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Cristian Romero (Argentine footballer)

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Not to be confused with Cristián Romero (footballer, born 1963) or Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1989).

Cristian Romero
Romero with Argentina U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Cristian Gabriel Romero
Date of birth (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
(on loan from Juventus)
Number 17
Youth career
Belgrano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Belgrano 16 (0)
2018–2019 Genoa 27 (2)
2019– Juventus 0 (0)
2019– → Genoa (loan) 20 (0)
International career
2017 Argentina U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:17, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

Cristian Gabriel Romero (born 27 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

Belgrano

Romero began his career with Argentine Primera División side Belgrano in 2016,[3] his debut came on 28 August in a league match with Independiente.[1] A month later, Romero played in both of Belgrano's 2016 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen ties against Coritiba.[1] In two seasons with Belgrano's first-team, he made nineteen appearances in all competitions.[1]

Genoa

In July 2018, Romero joined Genoa of Serie A.[1] Romero scored his first senior goal in his second Genoa match, netting in a 2–2 draw with Udinese on 28 October; in which he was later sent off in.[1] Juventus, on 9 July, announced Romero was having a medical ahead of a proposed transfer.[4]

Juventus

Loan to Genoa

On 12 July 2019, Juventus announced the permanent acquisition of Romero from Genoa for €26 million, with the player remaining at his former club on loan for the rest of the season.[5]

International career

Romero has represented Argentina at U20 level, winning seven caps at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador.[1] In April 2017, he was called up for Argentina's training camp ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea but wasn't selected on the tournament squad list.[6] Romero was called up for the U23s in September 2019.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 February 2020.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Belgrano 2016–17 Primera División 13 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 15 0
2017–18 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 16 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
Genoa 2018–19 Serie A 27 2 0 0 — 0 0 27 2
Genoa (loan) 2019–20 20 0 3 0 — 0 0 23 0
Total 47 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 2
Career total 63 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 69 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cristian Romero profile". Soccerway. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Cristian Romero". World Football. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Cristian Romero firmó su primer contrato". Club Atlético Belgrano. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Cristian Romero begins Juventus medical". Juventus. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Romero, gli accordi con il Genoa". Juventus.com. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Lista para la semana que viene". Argentine Football Association. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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