Sergio Romero

Sergio Romero
Romero playing for Argentina in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sergio Germán Romero[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-22) 22 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 1
Youth career
1996–1997 Almirante Brown
1997–2003 CAI
2003–2006 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Racing Club 4 (0)
2007–2011 AZ 90 (0)
2011–2015 Sampdoria 71 (0)
2013–2014Monaco (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2021 Manchester United 7 (0)
2021–2022 Venezia 16 (0)
2022– Boca Juniors 54 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Argentina U20 23 (0)
2008 Argentina Olympic 4 (0)
2008–2018 Argentina 96 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2007 Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2014 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up 2015 Chile
Runner-up 2016 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2024

Sergio Germán "Chiquito" Romero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo xeɾˈman roˈmeɾo]; born 22 February 1987)[3][4] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boca Juniors.

Romero made his debut with Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División in 2007 and then transferred to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar at the end of the season. He won the Eredivisie in 2009, and two years later joined Italian side Sampdoria. In 2013, Romero joined Monaco on a season-long loan. He signed for Manchester United in July 2015, largely serving as backup to David de Gea but playing in a series of important matches for the club. Romero was the starting goalkeeper through Manchester United's 2016-17 UEFA Europa League run, playing in the Final and keeping a clean sheet as the club defeated Ajax to win a fifth major European trophy in their history. He made 61 appearances for United across six seasons in total, later returning to Argentina with Boca Juniors in 2022, where he won the Argentine Primera División.

Romero is the most capped goalkeeper in the history of the Argentina national team,[5] playing over 90 times since his debut in 2009. He has represented Argentina at two World Cups and at three Copa América tournaments, finishing as runner-up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as in the 2015 and 2016 Copa América tournaments. He also was part of the team that won gold at the 2008 Olympics.

  1. ^ "Premier League Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ^ Chiquito Romero: después de la atajada y la polémica ante River, fue a Gran Hermano
  4. ^ Chiquito Romero rompió el silencio sobre el gol anulado: "La pelota..."
  5. ^ "New Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero 'happy to sit on the bench'". Talksport. 29 July 2015.

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