Óscar Romero (footballer)

Óscar David Romero Villamayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ roˈmeɾo]; born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentinian club San Lorenzo. He is the twin brother of Ángel Romero.[1]

For the American soccer player of the same name, see Oscar Romero (soccer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Villamayor.
Óscar Romero
Romero with Paraguay in 2018
Personal information
Full name Óscar David Romero Villamayor
Date of birth (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992
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
 San Lorenzo
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– San Lorenzo 28 (4)
National team‡
2013– Paraguay 45 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Career

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.

Club Cerro Porteño

Romero joined the youth ranks of Club 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.

Racing Club

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.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2018.[2]

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Paraguay League Copa P S America Others Total
2011Cerro PorteñoParaguayan Primera División101-00-101
201271---71
2013356-80-436
2014385-164-549
Argentina League Copa A S America Others Total
2015Racing ClubArgentine Primera División2444080-364
201610421101-226
2016–171310000-131
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Others Total
2016–17Alavés (loan)La Liga14020--160
2017–185000--50
China PR League FA Cup Asia Super Cup Total
2018Shanghai ShenhuaChinese Super League174000000174
201990220000112
Total 182261034250023434

International goals
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 May 2014Kufstein Arena, Kufstein, Austria Cameroon1–02–1Friendly
2.1 September 2016Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Chile1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.12 June 2018Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck, Austria Japan1–02–4Friendly
4.10 September 2019Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan1–24–2
Correct as of 10 September 2019

References
  1. "The brothers Romero, a new and rare case of twins on a national team". CONMEBOL. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "ÓSCAR ROMERO". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Romero, Óscar". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2018.


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