Luis Romo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Francisco Romo Barrón | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ahome, Sinaloa, México | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Center-back Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 2012–2018 | Querétaro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Querétaro | 48 | (4) |
| 2020– | Cruz Azul | 31 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Mexico | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020 | |||
Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a center-back and defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.
Club career
Romo made his Liga MX debut with Querétaro FC on 20 July 2018, the first match of the season, against Atlas FC as a starter in a scoreless draw.[1]
In January 2020, he joined Cruz Azul.[2] He made his debut for the club on the 17th of the month against Atlético San Luis in a 2–1 loss.[3] On 25 July, he scored his first goal with Cruz Azul in a 3–0 victory over Santos Laguna.[4]
On 3 December, he scored his first brace against Club Universidad Nacional in the first leg of the Guardianes championship semi-finals, ending in a 4–0 win.[5]
International career
Called up by Gerardo Martino, he made his debut for the Mexico national team on 19 November 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League game against Bermuda, finishing in a 2–1 victory.[6][7]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 17 November 2020[8]
| Mexico national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Liga MX Best XI: Guardianes 2020[9]
References
- ^ "Con un valor duplicado, Luis Romo regresa a La Corregidora" (in Spanish). ESPN. 12 August 2020.
- ^ Gomez, Enrique (2 January 2020). "Liga MX: Luis Romo, la sorpresa de Cruz Azul para el 2020" (in Spanish). Fox Deportes.
- ^ "Razones de la derrota de Cruz Azul ante Atlético de San Luis" (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Luis Romo, la bujía en el esquema del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Luis Romo firma su doblete y le da forma a la goleada celeste ante Pumas" (in Spanish). Marca Claro. 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Mexico v Bermuda game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2019.
- ^ Marshall, Tom (20 November 2019). "How Mexico have turned things around under Gerardo "Tata" Martino in 2019". ESPN.
- ^ Luis Romo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).