Lucas Romero | |
Fullname: | Lucas Daniel Romero[1] |
Birth Date: | 18 April 1994 |
Birth Place: | Loma Hermosa, Argentina |
Height: | 1.69 m |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Cruzeiro |
Clubnumber: | 29 |
Youthyears1: | 2001–2012 |
Youthclubs1: | Vélez Sársfield |
Years1: | 2012–2016 |
Clubs1: | Vélez Sársfield |
Caps1: | 89 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2016–2019 |
Clubs2: | Cruzeiro |
Caps2: | 115 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs3: | Independiente |
Caps3: | 91 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 2023 |
Clubs4: | León |
Caps4: | 32 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Cruzeiro |
Caps5: | 2 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 19:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC) |
Lucas Daniel Romero (born 18 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro.
Romero was born and raised in a humble neighborhood in Loma Hermosa, Greater Buenos Aires.[2] [3] He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield when he was 7 years old.[4]
Romero made his debut for Vélez Sársfield in 2012 at 18 years of age, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Estudiantes de La Plata.[5] In his first season with the first team, Romero helped Vélez to win the 2012 Inicial championship, playing 13 games (including 4 as a starter replacing injured Francisco Cerro).[5] The midfielder also entered the field in Vélez's victory over Newell's Old Boys for the 2012–13 Superfinal and was a starter in his team's victory over Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2013 Supercopa Argentina. In 2016, Romero was transferred to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
On 5 August 2019 Romero signed with Independiente.[6] He debuted in a 3–0 defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata.[7]
On 3 January 2023, Romero joined Club León.[8] On 27 November 2023, he suffered a concussion during a match against Santos Laguna,[9] and had to miss the first game of the Liga MX quarterfinals against América.[10]
Romero played with the Argentina national under-20 football team the 2013 South American Youth Championship, in which his team was eliminated in the first round.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Vélez Sársfield | 2012–13 | Primera División | 27 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2013–14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
2014 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2015 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
Total | 89 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |||
Cruzeiro | 2016 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
2017 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||
2018 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 84 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 149 | 3 | |||
Independiente | 2019–20 | Superliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
2021 | Primera División | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
2022 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |||
Total | 91 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 5 | |||
León | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 16 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
Career total | 296 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 430 | 12 |
Vélez Sársfield
2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal
Cruzeiro
León