Frank Romero (footballer)

Frank Romero
Personal information
Full name	Frank Lark Romero Berrocal
Date of birth	August 19, 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Albirex Niigata
Number	24
Youth career
2004–2006	Aomori Yamada High School
2007–2010	Ryutsu Keizai University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2012	Mito HollyHock
2013–2015	Montedio Yamagata
2016–2018	Albirex Niigata
2016	→ Mito HollyHock (loan)
2018–2019	Machida Zelvia
2020–	Albirex Niigata
Honours
Montedio Yamagata
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:59, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Frank Lark Romero Berrocal^[1] (born August 19, 1987), known as Frank Romero^[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈmeɾo ˈfɾaŋk]), is a Peruvian-Japanese footballer who currently plays for Albirex Niigata as a midfielder. He is third-generation Japanese Peruvian.^[3] Romero obtained Japanese citizenship on September 26, 2019.^[4]

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.^[5]

Club statistics[]

Updated to end of 2018 season.^[6]^[7]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
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	Mito HollyHock		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.
^ Frank Romero at J.League (in Japanese)
^ "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)