Henry Javier Romero Ventura (born September 17, 1991 in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Salvadoran club Alianza.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Javier Romero Ventura | ||
Date of birth | (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Alianza F.C.[1][2][3] | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | CD Águila (reserves) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2017 | CD Águila[4][5][6][7] | ||
2017– | Alianza FC[8][9][10] | 116[11] | (9) |
National team | |||
2014– | El Salvador | 24 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 17, 2021 |
Romero signed with Alianza for the Apertura 2017 tournament. On 14 September 2017, he scored his first goal for Alianza in a 4–0 win against Municipal Limeño at the Estadio Cuscatlán.
On 8 December 2018, Romero was sent off in the second leg of the semifinals of the Apertura 2018, a 2–2 draw against FAS. However, Alianza reached its fifth consecutive final since the Apertura 2016.
With Alianza, Romero won the Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018.
During a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States, Romero bit Jozy Altidore and was suspended six matches.[19]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 17 January 2017 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Copa Centroamericana |
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