Óscar Romero (footballer)

Óscar Romero

Romero with Paraguay in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Óscar David Romero Villamayor
Date of birth	(1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Boca Juniors
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)
2017–2019	Shanghai Shenhua	26	(4)
2017	→ Alavés (loan)	18	(0)
2019–2021	San Lorenzo	43	(5)
2022–	Boca Juniors	2	(0)
National team‡
2013–	Paraguay	55	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:53, 21 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:30, 27 January 2022 (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 Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Paraguay national team. 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 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 11 November 2018.^[2]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.^[3]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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
4.	10 September 2019	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–2	4–2
Correct as of 10 September 2019

References[]

External links[]

• Óscar Romero at National-Football-Teams.com
• Óscar Romero at Soccerway
• Albirroja.ru profile
• Fichajes.com profile

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