Matías_Romero_(footballer)
Matías Romero (footballer)
Argentine footballer
Matías Alexis Romero (born 1 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right winger for Instituto.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matías Alexis Romero | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Instituto | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca Juniors | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Argentinos Juniors | 67 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Banfield | 43 | (0) |
| 2023– | Instituto | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Argentina U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:09, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Romero had a spell with Boca Juniors' youth system, prior to joining Argentinos Juniors.[2] The 2018–19 Argentine Primera División season saw the club promote Romero into their senior squad, with manager Alfredo Berti awarding him his professional debut during an encounter with Gimnasia y Esgrima on 11 August 2018; coming off the bench for Fausto Montero in a 1–0 loss.[1][3] In July 2019, Romero netted his first goal in a Copa Sudamericana first leg victory against Colón.[1][4]
In the beginning of January 2022, Romero joined Banfield on a deal until the end of 2024.[5]
Romero represented Argentina at U17 level, winning three caps at the 2013 South American U-17 Championship which Argentina ended as winners.[1]
- As of 12 July 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2018–19 | Primera División | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- Argentina U17[1]
- "Argentina - M. Romero". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Juveniles: Tres triunfos y dos empates ante Argentinos Juniors". Boca Juniors. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "Con la mira en la permanencia, debutó de la mejor manera". 0221. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "El efecto Bicho". Olé. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- MERCADO DE PASES: MATÍAS ROMERO, NUEVO REFUERZO DE BANFIELD, elgrafico.com.ar, 4 January 2022
- Matías Romero at Soccerway