Braian Romero

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Braian Romero
Personal information
Full name Braian Ezequiel Romero
Date of birth (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth San Isidro, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward[2]
Club information
Current team
 River Plate
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Acassuso 78 (9)
2015 → Colón (loan) 20 (5)
2016–2017 Argentinos Juniors 66 (21)
2018–2021 Independiente 24 (5)
2019 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 16 (2)
2020–2021 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 14 (3)
2021– River Plate 27 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:44, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Braian Ezequiel Romero (born 15 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.[3]

Career[]

Acassuso[]

Romero's first professional club were Acassuso of Primera B Metropolitana, making thirty-two appearances in his debut season while scoring four times; including his first against Colegiales.[4] In total, he appeared in seventy-eight league fixtures for Acassuso between 2011–12 and 2014.[1]

Colón (loan)[]

In January 2015, Romero joined Argentine Primera División team Colón on loan. He scored in his fourth match, earning Colón a 1–1 draw against Rosario Central.[1] Four goals in fifteen fixtures followed.[1]

Argentinos Juniors[]

On 10 January 2016, Romero completed a permanent transfer to fellow Primera División side Argentinos Juniors.[1][5][6]

Argentinos were relegated to Primera B Nacional in his first season, he subsequently scored fifteen goals in forty-two matches in Primera B Nacional to help the club regain top-flight football for 2017–18.[1]

Independiente[]

On 30 December 2017, Romero completed a transfer to Independiente.[7] His first appearance for Independiente came versus Estudiantes on 29 January 2018, with his first goal arriving on 5 March against San Martín.[1]

Athletico Paranaense (loan)[]

February 2019 saw Romero move to Brazil's Athletico Paranaense on loan.[8] After a debut in a loss versus Fortaleza, he netted for the first time in Série A on 20 July in a four-goal win away to CSA.[1]

Romero won the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship and 2019 Copa do Brasil with Athletico Paranaense, notably scoring in the former during a 4–0 victory over Shonan Bellmare in Hiratsuka on 7 August.[1] In total, he scored three goals in twenty-four matches.[1] Back in Argentina, he appeared in six matches and scored one goal, versus Rosario Central, in 2019–20.[1] September 2020 saw Romero join Defensa y Justicia on loan.[9] He scored five in his first seven; netting in the Copa Libertadores over Delfín, Olimpia and Santos and in the Copa Sudamericana against Sportivo Luqueño (2).[1]

Defensa y Justicia (loan)[]

On 16 January 2021, Romero scored a hat-trick as Defensa y Justicia defeated Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals; taking his tally in the competition for the club to nine goals in eight games.[1] He then netted in the final against Lanús on 23 January, with Defensa defeating their domestic rivals to win their first Sudamericana title; the centre-forward finished as the top scorer with ten goals.[1]

River Plate[]

On 7 July 2021 River Plate signed Romero on a three-and-a-half year contract to replace the recently transferred Rafael Santos Borré.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of 20 August 2021[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Acassuso 2011–12 Primera B Metropolitana 32 4 0 0 — — — 32 4
2012–13 11 1 0 0 — — — 11 1
2013–14 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
2014 21 4 0 0 — — — 21 4
Total 78 9 0 0 — — — 78 9
Colón (loan) 2015 Primera División 20 5 0 0 — — — 20 5
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Primera División 13 1 0 0 — — — 13 1
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 42 15 2 1 — — — 44 16
2017–18 Primera División 11 5 0 0 — — — 11 5
Total 66 21 2 1 — — — 68 22
Independiente 2017–18 Primera División 7 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 — 9 1
2018–19 12 3 2 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 16 3
2019–20 5 1 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 6 1
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 24 5 2 0 0 0 5 0 — 31 5
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2019 Série A 16 2 2 0 — 4[a] 0 2[c] 1 24 3
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2020–21 Primera División 6 1 1 0 1 0 13[d] 13 — 21 14
2021 8 2 0 0 — 3[a] 3 2[e] 2 13 7
Total 14 3 1 0 1 0 16 16 2 2 34 21
River Plate 2021 Primera División 5 3 1 0 — 4[a] 0 — 10 3
Career total 223 48 8 1 1 0 29 16 4 3 265 68
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana and J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
  4. ^ Four appearances and three goals in the Copa Libertadores and nine appearances and ten goals Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana

Honours[]

Argentinos Juniors[1]
Athletico Paranaense[1]
Defensa y Justicia[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Braian Romero profile". Soccerway. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Braian Romero". World Football. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "River: Braian Romero y sus primeras declaraciones antes de firmar - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Braian Romero profile". BDFA. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Argentinos suma a Iván Colman y Braian Romero". TyC Sports. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Braian Romero profile". Argentinos Juniors. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Braian Romero, la nueva cara de Independiente". TyC Sports. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Se fue el otro Romero". Olé. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Braian Romero es nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia". ESPN. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ^ "River Plate sign striker Braian Romero". XinhuaNet. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ^ Marcaram Frías, Braian Romero (ex-Athletico Paranaense) e Camacho diante de 2.500 torcedores credenciados. Globo Esporte

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