Rômulo Zwarg
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File:Inter Miami CF 2-1 UANL (20 August 2025) 07 (cropped).jpg Rômulo with UANL in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rômulo Zanre Zwarg | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UANL | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Desportivo Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Deportes La Serena | 31 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Juventude (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | Athletic-MG | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Internacional (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2024 | Internacional | 42 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tigres UANL | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:47, 29 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Rômulo Zanre Zwarg (born 1 March 2000), also known as Rômulo Zanre or simply Rômulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also play as a right-back or a centre-back.
Career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Born in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul,[2] Rômulo joined Desportivo Brasil's youth sides at the age of 15, and made his first team debut on 8 August 2018, in a 1–0 Copa Paulista home win over Rio Claro. In September of that year, he was loaned to Cruzeiro and returned to the under-20 squad.
Deportes La Serena
[edit | edit source]Rômulo left Cruzeiro in January 2020, after his loan expired,[3] and joined Chilean Primera División club Deportes La Serena on 16 February.[4] He made his professional debut on 4 September, starting in a 1–1 home draw against O'Higgins.
Rômulo scored his first goal at professional level on 21 December 2020, netting his side's second in a 2–0 away win over Universidad de Chile.[5] He started to feature regularly in the 2021 season, but as a right-back.
Loan to Juventude
[edit | edit source]On 7 January 2022, Rômulo returned to his home country after agreeing to a loan deal with Juventude.[6] He made his Série A debut on 16 April, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rodrigo Soares and scoring his side's only in a 4–1 away loss to América Mineiro.[7]
Rômulo featured rarely as the club suffered relegation, only contributing with eight appearances in the year.
Athletic-MG
[edit | edit source]On 9 January 2023, Athletic-MG announced the signing of Rômulo.[8] He became an undisputed starter for the side during the 2023 Campeonato Mineiro, scoring once in eight matches as the club was eliminated in the semifinals.
Internacional
[edit | edit source]On 12 April 2023, Rômulo was announced at Internacional on loan until the end of the year.[9] Initially a fourth-choice behind Johnny Cardoso, Gustavo Campanharo and Gabriel Baralhas, he later overtook Campanharo in the starting eleven,[10] and established himself as a first-choice after Johnny was sold.
On 14 January 2024, Inter executed the buyout clause on Rômulo's contract, and the player signed a permanent deal until the end of 2027.[11] Already established as a regular starter, he featured in 47 matches overall during the year.
Tigres UANL
[edit | edit source]On 26 January 2025, Inter announced the transfer of Rômulo to Liga MX club Tigres UANL, for a rumoured fee of US$ 5 million.[12] He was often deployed as a centre-back by manager Guido Pizarro, and scored his first goal for the club on 8 April, netting his side's third in a 3–2 home win over LA Galaxy which qualified the club to the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals.[13]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of 27 August 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | State League[a] | Cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2018 | Paulista A3 | — | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Deportes La Serena | 2020 | Chilean Primera División | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||||
| Juventude (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Athletic-MG | 2023 | Série A | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Internacional | 2023 | Série A | 20 | 1 | — | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 72 | 1 | |||
| Tigres UANL | 2024–25 | Liga MX | 12 | 0 | — | — | 5[f] | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 3[g] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 102 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Campeonato Gaúcho, Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ Includes Copa Chile, Copa do Brasil
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
References
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External links
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- Living people
- 2000 births
- Brazilian people of German descent
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Footballers from Campo Grande
- Men's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Desportivo Brasil players
- Cruzeiro EC players
- Deportes La Serena footballers
- Esporte Clube Juventude players
- Athletic Club (MG) players
- SC Internacional players
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico