Braian Romero
{{Short description|Argentine footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Braian Romero
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Braian Ezequiel Romero
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Isidro, Argentina
| position = Centre-forward{{cite news|title=Braian Romero|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/braian-romero/|accessdate=21 July 2019|work=World Football}}
| currentclub = Vélez Sarsfield
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2011–2016
| clubs1 = Acassuso
| caps1 = 78
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Colón (loan)
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = Argentinos Juniors
| caps3 = 66
| goals3 = 21
| years4 = 2018–2021
| clubs4 = Independiente
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Athletico Paranaense (loan)
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = → Defensa y Justicia (loan)
| caps6 = 31
| goals6 = 21
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = River Plate
| caps7 = 52
| goals7 = 15
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Internacional
| caps8 = 18
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = → Tijuana (loan)
| caps9 = 16
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2023–
| clubs10 = Velez Sarsfield
| caps10 = 53
| goals10 = 19
| club-update = 22:00, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates =
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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.{{cite news|title=Braian Romero profile|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-BRAIAN-EZEQUIEL-ROMERO-86162.html|accessdate=26 October 2017|work=BDFA|date=26 October 2017}} 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.{{cite news|title=Argentinos suma a Iván Colman y Braian Romero|url=http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/argentinos-suma-ivan-colman-y-braian-romero|accessdate=26 October 2017|work=TyC Sports|date=10 January 2016}}{{cite news|title=Braian Romero profile|url=http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/plantel/perfil/2381_braianromero|accessdate=26 October 2017|work=Argentinos Juniors|date=26 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109173926/http://www.argentinosjuniors.com.ar/futbol/profesional/plantel/perfil/2381_braianromero|archive-date=9 November 2017|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite news|title=Braian Romero, la nueva cara de Independiente|url=http://www.tycsports.com/futbol/braian-romero-la-nueva-cara-de-independiente|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=TyC Sports|date=30 December 2017}} 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.{{cite news|title=Se fue el otro Romero|url=https://www.ole.com.ar/independiente/braian-romero-paranaense-prestamo-baja_0_a4oushEyU.html|accessdate=9 February 2019|work=Olé|date=8 February 2019}} 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.{{cite news|title=Braian Romero es nuevo refuerzo de Defensa y Justicia|url=https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/argentina/nota/_/id/7389980/braian-romero-es-nuevo-refuerzo-de-defensa-y-justicia|accessdate=29 October 2020|work=ESPN|date=6 September 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-07/08/c_1310049186.htm|title=River Plate sign striker Braian Romero|publisher=XinhuaNet|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=20 August 2021}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Acassuso
|rowspan="4"|Primera B Metropolitana |32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | ||||
| 2012–13
|11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2014
|21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 78 | 9 | ||||
| Colón (loan)
|2015 |20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 5 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Argentinos Juniors
|2016 |Primera División |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17
|42 | 15 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 44 | 16 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Primera División |11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 21 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 68 | 22 | ||||
| rowspan="6"|Independiente
|rowspan="5"|Primera División |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=COL|Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=COL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20
|5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=COS|Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 5 | ||
| Athletico Paranaense (loan)
|2019 |16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=COL}} | 0 | 2{{efn|name=CONT2|Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana and J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship}} | 1 | 24 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Defensa y Justicia (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Primera División |6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13{{efn|name=CONT1|Four appearances and three goals in the Copa Libertadores and nine appearances and ten goals Copa Sudamericana}} | 13 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 14 | ||
| 2021
|8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|name=COL}} | 3 | 2{{efn|name=REC|Appearance(s) in the Recopa Sudamericana}} | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | |
| rowspan="3"|River Plate
|2021 |rowspan="2"|Primera División |21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=COL}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 12 | |||
| 2022
|19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=COL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | |
| Internacional
|2022 |Série A |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!259 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 308 | 80 |
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Honours
- Copa Sudamericana: 2020[https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/copa-sul-americana/noticia/defensa-y-justicia-de-crespo-vence-o-lanus-e-e-campeao-inedito-da-copa-sul-americana.ghtml Marcaram Frías, Braian Romero (ex-Athletico Paranaense) e Camacho diante de 2.500 torcedores credenciados.] Globo Esporte
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2021
River Plate
Vélez Sarsfield
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|braian-ezequiel-romero/231842}}
{{Vélez Sarsfield squad}}
{{Copa Sudamericana top scorers}}
{{2020 Copa Sudamericana Team of the Tournament}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Braian}}
Category:Copa Sudamericana–winning players
Category:Footballers from San Isidro, Buenos Aires
Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Primera B Metropolitana players
Category:Argentine Primera División players
Category:Primera Nacional players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Club Atlético Acassuso footballers
Category:Club Atlético Colón footballers
Category:Argentinos Juniors footballers
Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players
Category:Defensa y Justicia footballers
Category:Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Category:SC Internacional players
Category:Club Tijuana footballers
Category:Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico