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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Daniel Romero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Loma Hermosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Vélez Sársfield | 89 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Cruzeiro | 115 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Independiente | 91 | (5) |
| 2023 | León | 32 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cruzeiro | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editRomero 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]
Club career
editVélez Sársfield
editRomero 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.
Cruzeiro
editIndependiente
editOn 5 August 2019 Romero signed with Independiente.[6] He debuted in a 3–0 defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata.[7]
Club León
editOn 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]
International career
editRomero 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.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | 1 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 11[a] | 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[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Total | 91 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 5 | ||
| León | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 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 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ Two appearances in Campeonato Mineiro, two appearances in Primeira Liga
- ^ a b Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Torneos de Verano
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
editVélez Sársfield
Cruzeiro
León
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Club León" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ Micaela Cannataro and Héctor Salerno (15 September 2012). "'En el barrio jugaba descalzo'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Micaela Cannataro (30 March 2013). "'Ahora me doy algunos lujos: como milanesas'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Alejandro Altamirano Halle (July 2013). "Descubriendo a Lucas Romero". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Initial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ ""Cuidado con el perro": Independiente anuncia volante Lucas Romero, ex-Cruzeiro". globoesporte. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Winne, Franco De (20 August 2019). "Debutaron Lucas Romero y Alexander Barboza". LocoXelRojo.com | Club Atlético Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ García, Josué (3 January 2023). "Club León: Lucas Romero 'ilusiona' a la afición previo al debut en el CL 2023" [Club León: Lucas Romero 'excites' fans prior to the debut in the CL 2023]. Soy Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Gutiérrez, Esteban (27 November 2023). "Lucas Romero tras sufrir conmoción: 'Estoy bien; no me acuerdo de nada'". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ Pérez, Ituriel (27 November 2023). "Lucas Romero descartado para el juego Vs América". Soy Fiera (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Lucas Romero statistics". Ogol.
- ^ Lucas Romero at Soccerway
External links
edit- Profile official website (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics[usurped] at Fútbol XXI (in Spanish)
- Lucas Romero at Soccerway
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