category:Clube Atlético Mineiro players]]
[[Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen]]
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