Óscar Romero (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Óscar David Romero Villamayor | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 90 | (13) |
2015–2016 | Racing Club | 47 | (9) |
2017– | Shanghai Shenhua | 15 | (4) |
2017 | → Alavés (loan) | 19 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Paraguay | 36 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3:01, 16 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:07, 12 June 2018 (UTC) |
Óscar David Romero Villamayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ roˈmeɾo]; born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. He is the twin brother of Ángel Romero.[1]
Career
Romero was in the youth ranks of Boca Juniors when he was a Sub 15, but could not continue at the club for a matter of paperwork, therefore he did not play for the Xeneize.
Club Cerro Porteño
Romero joined the youth ranks of Club Cerro Porteño at the age of 14. He debuted in the First Division of Paraguay on 15 May 2011 in a 1–0 defeat against General Caballero SC of Zeballos Cue. He scored his first goal on 1 December 2012 against Sportivo Luqueño. His good performances attracted many European teams, such as Spanish clubs Real Madrid B and Valencia Football Club.
In 2013, like his brother Angel, he had more opportunities, since the club decided to give chance to the youth. With the new DT Francisco Arce, Oscar impressed, attracting interest from clubs like Baniyas SC of United Arab Emirates and also being summoned to the Selection Paraguay.
In October 2014, after his good performances in the knockout round of the Copa Sudamericana against Lanús Argentina, in which he scored three goals, he was said to be worth $3 to 6 million. He was targeted by major European clubs, such as Atlético Madrid.
Racing Club
On 28 January 2015, Romero was signed by Racing Club for $2.7 million. He debuted on 18 February against Deportivo Tachira in Copa Libertadores. On 13 March 2015, Romero scored his first competitive goal for the club against Club Atlético Colón. On 15 August 2015, Romero scored his second goal against Union de Santa Fe.
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 August 2018 [2]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Paraguay | League | Copa P | S America | Others | Total | |||||||
2011 | Cerro Porteño | Paraguayan Primera División | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | ||
2012 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | |||||
2013 | 35 | 6 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 43 | 6 | ||||
2014 | 38 | 5 | - | 16 | 4 | - | 54 | 9 | ||||
Argentina | League | Copa A | S America | Others | Total | |||||||
2015 | Racing Club | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 36 | 4 | |
2016 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | 22 | 6 | |||
2016-17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | |||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Others | Total | |||||||
2016–17 | Alavés (loan) | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
China PR | League | FA Cup | Asia | Super Cup | Total | |||||||
2018 | Shanghai Shenhua | Chinese Super League | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
Total | China PR | 171 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 32 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[3]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 29 May 2014 | Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria | Cameroon | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |||||
2. | 1 September 2016 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Chile | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
3. | 12 June 2018 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | Japan | 1–0 | 2–4 | Friendly | |||||
Correct as of 12 June 2018 |
References
- ^ "The brothers Romero, a new and rare case of twins on a national team". CONMEBOL.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "ÓSCAR ROMERO". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Romero, Óscar". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
External links
- Óscar Romero at National-Football-Teams.com
- Óscar Romero at Soccerway
- Albirroja.ru profile
- Fichajes.com profile
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Chinese Super League players
- Cerro Porteño players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- Paraguay international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- 2015 Copa América players
- Copa América Centenario players
- People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Paraguayan football biography stubs