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 Atalanta, 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]
Position(s) Centre-back[2]
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta (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)
2019–2020 → Genoa (loan) 30 (1)
2020– → Atalanta (loan) 14 (1)
National team
2017 Argentina U20 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:48, 23 January 2021 (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.[1] Juventus, on 9 July, announced Romero was having a medical ahead of a proposed transfer.[4]

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]

Loan to Atalanta

On 5 September 2020, Romero joined Atalanta on loan until 30 June 2022 with an option to buy.[6]

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 was not selected on the tournament squad list.[7] Romero was called up for the U23s in September 2019.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 January 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belgrano 2016–17 Primera División 130002[lower-alpha 1]0—150
2017–18 301000—40
Total 1601020—190
Genoa 2018–19 Serie A 27200——272
Genoa (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 30130——331
Atalanta (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 141105[lower-alpha 2]1—202
Career total 874507100995
  1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

References
  1. Cristian Romero at Soccerway. 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. "UFFICIALE: Juve, ceduto Romero in prestito biennale con diritto di riscatto all'Atalanta". tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 5 September 2020.
  7. "Lista para la semana que viene". Argentine Football Association. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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