Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1998)
Cristian Gabriel Romero (born 27 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta, on loan from Juventus.
.png.webp) Romero with Argentina U20 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Gabriel Romero | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atalanta (on loan from Juventus) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Belgrano | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Belgrano | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Genoa | 27 | (2) |
| 2019– | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Genoa (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Atalanta (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2017 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Belgrano
Romero began his career with Argentine Primera División side Belgrano in 2016,[3] his debut came on 28 August in a league match with Independiente.[1] A month later, Romero played in both of Belgrano's 2016 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen ties against Coritiba.[1] In two seasons with Belgrano's first-team, he made nineteen appearances in all competitions.[1]
Genoa
In July 2018, Romero joined Genoa of Serie A.[1] Romero scored his first senior goal in his second Genoa match, netting in a 2–2 draw with Udinese on 28 October; in which he was later sent off.[1] Juventus, on 9 July, announced Romero was having a medical ahead of a proposed transfer.[4]
Loan to Genoa
On 12 July 2019, Juventus announced the permanent acquisition of Romero from Genoa for €26 million, with the player remaining at his former club on loan for the rest of the season.[5]
International career
Romero has represented Argentina at U20 level, winning seven caps at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador.[1] In April 2017, he was called up for Argentina's training camp ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea but was not selected on the tournament squad list.[7] Romero was called up for the U23s in September 2019.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 January 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Belgrano | 2016–17 | Primera División | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Genoa | 2018–19 | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Atalanta (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League
References
- Cristian Romero at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Cristian Romero". World Football. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Cristian Romero firmó su primer contrato". Club Atlético Belgrano. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "Cristian Romero begins Juventus medical". Juventus. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Romero, gli accordi con il Genoa". Juventus.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "UFFICIALE: Juve, ceduto Romero in prestito biennale con diritto di riscatto all'Atalanta". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 5 September 2020.
- "Lista para la semana que viene". Argentine Football Association. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.