Romário Vieira

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Nan.

Romário Vieira
Personal information
Full name Romário Augusto Vieira Nan[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wakefield
Youth career
2007–2009 Imortal
2009–2010 CB Portimão
2010–2011 Ferreiras
2015–2016 Tadcaster Albion
2016–2018 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Leeds United 0 (0)
2020–2022 Tadcaster Albion 10 (2)
2023 Wakefield 2 (0)
2024– Yorkshire Amateur 4 (0)
International career‡
2018 Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:16, 23 March 2018 (UTC)

Romário Augusto Vieira Nan (born 19 July 1998) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Yorkshire Amateur. Born in Guinea-Bissau, he has a single cap for the national team and also holds Portuguese and English nationality.[2]

Club career

Early career

Vieira spent his early life in Guinea-Bissau and Portugal with his twin brother Ronaldo. His family relocated to England in 2011.[3] He played for Whitley Bay Boys Club, a local team near Newcastle. Vieira's family then moved to Yorkshire and Romário played two seasons in the Huddersfield Junior Football league for Batley Phoenix.[4]

Vieira then signed for York-based i2i Football Academy whilst studying at York College. He signed for Northern Premier League side Tadcaster Albion joining their academy.[5]

In 2016, Vieira was offered a contract by Czech side Viktoria Plzeň, but ultimately decided to remain in Yorkshire after being approached by Leeds United.[4]

Leeds United

On 1 September 2016, he joined Leeds on a one-year deal, linking up with the Under-23 side. This move reunited Vieira with his twin brother, Ronaldo, who was already a first team player with Leeds.[6]

On 31 January 2018, Vieira was named on the Leeds bench for the first time in a 0–0 draw with Hull City, a game that saw Ronaldo start in midfield. This made the Vieira twins just the third set of brothers to feature in a Leeds match day squad, following Eddie and Frank Gray, and Ray and Rod Wallace.[7] Vieira was again named on the bench in the following game, a 1–4 loss against Cardiff City. The match proved to be the last for Leeds head coach Thomas Christiansen who was sacked after the game.[8]

On 18 May 2018, in Leeds' retained list for the 2018–19 season, Leeds announced they would not be renewing Vieira's contract and he would be released upon expiry.[9]

Trial spells

In July 2018, Vieira joined EFL League One side Doncaster Rovers on trial and was named as a trialist amongst their substitutes bench in a pre-season friendly against Grimsby Town where he played as a substitute.[10] He scored for Doncaster in their pre-season friendly against Deeping Rangers.[11] Vieira was offered permanent terms, but the deal collapsed after he suffered an ankle injury in an academy match.[4]

Vieira had further trials in 2018 with Bradford City[12] and Notts County,[13] but lingering pain from the injury suffered with Doncaster required surgery.[4]

After recovery, Vieira went on trial with Gateshead in summer 2019, but suffered another serious injury in training, this time a torn meniscus.[14] He did rehabilitative work with Italian side Sampdoria, his brother's team.[4]

Tadcaster Albion

After two years as a free agent, Vieira signed for former youth club and Northern Premier League Division One North West side Tadcaster Albion in October 2020.[15][16] He made his debut on 24 October 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to Ramsbottom United.[17]

International career

Vieira was eligible to represent Guinea-Bissau, Portugal or England having been educated in the country for five years before the age of 18.

After deciding to represent Guinea-Bissau at international level, he was called up to the national team. On 22 March 2018, Vieira made his debut against Burkina Faso as a substitute in a 2–0 loss.[18][19]

Personal life

Vieira moved to Portugal at the age of six, shortly after the death of his father. His twin brother, Ronaldo, is also a footballer and plays for Italian side Sampdoria.[20][4]

Vieira was named after Brazilian footballer Romário, while his brother was named after Brazilian footballer Ronaldo.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 22. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "VIEIRA CALLED UP FOR ENGLAND". www.leedsunited.com. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ i2i Football Academy (7 December 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Interview with i2i Graduates and now Leeds United stars Ronaldo & Romario Vieira" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Hay, Phil (19 January 2021). "Romario Vieira: 'I can't lie. If I'd known Ronaldo would leave, I'd have stayed'". nytimes.com. The Athletic. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Leeds United sign former York College midfielder Ronaldo Vieira Nan on pro terms". The Press. 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b "VIEIRA TWINS SIGN UP". Leeds United. 1 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ Hay, Phil (31 January 2018). "Phil Hay's Big Match Verdict - Hull City 0 Leeds United 0: Goalkeeper Wiedwald saves patched-up Whites". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Leeds dismiss manager Thomas Christiansen after eight months". BBC Sport. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  9. ^ "LEEDS UNITED 2018/19 RETAINED LIST". Yorkshire Evening Post. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "What did Grimsby Town learn from victory over League One side Doncaster Rovers?". Grimbsy Telegraph. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Doncaster Rovers: McCann set for decisions on Taylor and Vieira". The Star. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Journalist reveals that former Leeds United prospect has trained with Bradford City". The 72. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  13. ^ Notts County F.C. [@Official_NCFC] (11 September 2018). "Today's trialist has been confirmed as midfielder Romario Vieira" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Gateshead seal deal for ex-Newcastle United midfielder as former Leeds United ace shines on trial". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Ex Taddy Duo Rejoin the Brewers". www.tadalbion.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  16. ^ Cusick, Aiden (23 October 2020). "Once-promising Leeds youngster rejoins former club after 'hard' 2 years as a free agent". HITC. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  17. ^ "NON-LEAGUE: Tadcaster Albion fall to third straight league defeat". York Press. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Happy to have made my first international game for Guinea-Bissau". Romario Vieira Official Twitter. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Guinea Bissau 0 Burkina Faso 2". World Football. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Leeds United young starlet speaks of international decisions – The72". the72.co.uk. 11 February 2017.
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