Maximiliano Romero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximiliano Samuel Romero | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2015 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Vélez Sarsfield | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:29, 20 February 2016 (UTC). | |||
Maximiliano Samuel Romero (born 9 January 1999) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre forward for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Before making his professional debut, the Argentine forward was close to being transferred to English side Arsenal F.C., for a reported €6 million fee.[1][2] However, after suffering a knee cruciate ligament injury he stayed in Vélez.[3]
Romero debuted for Vélez at age 17, entering the field in a 0–1 defeat to Sarmiento for the first fixture of the 2016 Argentine Primera División.[4] He also entered the field in the 2–1 victory against Olimpo for the following fixture, in which he scored his first professional goal.
References
- ↑ "Arsenal close to deal for Velez Sarsfield's Maximiliano Romero". ESPN FC. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "El juvenil del Fortín, de 16 años, fue vendido a la Premier League, pero se quedará dos temporadas más en Argentina a préstamo. ¿Llegará a debutar?". Goal.com (in Spanish). 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Guillermo Tagliaferri (2015-05-05). "La joya de Vélez que pretendía el Arsenal inglés sufrió una grave lesión". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ "'16 Transition statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
External links
- Profile at Vélez Sarsfield's official website (Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
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