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Lucas Romero

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Lucas Romero
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Romero in 2022
Personal information
Full name Lucas Daniel Romero[1]
Date of birth (1994-04-18) 18 April 1994 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Loma Hermosa, Argentina
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Number 29
Youth career
2001–2012 Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Vélez Sársfield 89 (2)
2016–2019 Cruzeiro 115 (3)
2019–2022 Independiente 91 (5)
2023 León 32 (0)
2024– Cruzeiro 82 (2)
International career
2013 Argentina U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025

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

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Romero was born and raised in a humble neighborhood in Loma Hermosa, Greater Buenos Aires.[2][3] He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield when he was 7 years old.[4]

Club career

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Vélez Sársfield

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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.[5] 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).[5] 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

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Independiente

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On 5 August 2019, Romero signed with Independiente.[6] He debuted in a 3–0 defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata.[7]

Club León

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On 3 January 2023, Romero joined Club León.[8] On 27 November 2023, he suffered a concussion during a match against Santos Laguna,[9] and had to miss the first game of the Liga MX quarterfinals against América.[10]

International career

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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

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As of 15 December 2023[citation needed]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sársfield 2012–13 Primera División 271—51—322
2013–14 2701010110391
2014 1612080—261
2015 19010—10210
Total 89240232201184
Cruzeiro 2016 Série A 24070—8[a]1391
2017 29250—4[b]0382
2018 230406[c]010[a]0430
2019 80406[c]011[a]0290
Total 8422001203311493
Independiente 2019–20 Superliga 19020——210
2020–21 7 1 2 0 7[d] 0 — 16 1
2021 Primera División 31 1 0 0 7[d] 0 — 38 1
2022 34 3 3 0 5[d] 0 2[e] 0 44 3
Total 91570190201195
León 2022–23 Liga MX 16 0 — 3[f] 0 — 19 0
2023–24 16 0 — 8[g] 0 1[h] 0 25 0
Total 32 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 44 0
Career total 296931065238143012
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Campeonato Mineiro, two appearances in Primeira Liga
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ↑ Appearances in Torneos de Verano
  6. ↑ Appearances in Leagues Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

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Vélez Sársfield

Cruzeiro

León

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Club León" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Micaela Cannataro and Héctor Salerno (15 September 2012). "'En el barrio jugaba descalzo'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Micaela Cannataro (30 March 2013). "'Ahora me doy algunos lujos: como milanesas'". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Alejandro Altamirano Halle (July 2013). "Descubriendo a Lucas Romero". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Initial '12 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ↑ ""Cuidado con el perro": Independiente anuncia volante Lucas Romero, ex-Cruzeiro". globoesporte. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Winne, Franco De (20 August 2019). "Debutaron Lucas Romero y Alexander Barboza". LocoXelRojo.com | Club Atlético Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ↑ García, Josué (3 January 2023). "Club León: Lucas Romero 'ilusiona' a la afición previo al debut en el CL 2023" [Club León: Lucas Romero 'excites' fans prior to the debut in the CL 2023]. Soy Futbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Gutiérrez, Esteban (27 November 2023). "Lucas Romero tras sufrir conmoción: 'Estoy bien; no me acuerdo de nada'". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Pérez, Ituriel (27 November 2023). "Lucas Romero descartado para el juego Vs América". Soy Fiera (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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