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Abraham Romero

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Abraham Romero
Personal information
Full name Abraham Isaí Romero González[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Columbus Crew
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2016 LA Galaxy
2016–2017 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Pachuca 0 (0)
2019–2020 LA Galaxy II 19 (0)
2021 Orange County 9 (0)
2022 Las Vegas Lights 21 (0)
2023–2024 Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
2023–2024 Los Angeles FC 2 21 (0)
2024– Columbus Crew 1 (0)
2024– Columbus Crew 2 0 (0)
International career
2012 United States U15[2][3] 2 (0)
2015 Mexico U17 7 (0)
2017 Mexico U20 5 (0)
2018–2019 Mexico U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2019

Abraham Isaí Romero González[a] (born 18 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.[4] Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-21 team.[5]

Club career

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Los Angeles Galaxy II

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On January 30, 2019, USL Championship club Los Angeles Galaxy II announced that they had signed Romero for the 2019 season.[6]

Orange County SC

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On January 27, 2021, USL Championship club Orange County SC announced that they had signed Romero for the 2021 season.[7]

Las Vegas Lights

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On February 4, 2022, USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC announced that they had signed Romero for the 2022 season.[8] On July 19, 2022, Romero was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 19 of the 2022 season after earning a shutout against Rio Grande Valley FC.[9]

Los Angeles FC

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On January 26, 2023, Romero signed a one-year contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[10]

Columbus Crew

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On 14 August 2024, Romero was traded to Columbus Crew in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money.[11] He made his league debut on 7 September against Seattle Sounders FC due to the absences of Patrick Schulte and Nicholas Hagen, who were both called up to their national teams. Romero was sent off with a red card near the end of the first half for a foul on Jordan Morris and was replaced in goal by midfielder Sean Zawadzki due to the lack of a backup goalkeeper on the bench.[12]

International career

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Youth

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Romero was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]

Romero was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[14] where Mexico would finish runners-up.

Honours

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Orange County SC

Mexico U17

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is González.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: CF Pachuca" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. U-15 BNT HEAD COACH TONY LEPORE NAMES ROSTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARVELD TOURNAMENT, ussoccer.com, 21 May 2012
  3. ^ U.S. U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM PLAYS COLOMBIA TO A SCORELESS TIE, ussoccer.com, 20 June 2012
  4. ^ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo & Goalkeeper Abraham Romero". Los Angeles FC. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Orange County Sc Sign Former Mexican Youth National Team Goalkeeper, Abraham Romero". 27 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Los Dos Ink Mexican Youth International". uslchampionship.com. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Orange County SC Sign Former Mexican Youth National Team Goalkeeper, Abraham Romero". orangecountysoccer.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Lights FC's 2022 Pre-Season Kicks-Off with Multiple Announcements". lasvegaslightsfc.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 19". uslchampionship.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo & Goalkeeper Abraham Romero". Los Angeles FC. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Columbus Crew acquire Abraham Romero from LAFC". MLSsoccer.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  12. ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (September 8, 2024). "'This is happening now': How Sean Zawadzki ended up in goal for Crew vs Seattle Sounders". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Convocatoria de la SNM Sub-20 para la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA Corea 2017". miseleccion.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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