Óscar Romero (footballer)

Óscar David Romero Villamayor (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ roˈmeɾo]; born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Pendikspor and the Paraguay national team. 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 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pendikspor
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)
2019–2021 San Lorenzo 46 (5)
2022–2023 Boca Juniors 44 (4)
2023– Pendikspor 3 (2)
International career‡
2013– Paraguay 55 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:13, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:30, 27 January 2022 (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 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.

Pendikspor

On August 9, 2023, he signed with Süper Lig club Pendikspor.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 July 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cerro Porteño 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 101–00–101
2012 71–––71
2013 356–8[lower-alpha 2]0–436
2014 385–16[lower-alpha 3]4–549
Total 9013–244–11417
Racing Club 2015 Argentine Primera División 244408[lower-alpha 4]0–364
2016 1042110[lower-alpha 4]1–226
2016–17 13100––131
Total 47961181–7111
Alavés (loan) 2016–17 La Liga 13020––150
2017–18 5000––50
Total 18020––200
Shanghai Shenhua 2018 Chinese Super League 1740000–174
2019 9022––112
Total 2642200–286
San Lorenzo 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 21212–1[lower-alpha 5]2236
2020–21 82007[lower-alpha 6]1–153
2021 17100––171
Total 4651271125510
Boca Juniors 2022 Argentine Primera División 322408[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 7]0452
2023 162003[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 8]0202
Total 4844011020654
Career total 275351556063235348
  1. Includes Copa Argentina, Copa del Rey, Chinese FA Cup
  2. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. Eight appearances in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances and four goals in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. Appearance in Copa de la Superliga
  6. Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, five appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
  7. Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
  8. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina

International
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[4]
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

Honours

Shanghai Shenhua

Boca Juniors

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. "Pendikspor, Oscar Romero'yu transfer etti!". cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. "ÓSCAR ROMERO". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Romero, Óscar". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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