Frank Romero (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Frank Lark Romero Berrocal | ||||||||||
Date of birth | August 19, 1987 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru | ||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||||||||||
Number | 24 | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
2004–2006 | Aomori Yamada High School | ||||||||||
2007–2010 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2011–2012 | Mito HollyHock | 72 | (8) | ||||||||
2013–2015 | Montedio Yamagata | 96 | (11) | ||||||||
2016–2018 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
2016 | → Mito HollyHock (loan) | 36 | (3) | ||||||||
2018–2019 | Machida Zelvia | 56 | (13) | ||||||||
2020– | Albirex Niigata | 23 | (4) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 9 July 2020 (UTC) |
Frank Lark Romero Berrocal[1] (born August 19, 1987), known as Romero Frank (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈmeɾo ˈfɾaŋk]), is a Peruvian-Japanese footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata as a midfielder. He is third-generation Japanese Peruvian.[2] Frank obtained Japanese citizenship on September 26, 2019.[3]
Career
Romero moved to Japan to pursue academics, but a football scout identified him and he began a professional football career with Mito HollyHock. He would also play for Montedio Yamagata and Albirex Niigata, debuting in the J. League with the former.[4]
Club statistics
Updated to end of 2018 season.[5][6]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | Total | ||||||
2011 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 4 | |
2012 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 43 | 5 | |||
2013 | Montedio Yamagata | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 40 | 8 | ||
2014 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 33 | 2 | |||
2015 | J1 League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
2016 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | |
2017 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2018 | Machida Zelvia | J2 League | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | |
Career total | 238 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 262 | 29 |
References
- ^ "Frank Lark" as his given name, "Romero" as his first surname, and "Berrocal" as his second surname. 山形で見せたい完成形:ロメロ フランク [Interview with Romero Frank] (in Japanese). J. League/J's Goal. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "ロメロ フランク:水戸ホーリーホック:Jリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ FC Machida Zelvia(in Japanese)
- ^ "Frank Romero, el peruano que se gana un nombre en la Primera de Japón" [Frank Romero, a Peruvian who is making a name in Japan's premier league] (in Spanish). El Bocón. 1 November 2017.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 216 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 231 out of 289)
External links
- Frank Romero at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Mito HollyHock
- Frank Romero at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Sportspeople from Lima
- Peruvian footballers
- Japanese footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Mito HollyHock players
- Montedio Yamagata players
- Albirex Niigata players
- FC Machida Zelvia players
- Association football midfielders
- Peruvian people of Japanese descent
- Peruvian football midfielder stubs
- Japanese football midfielder stubs