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 | 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 | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Portugal U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:21, 28 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Romário Fernandes Cunha (born 21 March 2008) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Braga.
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]