Romário Cunha
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| Full name | Romário Fernandes Cunha | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ribeira de Pena, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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Romário Fernandes Cunha (born 21 March 2008) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Braga.
Club career
Born in Ribeira de Pena in Portugal, Cunha was trained by Braga, where he first distinguished himself in the youth teams with the Portuguese football club,[1][2] signing his first professional contract there in March 2024.[3]
International career
Cunha was called up to the Portugal U17 in September 2024.[4] He was named in Portugal U17's squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[5][6]
Cunha distinguished himself from the group stages,[7] before Portugal reached the final of the competition after winning on penalties against Italy (after a 2-2 draw).[8][9] He performed three saves in the penalty shootout, and after having already saved a penalty in the game, Cunha was hailed as a hero by the national press, after eliminating the reigning champions.[10][11]
The team then claimed the trophy by defeating France 3–0 in the final.[12][13][14][15] Cunha was mentioned as among the most prominent players of the Portugal squad throughout the tournament.[16][17]
Honours
Portugal U17
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2025[18]
References
- ^ "Romário Cunha: As mãos de ferro que colocam Portugal na final do Euro de sub-17". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Nibra, Elsa (30 May 2025). "Guarda-redes de Ribeira de Pena leva seleção à final do Europeu de sub-17". A Voz de Trás-os-Montes (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Romário Cunha assina contrato profissional". Sporting Clube de Braga (in European Portuguese). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Seleção Sub-17 - Convocatórias e jogadores convocados". FPF (in European Portuguese). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Europeu sub-17: Bino chama 22 jogadores para estágio". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Convocatória para o Campeonato da Europa". FPF (in European Portuguese). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Euro U17. L'équipe de France, accrochée par le Portugal, se rapproche des demi-finales". maville (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Portugal bate Itália nos penáltis e vai defrontar a França na final do Europeu sub-17". Record (in European Portuguese). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Europeu de sub-17: Portugal está na final após bater a Itália nos penáltis. Recorde o jogo". O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ "Pós-jogo! Reações de Romário Cunha após decidir o Itália x Portugal: "Prometemos..."". Somos Fanáticos Portugal (in European Portuguese). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ Bernardino, Augusto (29 May 2025). "Romário foi herói na baliza e garantiu a quarta final de Portugal num Euro sub-17". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Portugal win 2025 U17 EURO: At a glance". UEFA. 2 June 2025.
- ^ "La France s'écroule face au Portugal en finale de l'Euro U17". L'Équipe (in French). 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Conheça dez promessas que se destacaram no Europeu Sub-17". Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 2 June 2025.
- ^ "Euro U17 : les 5 talents du Portugal qui ont illuminé la compétition". trivela.fr (in French). 2 June 2025.
- ^ David Silva (2 June 2025). "Conheça dez promessas que se destacaram no Europeu Sub-17". Maisfutebol. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ Ribeiro, Alexandre (2 June 2025). "Euro U17 : les 5 talents du Portugal qui ont illuminé la compétition". trivela.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "2025 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.