Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1998)

Cristian Gabriel Romero (born 27 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Genoa, on loan from Juventus.

Not to be confused with Cristián Romero (footballer, born 1963) or Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1989).

Cristian Romero

Romero with Argentina U20 in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Cristian Gabriel Romero
Date of birth	(1998-04-27) 27 April 1998
Place of birth	Córdoba, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team	Genoa (on loan from Juventus)
Number	17
Youth career
	Belgrano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Belgrano	16	(0)
2018–2019	Genoa	27	(2)
2019–	Juventus	0	(0)
2019–	→ Genoa (loan)	30	(1)
National team
2017	Argentina U20	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:56, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Belgrano

Romero began his career with Argentine Primera División side Belgrano in 2016,[3] his debut came on 28 August in a league match with Independiente.[1] A month later, Romero played in both of Belgrano's 2016 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen ties against Coritiba.[1] In two seasons with Belgrano's first-team, he made nineteen appearances in all competitions.[1]

Genoa

In July 2018, Romero joined Genoa of Serie A.[1] Romero scored his first senior goal in his second Genoa match, netting in a 2–2 draw with Udinese on 28 October; in which he was later sent off in.[1] Juventus, on 9 July, announced Romero was having a medical ahead of a proposed transfer.[4]

Juventus

Loan to Genoa

On 12 July 2019, Juventus announced the permanent acquisition of Romero from Genoa for €26 million, with the player remaining at his former club on loan for the rest of the season.[5]

International career

Romero has represented Argentina at U20 level, winning seven caps at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador.[1] In April 2017, he was called up for Argentina's training camp ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea but wasn't selected on the tournament squad list.[6] Romero was called up for the U23s in September 2019.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 August 2020.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Belgrano	2016–17	Primera División	13	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	15	0
	2017–18		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		16	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
Genoa	2018–19	Serie A	27	2	0	0	—		0	0	27	2
Genoa (loan)	2019–20		30	1	3	0	—		0	0	33	1
	Total		57	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	60	3
Career total			73	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	79	3

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana

References

1. "Cristian Romero profile". Soccerway. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
2. "Cristian Romero". World Football. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
3. "Cristian Romero firmó su primer contrato". Club Atlético Belgrano. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
4. "Cristian Romero begins Juventus medical". Juventus. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
5. "Romero, gli accordi con il Genoa". Juventus.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
6. "Lista para la semana que viene". Argentine Football Association. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
7. "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.