Rafael Romo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Enrique Romo Pérez | ||
Date of birth | February 25, 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Turén, Venezuela | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | D.C. United | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2007 | Atlético de Turén | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Llaneros | 27 | (0) |
2009–2016 | Udinese | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Estudiantes Mérida (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2012–2015 | → Mineros (loan) | 78 | (0) |
2015 | → Watford (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | AEL Limassol | 34 | (0) |
2017–2019 | APOEL | 12 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) | 40 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Silkeborg IF | 23 | (0) |
2020–2022 | OH Leuven | 46 | (0) |
2022– | D.C. United | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2009 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (0) |
2009– | Venezuela | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:36, 19 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:20, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
Rafael Enrique Romo Pérez (born February 25, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for D.C. United in Major League Soccer and the Venezuela national football team.[2]
Career
Romo started his career at 17 years old, playing in old Venezuelan goalkeeper Gilberto Angelucci's team, the Atlético de Turén. He participated in the 2007 Venezuelan Torneo Apertura. He played against U.A. Maracaibo in the Copa Venezuela, which surprised fans and the press. On 15 July 2009, Udinese acquired the goalkeeper from Llaneros de Guanare.[3]
Romo made his debut with Udinese in a 3–1 defeat against Lazio, on 15 May 2010.[4]
After three years on loan at Mineros, Romo signed for Watford in August 2015 on a short-term loan deal to cover the two game suspension for Giedrius Arlauskis.[5]
On 1 September 2019, Romo joined Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF on a contract until June 2020.[6]
On 27 April 2022, Romo signed with MLS side, D.C. United, on a one-and-a-half-year contract through 2023 with an option for 2024.[7]
References
- ^ "Rafael Romo". D.C. United. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "D.C. United Sign Venezuelan Goalkeeper Rafael Romo | DC United".
- ^ Guarneri, Daniele (2009-07-22). "Rafael Romo: Il portiere venezuelano è la nuova scommessa dell'Udinese" (in Italian). Tempi. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Report: Lazio v Udinese - Italian Serie A - ESPN Soccernet soccernet.espn.go.com, 16 May 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Romo to join Hornets as short-term keeper cover". Watford Observer.
- ^ SIF henter landsholdsmålmand, silkeborgif.com, 1 September 2019
- ^ "D.C. United Sign Venezuelan Goalkeeper Rafael Romo". D.C. United. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
External links
- Rafael Romo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rafael Romo at Soccerway
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan footballers
- Venezuela international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Udinese Calcio players
- Llaneros de Guanare players
- Estudiantes de Mérida players
- A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players
- Watford F.C. players
- AEL Limassol players
- APOEL FC players
- K Beerschot VA players
- Silkeborg IF players
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- D.C. United players
- Serie A players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian First Division B players
- Venezuelan Primera División players
- Danish Superliga players
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Venezuelan football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeeper stubs