Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Mexico national team. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he is also capable of playing as a centre-back.
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Full name | Luis Francisco Romo Barrón[1] | |||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 27) | |||||||||
Place of birth | Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico | |||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | |||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Monterrey | |||||||||
Number | 27 | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
2010–2011 | Cruz Azul | |||||||||
2012–2018 | Querétaro | |||||||||
2017 | → Sonora (loan) | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
2018–2019 | Querétaro | 48 | (4) | |||||||
2020–2021 | Cruz Azul | 57 | (9) | |||||||
2022– | Monterrey | 37 | (3) | |||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||
2021 | Mexico Olympic | 6 | (2) | |||||||
2019– | Mexico | 26 | (1) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 |
Born in Sinaloa, Romo began his career playing for the youth squads of Cruz Azul. At the age of 15, Romo was cut by Cruz Azul, and eventually joined the youth squads of Querétaro.[2]
He made his Liga MX debut with Querétaro on 20 July 2018, in the team's opening match of the season, against Atlas.[3] By the 2019 Apertura, he was named club captain.[3] It proved to be Romo's final campaign with Querétaro, playing in 17 matches and scoring three goals.[4]
In January 2020, he joined Cruz Azul, returning to the club he had played for as a youngster.[5] He made his league debut for the club on the 17th of the month in a 2–1 defeat to Atlético San Luis.[6] On 25 July, he scored his first goal for La Máquina in a 3–0 victory over Santos Laguna.[7] On 3 December, he scored his first brace in Cruz Azul's 4–0 first leg victory over Pumas UNAM in the Guardianes 2020 semi-finals.[8] He played in the return leg of the series which Cruz Azul lost 4–0, resulting in the team's elimination 4–4 on aggregate.[9]
Romo played an integral part in Cruz Azul's championship-winning Guardianes 2021 campaign. He played in 19 matches, scored three goals, and provided seven assists,[10] and was named the league's best player.[11]
Romo received his first call up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 19 November 2019 in the 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League victory against Bermuda.[12][13]
Romo was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Querétaro | 2016–17 | Liga MX | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||||
2019–20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 | ||||
Total | 48 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 4 | ||||
Cruz Azul | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 9 | 2 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 39 | 6 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
Total | 57 | 9 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 9 | |||
Monterrey | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||||
Total | 37 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 142 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 16 |
Mexico | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 |
2022 | 9 | 1 |
Total | 26 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 14 June 2022 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Cruz Azul
Mexico Olympic
Individual
C.F. Monterrey – current squad | |
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Mexico men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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Mexico squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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2020–21 Liga MX Best XI | |
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Guardianes 2020 | |
Guardianes 2021 |