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Ángel Romero (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Villamayor.
Ángel Romero
Romero with Corinthians in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor
Date of birth (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2011 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Cerro Porteño 69 (30)
2014–2018 Corinthians 117 (17)
2019–2021 San Lorenzo 45 (11)
2022 Cruz Azul 33 (3)
2023– Corinthians 46 (13)
International career‡
2013– Paraguay 44 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Corinthians and the Paraguay national team.[1] He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.[2]

Club career

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Cerro Porteño

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Romero made his senior league debut for Cerro Porteño on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.[3]

Corinthians

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On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a five-year contract.[4]

San Lorenzo

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On 8 August 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons.[5] On 31 August, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Unión, in a match valid for the Argentine Championship.[6] On 18 August 2020, Romero injured teammate Andrés Herrera, causing a fracture of his leg. The tackle was heavily criticized by teammates, and Romero was made to train separate from the team by manager Mariano Soso.[7][8] On 28 August 2021, the club announced the termination of the contract with Romero in order to comply with the Financial Fair Play implemented by the LPF.[9]

Cruz Azul

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On 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.[10]

International career

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Romero made his debut for Paraguay on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 4–0 win over Bolivia.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 November 2024.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental State league[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2011 PPD 6 1 — — — — 6 1
2012 9 3 — 0 0 — — 9 3
2013 42 15 — 4[c] 0 — — 46 15
2014 12 11 — 7[d] 1 — — 19 12
Total 69 30 — 11 1 — — 80 31
Corinthians 2014 Série A 21 0 5 1 0 0 — — 26 1
2015 12 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 — 17 4
2016 27 5 3 1 6[d] 2 17 5 — 53 13
2017 30 3 5 1 5[e] 0 15 2 — 55 6
2018 27 6 8 3 8[d] 1 15 1 — 58 11
Total 117 17 22 7 19 3 51 8 — 209 35
San Lorenzo 2019–20 Primera División 20 5 0 0 — — 1[f] 0 21 5
2020–21 8[nb 1] 4 2 0 4[d] 3 — — 14 7
2021 17[nb 1] 2 0 0 3[e] 0 — — 20 2
Total 45 11 2 0 7 3 — 1 0 55 14
Cruz Azul 2021–22 Liga MX 15 1 — 5[g] 1 — — 20 2
2022–23 18 2 — — — 1[h] 1 19 3
Total 33 3 0 0 5 1 — 1 1 39 5
Corinthians 2023 Série A 22 8 0 0 11 0 9 0 — 42 8
2024 24 5 10 3 10 3 11 3 — 55 14
Total 46 13 10 3 21 3 20 3 0 0 97 22
Career total 310 74 34 10 63 11 71 11 2 1 480 107
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  3. ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
  7. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  8. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX

International

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As of 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Paraguay 2013 1 0
2014 2 1
2016 4 0
2017 5 1
2018 2 0
2019 6 1
2020 4 4
2021 14 2
2022 3 0
2024 3 0
Total 44 9

International goals

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As of 14 June 2021.
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Ángel Romero
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2014 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay  Peru 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 5 September 2017 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Uruguay 1–2 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 8 October 2020  Peru 1–1 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 2–1
5. 12 November 2020 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 1–0 1–1
6. 17 November 2020 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Bolivia 1–0 2–2
7. 14 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil 2–1 3–1 2021 Copa América
8. 3–1

Honours

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Corinthians

Cruz Azul

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References

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  1. ^ "Paraguay - Club Cerro Porteño - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "The brothers Romero, a new and rare case of twins on a national team". CONMEBOL.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ "General Caballero vs. Cerro Porteño - 15 May 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Ex-corintiano Ángel Romero e seu irmão Óscar acertam com o San Lorenzo". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ángel Romero faz primeiro gol pelo San Lorenzo após assistência do irmão gêmeo". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Ángel Romero se entrena diferenciado por decisión de Soso". San Lorenzo de Almagro CASLA (in Spanish). 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "VIDEO: La terrible patada de Ángel Romero a Herrera en San Lorenzo - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Acuerdo de rescisión con los Romero / San Lorenzo de Almagro". C. A. San Lorenzo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Ángel Romero, ex-Corinthians, é o novo reforço do Cruz Azul".
  11. ^ "Paraguay vs. Bolivia - 7 September 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Paraguay - Ángel Romero - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Ángel Romero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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