Romero with Corinthians in 2018
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-07-04) 4 July 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Corinthians | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Cerro Porteño | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 69 | (30) |
| 2014–2018 | Corinthians | 168 | (25) |
| 2019–2021 | San Lorenzo | 45 | (11) |
| 2022 | Cruz Azul | 33 | (3) |
| 2023– | Corinthians | 39 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Paraguay | 43 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 21 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024 | |||
Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Corinthians and the Paraguay national team.[1] He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.[2]
Romero made his senior league debut for Cerro Porteño on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.[3]
On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a five-year contract.[4]
On August 8, 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons.[5] On August 31, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Unión, in a match valid for the Argentine Championship.[6] On August 28, 2020, the club announced the termination of the contract with the athlete, as a way of complying with the financial fair play implemented by the Professional League.[7]
On 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.[8]
Romero made his debut for Paraguay on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 4–0 win over Bolivia.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | State league[b] | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerro Porteño | 2011 | PPD | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||||
| 2013 | 42 | 15 | — | 4[c] | 0 | — | — | 46 | 15 | |||||
| 2014 | 12 | 11 | — | 7[d] | 1 | — | — | 19 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 30 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 80 | 31 | |||||
| Corinthians | 2014 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2016 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6[d] | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | 53 | 13 | |||
| 2017 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 55 | 6 | |||
| 2018 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8[d] | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 58 | 11 | |||
| Total | 117 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 8 | — | 209 | 35 | |||
| San Lorenzo | 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | 8[nb 1] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 3 | — | — | 14 | 7 | ||||
| 2021 | 17[nb 1] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 14 | |||
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | — | 5[g] | 1 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 1[h] | 1 | 19 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | |||
| Corinthians | 2023 | Série A | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 269 | 69 | 25 | 9 | 54 | 9 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 411 | 97 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 9 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay |  Peru |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 September 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Uruguay |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 October 2020 | Peru |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 2–1 | |||||
| 5. | 12 November 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Argentina |
1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 6. | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Bolivia |
1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 7. | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Copa América | |
| 8. | 3–1 |
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