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Argentine footballer (born 1991)

Braian Romero
Personal information
Full name Braian Ezequiel Romero
Date of birth (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth San Isidro, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team Vélez Sarsfield
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Acassuso 78 (9)
2015 → Colón (loan) 20 (5)
2016–2017 Argentinos Juniors 66 (21)
2018–2021 Independiente 30 (5)
2019 → Athletico Paranaense (loan) 16 (2)
2020–2021 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 31 (21)
2021–2022 River Plate 52 (15)
2022–2023 Internacional 18 (2)
2023 → Tijuana (loan) 16 (1)
2023– Velez Sarsfield 26 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Braian Ezequiel Romero (born 15 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield.

Career

Acassuso

Romero's first professional club were Acassuso of Primera B Metropolitana, making thirty-two appearances in his debut season while scoring four times; including his first against Colegiales. In total, he appeared in seventy-eight league fixtures for Acassuso between 2011–12 and 2014.

Colón (loan)

In January 2015, Romero joined Argentine Primera División team Colón on loan. He scored in his fourth match, earning Colón a 1–1 draw against Rosario Central. Four goals in fifteen fixtures followed.

Argentinos Juniors

On 10 January 2016, Romero completed a permanent transfer to fellow Primera División side Argentinos Juniors.

Argentinos were relegated to Primera B Nacional in his first season, he subsequently scored fifteen goals in forty-two matches in Primera B Nacional to help the club regain top-flight football for 2017–18.

Independiente

On 30 December 2017, Romero completed a transfer to Independiente. His first appearance for Independiente came versus Estudiantes on 29 January 2018, with his first goal arriving on 5 March against San Martín.

Athletico Paranaense (loan)

February 2019 saw Romero move to Brazil's Athletico Paranaense on loan. After a debut in a loss versus Fortaleza, he netted for the first time in Série A on 20 July in a four-goal win away to CSA.

Romero won the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship and 2019 Copa do Brasil with Athletico Paranaense, notably scoring in the former during a 4–0 victory over Shonan Bellmare in Hiratsuka on 7 August. In total, he scored three goals in twenty-four matches. Back in Argentina, he appeared in six matches and scored one goal, versus Rosario Central, in 2019–20. September 2020 saw Romero join Defensa y Justicia on loan. He scored five in his first seven; netting in the Copa Libertadores over Delfín, Olimpia and Santos and in the Copa Sudamericana against Sportivo Luqueño (2).

Defensa y Justicia (loan)

On 16 January 2021, Romero scored a hat-trick as Defensa y Justicia defeated Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals; taking his tally in the competition for the club to nine goals in eight games. He then netted in the final against Lanús on 23 January, with Defensa defeating their domestic rivals to win their first Sudamericana title; the centre-forward finished as the top scorer with ten goals.

River Plate

On 7 July 2021, River Plate signed Romero on a three-and-a-half-year contract to replace the recently transferred Rafael Santos Borré.

Career statistics

As of 20 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Acassuso 2011–12 Primera B Metropolitana 32 4 0 0 — — — 32 4
2012–13 11 1 0 0 — — — 11 1
2013–14 14 0 0 0 — — — 14 0
2014 21 4 0 0 — — — 21 4
Total 78 9 0 0 — — — 78 9
Colón (loan) 2015 Primera División 20 5 0 0 — — — 20 5
Argentinos Juniors 2016 Primera División 13 1 0 0 — — — 13 1
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 42 15 2 1 — — — 44 16
2017–18 Primera División 11 5 0 0 — — — 11 5
Total 66 21 2 1 — — — 68 22
Independiente 2017–18 Primera División 7 1 0 0 — 2 0 — 9 1
2018–19 12 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 — 16 3
2019–20 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 6 1
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 24 5 2 0 0 0 5 0 — 31 5
Athletico Paranaense (loan) 2019 Série A 16 2 2 0 — 4 0 2 1 24 3
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2020–21 Primera División 6 1 1 0 1 0 13 13 — 21 14
2021 8 2 0 0 — 3 3 2 2 13 7
Total 14 3 1 0 1 0 16 16 2 2 34 21
River Plate 2021 Primera División 21 10 1 0 — 4 2 — 26 12
2022 19 3 2 0 — 5 0 — 26 3
Total 40 13 3 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 52 15
Internacional 2022 Série A 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 259 58 10 1 1 0 34 18 4 3 308 80
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  3. Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana and J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
  4. Four appearances and three goals in the Copa Libertadores and nine appearances and ten goals Copa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Argentinos Juniors

Athletico Paranaense

Defensa y Justicia

River Plate

References

  1. ^ "Braian Romero profile". Soccerway. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. "Braian Romero". World Football. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "Braian Romero profile". BDFA. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. "Argentinos suma a Iván Colman y Braian Romero". TyC Sports. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. "Braian Romero profile". Argentinos Juniors. 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. "Braian Romero, la nueva cara de Independiente". TyC Sports. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. "Se fue el otro Romero". Olé. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. "Braian Romero es nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia". ESPN. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  9. "River Plate sign striker Braian Romero". XinhuaNet. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. Marcaram Frías, Braian Romero (ex-Athletico Paranaense) e Camacho diante de 2.500 torcedores credenciados. Globo Esporte

External links

Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield – current squad
Copa Sudamericana top scorers
2020 Copa Sudamericana Team of the Tournament
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