Ángel Romero (footballer)

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]

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
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 9 (0)
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

Club career

Cerro Porteño

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

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

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

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

International career

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

Club
As of 21 March 2023.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 61————61
2012 93—00——93
2013 4215—4[lower-alpha 1]0——4615
2014 1211—7[lower-alpha 2]1——1912
Total 6930—111——8031
Corinthians 2014 Série A 2105100——261
2015 12311004[lower-alpha 3]0—174
2016 275316[lower-alpha 2]217[lower-alpha 3]5—5313
2017 303515[lower-alpha 4]015[lower-alpha 3]2—556
2018 276838[lower-alpha 2]115[lower-alpha 3]1—5811
Total 11717227193518—20935
San Lorenzo 2019–20 Primera División 20500——1[lower-alpha 5]0215
2020–21 8[nb 1]4204[lower-alpha 2]3——147
2021 17[nb 1]2003[lower-alpha 4]0——202
Total 45112073—105514
Cruz Azul 2021–22 Liga MX 151005[lower-alpha 6]1——202
2022–23 18200——1[lower-alpha 7]1193
Total 3330051—11395
Corinthians 2023 Série A 0000009[lower-alpha 3]0—90
Career total 247612474396082136984
  1. Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  3. Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  4. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
  6. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  7. Appearances in Supercopa de la Liga MX

International goals
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 2014Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay Peru1–02–1Friendly
2.5 September 2017Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Uruguay1–21–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.8 October 2020 Peru1–12–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.2–1
5.12 November 2020La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina1–01–1
6.17 November 2020Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Bolivia1–02–2
7.14 June 2021Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil2–13–12021 Copa América
8.3–1

Honours

Corinthians

Cruz Azul

Notes
  1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

References
  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.
  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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