Ángel Romero (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 57 | (19) |
| 2014– | Corinthians | 54 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Paraguay | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:57, 16 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992), more commonly known as Ángel Romero, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians.[1] He is the brother of Óscar Romero.
Club career
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.[2]
On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a 5-year contract.[3]
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.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 September 2016.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | South America | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2011 | Paraguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15 | ||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | South America | Other | Total | ||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2014 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 41 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 146 | 37 | ||
Honours
- Corinthians