Óscar David Romero Villamayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ roˈmeɾo]; born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors and the Paraguay national team. He is the twin brother of Ángel Romero.[1]
![]() Romero with Paraguay in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Óscar David Romero Villamayor | ||
Date of birth | (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 90 | (13) |
2015–2016 | Racing Club | 47 | (9) |
2017–2019 | Shanghai Shenhua | 26 | (4) |
2017 | → Alavés (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2019–2021 | San Lorenzo | 43 | (5) |
2022– | Boca Juniors | 25 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Paraguay | 55 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:13, 20 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:30, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
Romero was in the youth ranks of Boca Juniors when he was a Sub 15, but could not continue at the club for a matter of paperwork, therefore he did not play for the Xeneize.
Romero joined the youth ranks of Cerro Porteño at the age of 14. He debuted in the First Division of Paraguay on 15 May 2011 in a 1–0 defeat against General Caballero SC of Zeballos Cue. He scored his first goal on 1 December 2012 against Sportivo Luqueño. His good performances attracted many European teams, such as Spanish clubs Real Madrid B and Valencia Football Club.
In 2013, like his brother Angel, he had more opportunities, since the club decided to give chance to the youth. With the new DT Francisco Arce, Oscar impressed, attracting interest from clubs like Baniyas SC of United Arab Emirates and also being summoned to the Selection Paraguay.
In October 2014, after his good performances in the knockout round of the Copa Sudamericana against Lanús Argentina, in which he scored three goals, he was said to be worth $3 to 6 million. He was targeted by major European clubs, such as Atlético Madrid.
On 28 January 2015, Romero was signed by Racing Club for $2.7 million. He debuted on 18 February against Deportivo Tachira in Copa Libertadores. On 13 March 2015, Romero scored his first competitive goal for the club against Club Atlético Colón. On 15 August 2015, Romero scored his second goal against Union de Santa Fe.
Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2018.[2]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Paraguay | League | Copa P | S America | Others | Total | |||||||
2011 | Cerro Porteño | Paraguayan Primera División | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | ||
2012 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | |||||
2013 | 35 | 6 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 43 | 6 | ||||
2014 | 38 | 5 | - | 16 | 4 | - | 54 | 9 | ||||
Argentina | League | Copa A | S America | Others | Total | |||||||
2015 | Racing Club | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 36 | 4 | |
2016 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | 22 | 6 | |||
2016–17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | |||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Others | Total | |||||||
2016–17 | Alavés (loan) | La Liga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
China PR | League | FA Cup | Asia | Super Cup | Total | |||||||
2018 | Shanghai Shenhua | Chinese Super League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
2019 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
Total | 182 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 34 |
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 29 May 2014 | Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |||||
2. | 1 September 2016 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
3. | 12 June 2018 | Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–4 | Friendly | |||||
4. | 10 September 2019 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 1–2 | 4–2 | ||||||
Correct as of 10 September 2019 |
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