Ángel Romero (footballer)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Villamayor.
Ángel Romero
Romero with Corinthians in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor
Date of birth (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2011 Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Cerro Porteño 69 (30)
2014–2018 Corinthians 168 (25)
2019–2021 San Lorenzo 45 (11)
2022 Cruz Azul 33 (3)
2023– Corinthians 39 (11)
International career‡
2013– Paraguay 41 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992), more commonly known as Ángel Romero, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Corinthians and the Paraguay national team.[1] He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.[2]

Club career[edit]

Cerro Porteño[edit]

Romero made his senior league debut for Cerro Porteño on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.[3]

Corinthians[edit]

On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a five-year contract.[4]

San Lorenzo[edit]

On August 8, 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons.[5] On August 31, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Unión, in a match valid for the Argentine Championship.[6] On August 28, 2020, the club announced the termination of the contract with the athlete, as a way of complying with the financial fair play implemented by the Professional League.[7]

Cruz Azul[edit]

On 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.[8]

International career[edit]

Romero made his debut for Paraguay on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 4–0 win over Bolivia.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 24 February 2024.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental State league[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerro Porteño 2011 PPD 6 1 — — — — 6 1
2012 9 3 — 0 0 — — 9 3
2013 42 15 — 4[c] 0 — — 46 15
2014 12 11 — 7[d] 1 — — 19 12
Total 69 30 — 11 1 — — 80 31
Corinthians 2014 Série A 21 0 5 1 0 0 — — 26 1
2015 12 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 — 17 4
2016 27 5 3 1 6[d] 2 17 5 — 53 13
2017 30 3 5 1 5[e] 0 15 2 — 55 6
2018 27 6 8 3 8[d] 1 15 1 — 58 11
Total 117 17 22 7 19 3 51 8 — 209 35
San Lorenzo 2019–20 Primera División 20 5 0 0 — — 1[f] 0 21 5
2020–21 8[nb 1] 4 2 0 4[d] 3 — — 14 7
2021 17[nb 1] 2 0 0 3[e] 0 — — 20 2
Total 45 11 2 0 7 3 — 1 0 55 14
Cruz Azul 2021–22 Liga MX 15 1 — 5[g] 1 — — 20 2
2022–23 18 2 — — — 1[h] 1 19 3
Total 33 3 0 0 5 1 — 1 1 39 5
Corinthians 2023 Série A 22 8 0 0 11 0 9 0 — 42 8
2024 0 0 1 2 — 8 3 — 9 5
Total 22 8 1 2 11 0 17 3 0 0 51 13
Career total 269 69 25 9 54 9 68 11 2 1 411 97
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa Argentina
  2. ^ Includes Campeonato Paulista
  3. ^ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ^ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
  7. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  8. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX

International goals[edit]

As of 14 June 2021.
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Ángel Romero
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2014 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay  Peru 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 5 September 2017 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Uruguay 1–2 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 8 October 2020  Peru 1–1 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 2–1
5. 12 November 2020 La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Argentina 1–0 1–1
6. 17 November 2020 Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay  Bolivia 1–0 2–2
7. 14 June 2021 Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil 2–1 3–1 2021 Copa América
8. 3–1

Honours[edit]

Corinthians

Cruz Azul

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paraguay - Club Cerro Porteño - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "The brothers Romero, a new and rare case of twins on a national team". CONMEBOL.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ "General Caballero vs. Cerro Porteño - 15 May 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ [1][dead link]
  5. ^ "Ex-corintiano Ángel Romero e seu irmão Óscar acertam com o San Lorenzo". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ángel Romero faz primeiro gol pelo San Lorenzo após assistência do irmão gêmeo". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  7. ^ "San Lorenzo anuncia rescisão de contrato dos irmãos Ángel e Óscar Romero". Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Ángel Romero, ex-Corinthians, é o novo reforço do Cruz Azul".
  9. ^ "Paraguay vs. Bolivia - 7 September 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Paraguay - Ángel Romero - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Ángel Romero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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