In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Araque.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iván Romero de Ávila Araque | ||
Date of birth | (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | La Solana, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Albacete | |||
2017–2020 | Sevilla | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Sevilla B | 36 | (14) |
2021–2023 | Sevilla | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Tenerife (loan) | 34 | (4) |
2023– | Levante | 33 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 |
Iván Romero de Ávila Araque (born 10 April 2001), known as Iván Romero, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Levante UD.
Club career
Born in La Solana, Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha, Romero joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in September 2017, from Albacete Balompié. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 December 2019, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against Club Recreativo Granada.
Definitely promoted to the B-side for the 2020–21 campaign, Romero scored his first senior goals on 21 November 2020, netting a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of Córdoba CF. The following 8 April, he renewed his contract until 2024, and finished the season with 12 goals.
Romero made his first team – and La Liga – debut with the Andalusians on 15 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando in a 3–0 home success over Rayo Vallecano.
On 31 August 2022, Romero was loaned to Segunda División side CD Tenerife for the season. He scored his first professional goal on 24 September, scoring his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against SD Ponferradina.
On 12 August 2023, Romero signed a permanent three-year contract with Levante UD also in the second division.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 16 October 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sevilla | 2021–22 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2022–23 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Tenerife (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
Levante | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 43 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 |
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Sevilla
References
- "Juvenil | Iván Romero ya es oficialmente del Sevilla FC" [Juvenil | Iván Romero is officially from Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Corredor de Calle. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Recreativo Granada – Sevilla Atlético (0–0): Un punto y muy poca fe" [Recreativo Granada – Sevilla Atlético (0–0): A point and very little faith] (in Spanish). ABC. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Última Hora | Iván Romero debuta con el Sevilla Atlético en 2ªB en Los Cármenes" [Latest news | Iván Romero debuts with Sevilla Atlético in 2ªB at the Los Cármenes] (in Spanish). Corredor de Calle. 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Córdoba – Sevilla Atlético: Un doblete de Iván despierta al filial en El Arcángel (1–2)" [Córdoba – Sevilla Atlético: A brace from Iván awakes the reserves at the El Arcángel (1–2)] (in Spanish). ABC. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "El goleador Iván Romero, hasta 2024" [Goalscorer Iván Romero, until 2024] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "El 'calor' del Sevilla" [The 'heat' of Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Iván Romero y Fran García debutan en Primera" [Iván Romero and Fran García debut in Primera] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- "Iván Romero se marcha cedido al CD Tenerife" [Iván Romero moves out on loan to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- "El Levante UD apuntala su delantera con Iván Romero" [Levante UD bolster their forward lines with Iván Romero] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- Iván Romero at Soccerway
- "Sevilla beat Independiente del Valle on penalties to win UEFA CONMEBOL Club Challenge". UEFA. 19 July 2023.
External links
- Iván Romero at BDFutbol
- Iván Romero at Soccerway
Levante UD – current squad | |
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Real
- Footballers from the Province of Ciudad Real
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players
- CD Tenerife players
- Levante UD footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen