Ana Romero
![]() Ana Romero with Ajax in May 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ana María Romero Moreno | ||
Date of birth | 14 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Seville, Andalusia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
CD Híspalis | |||
Sevilla | |||
2007–2010 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
2010–2013 | Espanyol | 78 | (47) |
2013–2015 | Barcelona | 35 | (10) |
2015–2016 | Valencia | 18 | (6) |
2016–2018 | Ajax | 24 | (2) |
2018–2020 | Real Betis | 34 | (2) |
National team | |||
2007–2012 | Spain | 13 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2020 |
Ana María Romero Moreno (born 14 June 1987), commonly known as Willy, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. She previously represented several teams in Spain's Primera División, including Valencia CF, FC Barcelona, Sevilla FC, Rayo Vallecano[1] and RCD Espanyol.[2]
Club career[]
Romero left Espanyol for local rivals FC Barcelona in summer 2013.[3] After moving on to Valencia CF, she signed for Ajax in July 2016.[4]
International career[]
She is a member of the Spanish national team[5][6] and a holder of the 2004 Under-19 European Championship.[7] In November 2011, medical student Romero scored a late goal to force a 2–2 draw with Germany in Motril.[8]
International goals[]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 November 2011 | Estadio Escribano Castilla, Motril, Spain | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying |
Personal life[]
She is in a relationship with Merel van Dongen.[9] They are engaged since December 2021.[10]
References[]
- ^ [1] Marca
- ^ [2] RCD Espanyol
- ^ "El Barça negocia seis incorporaciones" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Spaanse aanwinst voor Ajax Vrouwen" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ [3] UEFA
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) RFEF - ^ [4] Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- ^ Roldán, Isabel (26 November 2011). "Algunas alemanas se negaron al final a darnos la mano" (in Spanish). Diario AS. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Merel van Dongen: graag was ik als eerste man uit de kast gekomen". NRC.
- ^ "SHE SAID YES! Ajax will forever be part of their love story". YouTube.
External links[]
- Ana Romero on Twitter
- Ana Romero – FIFA competition record (archived)
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Seville
- Spanish women's footballers
- Spain women's international footballers
- Primera División (women) players
- FC Barcelona Femení players
- Footballers from Andalusia
- Rayo Vallecano Femenino players
- RCD Espanyol Femenino players
- Eredivisie (women) players
- AFC Ajax (women) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Women's association football wingers
- Valencia CF Femenino players
- Real Betis Féminas players
- LGBT association football players
- LGBT sportspeople from Spain
- Lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century LGBT people
- Spanish women's football biography stubs