Álvaro Romero

Álvaro Romero Morillo (born 17 May 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for CD Tenerife.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Morillo.
Álvaro Romero
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Romero Morillo
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Place of birth Sevilla, Spain
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tenerife
Youth career
Nervión
2014–2015 Diocesano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Nervión ? (1)
2015–2016 Azuaga 37 (20)
2016–2017 Arenas Getxo 20 (4)
2017 Murcia 0 (0)
2017 → Jumilla (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 Badajoz 13 (0)
2018–2019 Extremadura B 24 (13)
2018–2019 Extremadura 4 (0)
2019–2021 Unionistas 26 (1)
2020–2021 → Algeciras (loan) 24 (4)
2021–2023 Algeciras 63 (23)
2023– Tenerife 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Romero represented AD Nervión as a youth, featuring with the first-team during the 2013–14 campaign and scoring once in a 5–2 Segunda Andaluza home routing of AD Cerro del Águila.[1] In August 2014, he moved to CD Diocesano and returned to youth football.[2]

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Romero joined Tercera División side CD Azuaga, being the club's top goalscorer with 20 goals.[3] On 25 May 2016, he agreed to a contract with Arenas Club de Getxo of Segunda División B.[4]

On 2 February 2017, Romero signed for Real Murcia also in the third division, being immediately loaned to fellow league team FC Jumilla until June.[5] On 18 August, he moved to CD Badajoz in the same category.[6]

On 21 July 2018, Romero joined Segunda División side Extremadura UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth division. He made his professional debut on 30 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chuli in a 2–2 Segunda División home draw against Elche CF.[7]

On 26 June 2019, Romero joined Unionistas de Salamanca CF in the third division.[8] The following 23 January, he scored the equalizer in a Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid, but his side eventually lost 1–3.[9]

On 14 September 2020, Romero was loaned to fellow third level side Algeciras CF for the season.[10] The following 13 July, he signed permanently for the side, for a fee of € 25,000.[11]

On 29 June 2023, Romero signed a three-year contract with CD Tenerife in the second division.[12]

Personal life

Romero is a lifelong Sevilla FC supporter whose dream is to play for Sevilla, and also worked as a groundsman for Azuaga's stadium while playing for the club.[13] His father Pedrito was also a footballer, playing for both Azuaga and AD Llerenense.[13]

References
  1. "Pleno de triunfos deportivos para los equipos nervionenses" [Full of sporting triumphs for the teams nervioneses] (in Spanish). Nervión al día. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Un petate repleto de ambición" [A backpack full of ambition] (in Spanish). El Correo Web. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "'La Perla de Bronce': Álvaro Romero, desborde y control" ['The Bronze Pearl': Álvaro Romero, dribbling and control] (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "Álvaro Romero primer fichaje del Arenas donde siguen las renovaciones" [Álvaro Romero first signing of Arenas where the renewals keep going] (in Spanish). Arenas Club. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "El Real Murcia ficha a Álvaro Romero y lo cede al Jumilla" [Real Murcia sign Álvaro Romero and loan him to Jumilla] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. "El Badajoz confirma el fichaje de Álvaro Romero" [Badajoz confirm the signing of Álvaro Romero] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. "Un Elche en inferioridad se repone a su 'pena máxima'" [A man-down Elche recover from their 'maximum penalty'] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. "El Unionistas anuncia el fichaje de Álvaro Romero, procedente del Extremadura" [Unionistas announce the signing of Álvaro Romero, from Extremadura] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  9. "Así es Álvaro Romero, el goleador sevillano del Unionistas - Real Madrid" [This is Álvaro Romero, the Sevillan goalscorer of Unionistas - Real Madrid] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. "PLANTILLA | Álvaro Romero jugará cedido en el Algeciras CF durante la temporada 2020–21" [SQUAD | Álvaro Romero will play on loan at Algeciras CF during the 2020–21 season] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. "Álvaro Romero ya es del Algeciras: acuerdo con Unionistas de Salamanca por 25.000 euros" [Álvaro Rivero already belongs to Algeciras: agreement with Unionistas de Salamanca for 25,000 euros] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. "Álvaro Romero, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Álvaro Romero, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. "Alvaro Romero, el encargado del campo... y de meter goles" [Alvaro Romero, the manager of the field ... and scoring goals] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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