Ángel Romero (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 69 | (30) |
2014–2018 | Corinthians | 117 | (17) |
2019–2021 | San Lorenzo | 45 | (11) |
2022 | Cruz Azul | 33 | (3) |
2023– | Corinthians | 69 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Paraguay | 45 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 8 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 |
Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Corinthians and the Paraguay national team.[1] He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.[2]
Club career
[edit]Cerro Porteño
[edit]Romero made his senior league debut for Cerro Porteño on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.[3]
Corinthians
[edit]On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a five-year contract.[4]
San Lorenzo
[edit]On 8 August 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons.[5] On 31 August, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Unión, in a match valid for the Argentine Championship.[6] On 18 August 2020, Romero injured teammate Andrés Herrera, causing a fracture of his leg. The tackle was heavily criticized by teammates, and Romero was made to train separate from the team by manager Mariano Soso.[7][8] On 28 August 2021, the club announced the termination of the contract with Romero in order to comply with the Financial Fair Play implemented by the LPF.[9]
Cruz Azul
[edit]On 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.[10]
International career
[edit]Romero made his debut for Paraguay on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 4–0 win over Bolivia.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 3 December 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | State league[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cerro Porteño | 2011 | Paraguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
2012 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||||
2013 | 42 | 15 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | — | 46 | 15 | |||||
2014 | 12 | 11 | — | 7[d] | 1 | — | — | 19 | 12 | |||||
Total | 69 | 30 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 80 | 31 | |||||
Corinthians | 2014 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
2015 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |||
2016 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6[d] | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 53 | 13 | |||
2017 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 55 | 6 | |||
2018 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8[d] | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 58 | 11 | |||
Total | 117 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 8 | — | 209 | 35 | |||
San Lorenzo | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
2020–21 | 8[nb 1] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 3 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||||
2021 | 17[nb 1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
Total | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 14 | |||
Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | — | 5[g] | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
2022–23 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 1[h] | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||||
Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |||
Corinthians | 2023 | Série A | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | |
2024 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 57 | 14 | |||
Total | 49 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 22 | ||
Career total | 313 | 74 | 34 | 10 | 63 | 11 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 483 | 107 |
- ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa Argentina
- ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX
International
[edit]- As of 14 November 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Paraguay | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | 2 | 1 | |
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
2017 | 5 | 1 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 4 | |
2021 | 14 | 2 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 45 | 9 |
International goals
[edit]- As of 14 June 2021.
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal.[13]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay | Peru | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 5 September 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Uruguay | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 8 October 2020 | Peru | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4. | 2–1 | |||||
5. | 12 November 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
6. | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
7. | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Copa América | |
8. | 3–1 |
Honours
[edit]Corinthians
Cruz Azul
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.
References
[edit]- ^ "Paraguay - Club Cerro Porteño - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "The brothers Romero, a new and rare case of twins on a national team". CONMEBOL.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "General Caballero vs. Cerro Porteño - 15 May 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ [1][dead link ]
- ^ "Ex-corintiano Ángel Romero e seu irmão Óscar acertam com o San Lorenzo". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Ángel Romero faz primeiro gol pelo San Lorenzo após assistência do irmão gêmeo". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Ángel Romero se entrena diferenciado por decisión de Soso". San Lorenzo de Almagro CASLA (in Spanish). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "VIDEO: La terrible patada de Ángel Romero a Herrera en San Lorenzo - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Acuerdo de rescisión con los Romero / San Lorenzo de Almagro". C. A. San Lorenzo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Ángel Romero, ex-Corinthians, é o novo reforço do Cruz Azul".
- ^ "Paraguay vs. Bolivia - 7 September 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Paraguay - Ángel Romero - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ángel Romero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
- Sportspeople from Central Department
- Paraguayan twins
- Men's association football forwards
- Paraguayan men's footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Cerro Porteño players
- Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
- San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Paraguay men's international footballers
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil