Lucas Romero
{{short description|Argentine footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Romero
| image = Independiente - Central Norte - Copa Argentina 2022 (56) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Romero in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Loma Hermosa, Argentina
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Cruzeiro
| clubnumber = 29
| youthyears1 = 2001–2012
| youthclubs1 = Vélez Sársfield
| years1 = 2012–2016
| clubs1 = Vélez Sársfield
| caps1 = 89
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2019
| clubs2 = Cruzeiro
| caps2 = 115
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2019–2022
| clubs3 = Independiente
| caps3 = 91
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = León
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Cruzeiro
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Argentina U20
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 19:45, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Lucas Daniel Romero (born 18 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro.
Early life
Romero was born and raised in a humble neighborhood in Loma Hermosa, Greater Buenos Aires.{{cite news|url=http://www.ole.com.ar/velez/titulo_0_774522588.html |title='En el barrio jugaba descalzo' |author=Micaela Cannataro and Héctor Salerno |newspaper=Olé |language=Spanish |date=2012-09-15 |accessdate=2015-01-18 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.ole.com.ar/velez/titulo_0_892110810.html |title='Ahora me doy algunos lujos: como milanesas' |author=Micaela Cannataro |newspaper=Olé |language=Spanish |date=2013-03-30 |accessdate=2015-01-18 }} He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield when he was 7 years old.{{cite news|url=http://www.elgrafico.com.ar/2013/07/07/C-4829-descubriendo-a-lucas-romero.php |title=Descubriendo a Lucas Romero |author=Alejandro Altamirano Halle |newspaper=El Gráfico |language=Spanish |date=July 2013|accessdate=2015-01-18 }}
Club career
=Vélez Sársfield=
Romero made his debut for Vélez Sársfield in 2012 at 18 years of age, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Estudiantes de La Plata.{{cite web |url=http://www.argentinesoccer.com/player_apps.cfm?id=lcrm&Championship=in12&Team=vel |title=Initial '12 statistics |publisher=Argentine Soccer |accessdate=2013-02-10 }} In his first season with the first team, Romero helped Vélez to win the 2012 Inicial championship, playing 13 games (including 4 as a starter replacing injured Francisco Cerro). The midfielder also entered the field in Vélez's victory over Newell's Old Boys for the 2012–13 Superfinal and was a starter in his team's victory over Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2013 Supercopa Argentina. In 2016, Romero was transferred to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
=Cruzeiro=
=Independiente=
On 5 August 2019 Romero signed with Independiente.{{cite web |url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/futebol-internacional/noticia/cuidado-con-el-perro-independiente-anuncia-volante-lucas-romero-ex-cruzeiro.ghtml|title="Cuidado con el perro": Independiente anuncia volante Lucas Romero, ex-Cruzeiro|publisher=globoesporte|accessdate=5 August 2019}} He debuted in a 3–0 defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata.{{Cite web |last=Winne |first=Franco De |date=2019-08-20 |title=Debutaron Lucas Romero y Alexander Barboza |url=https://www.locoxelrojo.com/independiente/2019/08/19/debutaron-lucas-romero-y-alexander-barboza/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=LocoXelRojo.com {{!}} Club Atlético Independiente |language=es-AR}}
= Club León =
On 3 January 2023, Romero joined Club León.{{Cite web |last=García |first=Josué |date=2023-01-03 |title=Club León: Lucas Romero 'ilusiona' a la afición previo al debut en el CL 2023 |trans-title=Club León: Lucas Romero 'excites' fans prior to the debut in the CL 2023 |url=https://www.soyfutbol.com/ligas/Club-Leon-Lucas-Romero-ilusiona-a-la-aficion-previo-al-debut-en-el-CL-2023-20230103-0060.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Soy Futbol |language=es}} On 27 November 2023, he suffered a concussion during a match against Santos Laguna,{{Cite web |last=Gutiérrez |first=Esteban |date=2023-11-27 |title=Lucas Romero tras sufrir conmoción: 'Estoy bien; no me acuerdo de nada' |url=https://www.record.com.mx/futbol-liga-mx-leon/lucas-romero-tras-sufrir-conmocion-estoy-bien-no-me-acuerdo-de-nada |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Record.com.mx |language=es}} and had to miss the first game of the Liga MX quarterfinals against América.{{Cite web |last=Pérez |first=Ituriel |date=2023-11-27 |title=Lucas Romero descartado para el juego Vs América |url=https://www.soyfiera.com/news/2023/11/27/lucas-romero-descartado-para-el-juego-vs-america-7778.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Soy Fiera |language=es}}
International career
Romero played with the Argentina national under-20 football team the 2013 South American Youth Championship, in which his team was eliminated in the first round.
Career statistics
{{updated|15 December 2023}}{{cite web|title=Lucas Romero statistics|url=https://www.ogol.com.br/player.php?id=286640|publisher=Ogol}}{{Soccerway|lucas-daniel-romero/265228}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; 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"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Vélez Sársfield
|rowspan="4"|Primera División |27 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14
|27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2014
|16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2015
|19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!89 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 4 | |
| rowspan="5"|Cruzeiro
|2016 |rowspan="4"|Série A |24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8{{Efn|Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro|name=CM|group=lower-alpha}} | 1 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2017
|29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{Efn|Two appearances in Campeonato Mineiro, two appearances in Primeira Liga|group=lower-alpha}} | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2018
|23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6{{Efn|Appearances in Copa Libertadores|name=CL|group=lower-alpha}} | 0 | 10{{Efn|name=CM|group=lower-alpha}} | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 2019
|8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6{{Efn|name=CL|group=lower-alpha}} | 0 | 11{{Efn|name=CM|group=lower-alpha}} | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 149 | 3 | |
| rowspan="5" valign="center" |Independiente
| rowspan="2" valign="center" |Superliga |19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|7 |1 |2 |0 |7{{Efn|Appearances in Copa Sudamericana|name=CS|group=lower-alpha}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |16 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2021
| rowspan="2" |Primera División |31 |1 |0 |0 |7{{Efn|name=CS|group=lower-alpha}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |38 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2022
|34 |3 |3 |0 |5{{Efn|name=CS|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |2{{Efn|Appearances in Torneos de Verano|name=TdV|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |44 |3 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!91 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 5 | |
| rowspan="3" |León
| rowspan="2" |Liga MX |16 |0 | colspan="2" |— |3{{Efn|Appearances in Leagues Cup|name=LC|group=lower-alpha}} |0 | colspan="2" |— |19 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24
|16 |0 | colspan="2" |— |8{{Efn|Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League|name=CCL|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup|name=FCWC|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |25 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!32 !0 !0 !0 !11 !0 !1 !0 !44 !0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!296 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 430 | 12 |
{{Notelist}}
Honours
Vélez Sársfield
Cruzeiro
León
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/plantel/perfil/84-lromero.shtml Profile] official website {{in lang|es}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042952/http://www.futbolxxi.com/Futbolista.aspx?ID=15460&SEOFutbolista=Romero+Lucas Argentine Primera statistics]}} at Fútbol XXI {{in lang|es}}
- {{Soccerway|lucas-daniel-romero/265228}}
{{Cruzeiro Esporte Clube squad}}
{{Argentina men's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Argentine men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Argentine Primera División players
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Category:Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Category:Club Atlético Independiente footballers
Category:Club León footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Argentina
Category:Argentine expatriate men's footballers
Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
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Category:Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
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Category:CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen
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