Lucas Romero

Lucas Romero
Personal information
Full nameLucas Daniel Romero
Date of birth18 April 1994
Place of birthLoma Hermosa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Vélez Sársfield
Number29
Youth career
2001–2012Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–Vélez Sársfield70(2)
National team
2013Argentina U-204(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:34, 16 January 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:34, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

Lucas Daniel Romero (born April 18, 1994) is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División.

Early life

Romero was born and raised in a humble neighborhood in Loma Hermosa, Greater Buenos Aires.[1][2] He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield when he was 7 years old.[3]

Club career

Romero made his debut for Vélez Sársfield in 2012 at 18 years of age, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Estudiantes de La Plata.[4] In his first season with the first team, Romero helped Vélez to win the 2012 Inicial championship, playing 13 games (including 4 as a starter replacing injured Francisco Cerro).[4] The midfielder also entered the field in Vélez's victory over Newell's Old Boys for the 2012–13 Superfinal and was a starter in his team's victory over Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2013 Supercopa Argentina.

International career

Romero played with the Argentina national under-20 football team the 2013 South American Youth Championship, in which his team was eliminated in the first round.

Honours

Vélez Sársfield

References

  1. Micaela Cannataro and Héctor Salerno (2012-09-15). "'En el barrio jugaba descalzo'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  2. Micaela Cannataro (2013-03-30). "'Ahora me doy algunos lujos: como milanesas'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  3. Alejandro Altamirano Halle (2013-07). "Descubriendo a Lucas Romero". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-01-18. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Initial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2013-02-10.

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