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]
 Romero with Corinthians in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 66 | (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 | |||
Club career
editCerro Porteño
editRomero 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.[10]
International career
editRomero 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
editClub
edit- As of 10 November 2024.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | State league[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2011 | PPD | 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 | 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 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 55 | 14 | |||
| Total | 46 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 310 | 74 | 34 | 10 | 63 | 11 | 71 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 480 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editCorinthians
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.