| Ángel Romero | |
| Fullname: | Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Corinthians |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cerro Porteño |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Cerro Porteño |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 30 |
| Years2: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Corinthians |
| Caps2: | 168 |
| Goals2: | 25 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | San Lorenzo |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Cruz Azul |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Corinthians |
| Caps5: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 43 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 20:02, 21 March 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 June 2024 |
Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992) 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]
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]
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]
On 8 August 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons.[5] On 31 August, 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 18 August 2020, Romero injured teammate Andrés Herrera, causing a fracture of his leg. The tackle was heavily criticized by teammates, and Romero was made to train separate from the team by manager Mariano Soso.[7] [8] On 28 August 2021, the club announced the termination of the contract with Romero in order to comply with the Financial Fair Play implemented by the LPF.[9]
On 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.[10]
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.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | State league | 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 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 15 | ||||||
| 2014 | 12 | 11 | — | 7 | 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 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 53 | 13 | ||||
| 2017 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 55 | 6 | ||||
| 2018 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 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 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 8[13] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 7 | |||||
| 2021 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 14 | ||||
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 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 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | ||
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 5 September 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 8 October 2020 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 4. | 2–1 | |||||
| 5. | 12 November 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 6. | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 7. | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Copa América | |
| 8. | 3–1 |
Corinthians
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