Francisco Romero (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel Francisco Romero | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Perico, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Limache | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Fantasmas | |||
| Talleres de Perico | |||
| 2014–2017 | Belgrano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Belgrano | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Atlético El Carmen | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Estudiantes RC | 109 | (2) |
| 2025– | Deportes Limache | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025 | |||
Abel Francisco Romero (born 8 March 1999), known as Francisco Romero, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Deportes Limache.
Club career
[edit]Born in Perico, Argentina, Romero was with Los Fantasmas Academy and Talleres de Perico before joining the Belgrano youth system at the age of 14. He left them in the first half of 2019.[2]
A free agent during almost two years, Romero signed with Estudiantes de Río Cuarto in the Primera Nacional in November 2020. He stayed with them until the 2024 season.[3][4]
In January 2025, Romero moved to Chile and signed with Deportes Limache on a one-year deal.[5] He made his debut in the 2–2 draw against Colo-Colo for the Copa Chile on 30 January, scored a goal and suffered a concussion after colliding with Salomón Rodríguez.[6]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Francisco Romero". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Se fue de Belgrano, dejó el fútbol y hoy es titular en Primera Nacional: la historia de Francisco Romero". La Voz del Interior (in Spanish). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Pancho Romero y su historia motivadora: de dejar el fútbol a ser titular en la 1º Nacional". www.jujuyalmomento.com (in Spanish). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Ortega, Iván (23 December 2024). "Francisco Romero se va al fútbol chileno". Al Toque Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Tobar, Daniel; Merlo, César Luis (22 December 2024). "Deportes Limache sigue reforzándose para sorprender en Primera y fichó a volante del fútbol argentino". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ Ortiz, Matías (30 January 2025). "Colo Colo 2 - 2 Deportes Limache: crónica, resumen, goles y resultados de la Copa Chile". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Francisco Romero at Soccerway
- Francisco Romero at BDFA (in Spanish)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Jujuy Province
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Club Atlético Belgrano footballers
- Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers
- Deportes Limache footballers
- Primera Nacional players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen