Early years Born in
Abidjan, Romaric started his career at the famed youth academy of hometown club
ASEC Mimosas, moving to
K.S.K. Beveren in 2003. In
his second season in Belgium, he scored a career-best 13 goals in 32 games, but his team narrowly avoided relegation from the
Pro League.
Le Mans In May 2005, Romaric joined French club
Le Mans UC72. In late August, however, he was involved in a serious car accident, fracturing his
collarbone and taking a blow to the head close to
Liège, in Belgium. Romaric quickly recovered from his injuries and established himself in the team's starting eleven. In
2006–07, he scored five goals in 35 matches, as Le Mans easily retained its
Ligue 1 status (12th position), and was also linked with a move to
Paris Saint-Germain as a replacement for departing
Vikash Dhorasoo in the January
transfer window – nothing came of it eventually; in
his last season, he reunited at the
Stade Léon-Bollée with compatriot
Gervinho, a former teammate at Beveren.
Sevilla On 21 May 2008, Romaric signed for
Sevilla FC in Spain, penning a four-year contract for a fee believed to be around
€8 and 10 million, and linking up with countryman
Arouna Koné. He scored his first
La Liga goal on 7 December, in a 4–3 away win against
Real Madrid, and finished
his first season with 36 matches (30 starts), as the
Andalusians were ranked in third position. Following the arrival of another Ivorian midfielder,
Didier Zokora, Romaric saw his minutes significantly decreased. On 9 January 2010, he netted in a 1–2 home loss against
Racing de Santander. Romaric joined fellow league team
RCD Espanyol on a
season-long loan at the end of the 2011 summer
transfer window. Included in the agreement was an option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the campaign, with the player signing a three-year contract.
Later career On 26 July 2012, Romaric negotiated a release from Sevilla, and signed a two-year deal with fellow league team
Real Zaragoza under his former manager
Manolo Jiménez. He played only 14 total matches, as the
Aragonese ended
the season with relegation, and was sent off in the ninth minute of a 1–0 home loss to
Getafe CF on 6 October for a foul on
Mehdi Lacen. Romaric returned to France and its top flight on 1 August 2013, joining
SC Bastia for two years with the option of a third and reuniting with his Le Mans boss
Frédéric Hantz. He played the first four matches in the
Corsicans'
2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue campaign, but was an unused substitute for the
final, a 4–0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain at the
Stade de France. After being released by the side, he remained a
free agent through the summer, before moving on 10 September 2015 to
AC Omonia of the
Cypriot First Division for the rest of
the season. The
Nicosia-based club reached the
final of the
domestic cup, losing 2–1 to
Apollon Limassol. On 14 August 2016, Romaric moved countries again, joining
NorthEast United FC for the
upcoming edition of the
Indian Super League. ==International career==