Braian Ezequiel Romero (born 15 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Internacional.[3]
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| Full name | Braian Ezequiel Romero | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Acassuso | 78 | (9) |
| 2015 | → Colón (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Argentinos Juniors | 66 | (21) |
| 2018–2021 | Independiente | 24 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | River Plate | 40 | (13) |
| 2022– | Internacional | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2022 | |||
Romero's first professional club were Acassuso of Primera B Metropolitana, making thirty-two appearances in his debut season while scoring four times; including his first against Colegiales.[4] In total, he appeared in seventy-eight league fixtures for Acassuso between 2011–12 and 2014.[1]
In January 2015, Romero joined Argentine Primera División team Colón on loan. He scored in his fourth match, earning Colón a 1–1 draw against Rosario Central.[1] Four goals in fifteen fixtures followed.[1]
On 10 January 2016, Romero completed a permanent transfer to fellow Primera División side Argentinos Juniors.[1][5][6]
Argentinos were relegated to Primera B Nacional in his first season, he subsequently scored fifteen goals in forty-two matches in Primera B Nacional to help the club regain top-flight football for 2017–18.[1]
On 30 December 2017, Romero completed a transfer to Independiente.[7] His first appearance for Independiente came versus Estudiantes on 29 January 2018, with his first goal arriving on 5 March against San Martín.[1]
February 2019 saw Romero move to Brazil's Athletico Paranaense on loan.[8] After a debut in a loss versus Fortaleza, he netted for the first time in Série A on 20 July in a four-goal win away to CSA.[1]
Romero won the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship and 2019 Copa do Brasil with Athletico Paranaense, notably scoring in the former during a 4–0 victory over Shonan Bellmare in Hiratsuka on 7 August.[1] In total, he scored three goals in twenty-four matches.[1] Back in Argentina, he appeared in six matches and scored one goal, versus Rosario Central, in 2019–20.[1] September 2020 saw Romero join Defensa y Justicia on loan.[9] He scored five in his first seven; netting in the Copa Libertadores over Delfín, Olimpia and Santos and in the Copa Sudamericana against Sportivo Luqueño (2).[1]
On 16 January 2021, Romero scored a hat-trick as Defensa y Justicia defeated Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals; taking his tally in the competition for the club to nine goals in eight games.[1] He then netted in the final against Lanús on 23 January, with Defensa defeating their domestic rivals to win their first Sudamericana title; the centre-forward finished as the top scorer with ten goals.[1]
On 7 July 2021 River Plate signed Romero on a three-and-a-half year contract to replace the recently transferred Rafael Santos Borré.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Acassuso | 2011–12 | Primera B Metropolitana | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 78 | 9 | |||||
| Colón (loan) | 2015 | Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 42 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 16 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 68 | 22 | |||||
| Independiente | 2017–18 | Primera División | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 13 | — | 21 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | ||
| River Plate | 2021 | Primera División | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 26 | 12 | ||
| 2022 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Internacional | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 259 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 308 | 80 | ||
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