Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992), more commonly known as Ángel Romero, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Paraguay national team.[1] He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.[2]
![]() Romero with Corinthians in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor | ||
Date of birth | (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 69 | (30) |
2014–2018 | Corinthians | 117 | (17) |
2019–2021 | San Lorenzo | 42 | (11) |
2022– | Cruz Azul | 29 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Paraguay | 41 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:22, 20 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 |
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.[3]
On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a five-year contract.[4]
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.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
2013 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | ||
2014 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | ||
Total | 69 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 31 | ||
Corinthians | 2014 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
2015 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
2016 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 53 | 13 | ||
2017 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 55 | 6 | ||
2018 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 58 | 11 | ||
Total | 117 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 8 | 209 | 35 | ||
Career total | 169 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 51 | 8 | 266 | 65 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 5 September 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 8 October 2020 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4. | 2–1 | |||||
5. | 12 November 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
6. | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
7. | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Copa América | |
8. | 3–1 |
Corinthians
Cruz Azul
Cruz Azul – current squad | |
---|---|
Paraguay squad – 2021 Copa América | ||
---|---|---|
| ![]() |
Paraguayan Footballer of the Year | |
---|---|
ABC Color award |
|
Public award |
|