Luis Romo

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Luis Romo
Personal information
Full name Luis Francisco Romo Barrón
Date of birth (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 4
Youth career
2010–2011 Cruz Azul
2012–2018 Querétaro
2017 → Sonora (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Querétaro 48 (4)
2020–2021 Cruz Azul 57 (9)
2022– Monterrey 8 (0)
National team‡
2021 Mexico Olympic 6 (2)
2019– Mexico 19 (0)
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2022

Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a centre-back.

Club career[]

Querétaro[]

Born in Sinaloa, Romo began his career playing for the youth squads of Cruz Azul. At the age of 15, Romo was cut by Cruz Azul, and eventually joined the youth squads of Querétaro.[1]

He made his Liga MX debut with Querétaro on 20 July 2018, in the team's opening match of the season, against Atlas.[2] By the 2019 Apertura, he was named club captain.[2] It proved to be Romo's final campaign with Querétaro, playing in 17 matches and scoring three goals.[3]

Cruz Azul[]

In January 2020, he joined Cruz Azul, returning to the club he had played for as a youngster.[4] He made his league debut for the club on the 17th of the month in a 2–1 defeat to Atlético San Luis.[5] On 25 July, he scored his first goal for La Máquina in a 3–0 victory over Santos Laguna.[6] On 3 December, he scored his first brace in Cruz Azul's 4–0 first leg victory over Pumas UNAM in the Guardianes 2020 semi-finals.[7] He played in the return leg of the series which Cruz Azul lost 4–0, resulting in the team's elimination 4–4 on aggregate.[8]

Romo played an integral part in Cruz Azul's championship-winning Guardianes 2021 campaign. He played in 19 matches, scored three goals, and provided seven assists,[9] and was named the league's best player.[10]

International career[]

Romo received his first call up to the Mexico national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 19 November 2019 in the 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League victory against Bermuda.[11][12]

Romo was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal with the Mexican Olympic team.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 March 2022[14]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Querétaro 2016–17 Liga MX – 1[a] 0 – – 1 0
2017–18 – 6[a] 0 – – 6 0
2018–19 29 1 3[a] 0 – – 32 1
2019–20 19 3 1[a] 0 – – 20 3
Total 48 4 11 0 — — 59 4
Cruz Azul 2019–20 Liga MX 9 2 — 2[b] 0 — 11 2
2020–21 39 6 — 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 44 6
2021–22 9 1 — — — 9 1
Total 57 9 — 6 0 1 0 64 9
Monterrey 2021–22 Liga MX 8 0 — — 2[d] 0 10 0
Career total 113 13 11 0 6 0 3 0 133 13
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa MX
  2. ^ a b Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International[]

As of match played 2 February 2022[15]
Mexico national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
2020 4 0
2021 12 0
2022 2 0
Total 19 0

Honours[]

Cruz Azul

Mexico Olympic

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Luis Romo, el niño 'desechado' de Cruz Azul que volvió para ser campeón" (in Spanish). Milenio. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Con un valor duplicado, Luis Romo regresa a La Corregidora" (in Spanish). ESPN. 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Cruz Azul hizo oficial el fichaje de Luis Romo para el C2020". as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ Gomez, Enrique (2 January 2020). "Liga MX: Luis Romo, la sorpresa de Cruz Azul para el 2020" (in Spanish). Fox Deportes.
  5. ^ "Razones de la derrota de Cruz Azul ante Atlético de San Luis" (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Luis Romo, la bujía en el esquema del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Luis Romo firma su doblete y le da forma a la goleada celeste ante Pumas" (in Spanish). Marca Claro. 3 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Cruz Azul y una histórica eliminación: Pumas logró la hazaña, remontó un 4-0 y avanzó a la final del fútbol mexicano" (in Spanish). La Nacion. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Luis Romo es elegido como el mejor jugador del Guard1anes 2021" (in Spanish). Milenio. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Luis Romo ha sido elegido como el mejor jugador del Guardianes 2021".
  11. ^ "Mexico v Bermuda game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2019.
  12. ^ Marshall, Tom (20 November 2019). "How Mexico have turned things around under Gerardo "Tata" Martino in 2019". ESPN.
  13. ^ "Luis Romo sería uno de los refuerzos de la Sub-23 para los Juegos Olímpicos".
  14. ^ Luis Romo at Soccerway
  15. ^ Luis Romo at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "Cruz Azul end 23-year wait to become Mexican league champions".
  17. ^ "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  18. ^ De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
  19. ^ "La Liga MX da a conocer el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2021". Marca.
  20. ^ "Luis Romo es el Jugador del Mes de agosto".
  21. ^ "Cruz Azul: Luis Romo recibe reconocimiento como el jugador del mes en la Liga MX".
  22. ^ "Luis Romo fue elegido como jugador del mes de mayo en la Liga MX".
  23. ^ "Cruz Azul arrasa en la entrega del Balón de Oro con cinco premios".
  24. ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.

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