Luis Romo

Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a center-back and defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.

For the Argentine Olympic boxer, see Luis Romo (boxer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romo and the second or maternal family name is Barrón.

Luis Romo
Personal information
Full name Luis Francisco Romo Barrón
Date of birth (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995
Place of birth Ahome, Sinaloa, México
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2011 Cruz Azul
2012–2018 Querétaro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Querétaro 48 (4)
2020– Cruz Azul 32 (6)
National team‡
2019– Mexico 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Romo made his Liga MX debut with Querétaro FC on 20 July 2018, the first match of the season, against Atlas FC as a starter in a scoreless draw.[1]

In January 2020, he joined Cruz Azul.[2] He made his debut for the club on the 17th of the month against Atlético San Luis in a 2–1 loss.[3] On 25 July, he scored his first goal with Cruz Azul in a 3–0 victory over Santos Laguna.[4]

On 3 December, he scored his first brace against Club Universidad Nacional in the first leg of the Guardianes championship semi-finals, ending in a 4–0 win.[5]

International career

Called up by Gerardo Martino, he made his debut for the Mexico national team on 19 November 2019 in a CONCACAF Nations League game against Bermuda, finishing in a 2–1 victory.[6][7]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 17 November 2020[8]
Mexico national team
YearAppsGoals
201910
202040
Total50

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Con un valor duplicado, Luis Romo regresa a La Corregidora" (in Spanish). ESPN. 12 August 2020.
  2. Gomez, Enrique (2 January 2020). "Liga MX: Luis Romo, la sorpresa de Cruz Azul para el 2020" (in Spanish). Fox Deportes.
  3. "Razones de la derrota de Cruz Azul ante Atlético de San Luis" (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 January 2020.
  4. "Luis Romo, la bujía en el esquema del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 September 2020.
  5. "Luis Romo firma su doblete y le da forma a la goleada celeste ante Pumas" (in Spanish). Marca Claro. 3 December 2020.
  6. "Mexico v Bermuda game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2019.
  7. Marshall, Tom (20 November 2019). "How Mexico have turned things around under Gerardo "Tata" Martino in 2019". ESPN.
  8. Luis Romo at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
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