Ángel Romero (footballer)

Ángel Romero
Personal information
Full nameÁngel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor
Date of birth4 July 1992
Place of birthFernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Corinthians
Number33
Youth career
2008–2011Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014Cerro Porteño57(19)
2014–Corinthians21(0)
National team
2013–Paraguay1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02 June 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 December 2013

Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992), more commonly known as Ángel Romero, is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians.[1] He is the brother of Óscar Romero.

Club career

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.[2]

On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a 5 year contract.[3]

International career

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.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 July 2014[5]
Club Season League Cup South America Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 6100000061
2012 9300000093
2013 42150040004615
Club Season League Cup South America Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Corinthians 2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 210510000261
2015 0000004040
Career total 78195140409120

References