Ángel Romero (footballer)

Ángel Romero

Personal information
Full name	Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor
Date of birth	4 July 1992
Place of birth	Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Corinthians
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2011	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2011–2014	Cerro Porteño	57	(19)
2014–	Corinthians	33	(3)
National team^‡
2013–	Paraguay	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:57, 6 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:10, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992), more commonly known as Ángel Romero, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians.^[1] He is the brother of Óscar Romero.

Club career

Romero made his senior league debut for Cerro Porteño on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.^[2]

On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a 5 year contract.^[3]

International career

Romero made his debut for Paraguay on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 4–0 win over Bolivia.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 May 2016.^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		South America		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cerro Porteño	2011	Paraguayan Primera División	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2012		9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3
	2013		42	15	0	0	4	0	0	0	46	15
Club	Season	League			Cup		South America		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2014	Campeonato Brasileiro Série A	21	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	26	1
	2015		12	3	1	1	0	0	5	0	18	4
	2016		0	0	0	0	6	2	19	7	25	9
Career total			90	22	6	2	10	2	24	7	130	33

Honours

Corinthians

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015

References

1. Cerro Porteño squad
2. GENERAL CABALLERO VS. CERRO PORTEÑO 1 - 0
3. http://www.lanacion.com.py/articulo/166800-daniel-giza-firmo-contrato-y-angel-romero-va-al-corinthians.html
4. PARAGUAY VS. BOLIVIA 4 - 0
5. Soccerway profile