Romário Baró

Romário Manuel Silva Baró (born 25 January 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for Porto as a midfielder. Born in Guinea-Bissau, Baró represents Portugal internationally.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Silva and the second or paternal family name is Baró.
Romário Baró
Personal information
Full name Romário Manuel Silva Baró
Date of birth (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Porto
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2012 Povoense
2012–2014 Sporting
2014–2019 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Porto B 38 (5)
2019– Porto 8 (0)
National team‡
2016 Portugal U16 11 (3)
2016–2017 Portugal U17 15 (0)
2018 Portugal U18 1 (0)
2018–2019 Portugal U19 10 (1)
2019– Portugal U21 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2019

Club career

Born in Bissau in Guinea-Bissau, Baró played in Sporting CP's youth teams before joining FC Porto in 2014.[1] He made his professional debut for the reserves in LigaPro on 21 January 2018, playing the last three minutes of a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Arouca as a substitute for Rui Moreira.[2] He made ten appearances over the season and scored once, to open a 3–0 win over S.C. Covilhã on 18 March, also at the Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio.[3]

In the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, Baró scored six goals in ten appearances as Porto won the title. In the final, he assisted Afonso Sousa for the last goal of a 3–1 win over Chelsea in Nyon, Switzerland.[4] With the B-team in the second division, he scored four goals in 28 games over the season, and was sent off for dissent on 1 September 2018 in a 2–1 home win over Académico de Viseu FC.[5]

Baró was given the first team's number 8 shirt ahead of the 2019–20 season, inheriting it from Yacine Brahimi.[6] He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round first leg on 7 August, starting in a 1–0 win away to FC Krasnodar and making way for Luis Díaz on 55 minutes.[7] Ten days later he played his first game in the Primeira Liga, again starting a 4–0 home win against Vitória FC.[8]

International career

Baró has represented Portugal at various youth levels.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Porto 2019–20 Primeira Liga 8040302000170
Career total 8040302000170

    References
    1. Morais, André (30 January 2018). "A ascensão de Romário Baró, aposta futura do FC Porto" [The rise of Romário Baró, FC Porto's future bet]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    2. "FC Porto B empata a uma bola na receção ao Arouca" [FC Porto B draw 1–1 hosting Arouca] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    3. "FC Porto interrompe ciclo negativo de cinco jogos frente ao Sp. Covilhã" [FC Porto break negative run of five games against Sp. Covilhã] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    4. Krishnan, Joe (29 April 2019). "Chelsea lose Uefa Youth Cup Final as FC Porto run out 3-1 winners in Nyon". Evening Standard. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    5. "FC Porto B consegue primeira vitória na II Liga frente ao Académico de Viseu" [FC Porto B get first II Liga victory against Académico de Viseu]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    6. "Os jogadores e a numeração do plantel do FC Porto 19/20" [FC Porto's 19/20 players and squad numbers]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    7. "Marchesín e Romário Baró estreiam-se na Champions frente ao Krasnodar" [Marchesín and Romário Baró debut in the Champions League against Krasnodar]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    8. ""Qualidade intacta", afirmou Romário Baró depois de cumprir um sonho" ["Quality intact", affirmed Romário Baró after fulfilling a dream]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
    9. "Jogador Romário Baró" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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