Abraham Isaí Romero González (born 18 February 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-21 team.

Club career

Los Angeles Galaxy II

On January 30, 2019, USL Championship club

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announced that they had signed Romero for the

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season.

Orange County SC

On January 27, 2021, USL Championship club

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announced that they had signed Romero for the

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season.

Las Vegas Lights

On February 4, 2022, USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC announced that they had signed Romero for the

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season. 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

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Los Angeles FC

On January 26, 2023, Romero signed a one-year contract with

side

International career

Youth

Romero was called up for the

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. Romero was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the

2018 Toulon Tournament The 2018 Toulon Tournament (officially french: 46ème Festival International "Espoirs" – Tournoi Maurice Revello) was the 46th edition of the Toulon Tournament. It was held in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône from 26 May to 9 June 2018. Engl ...

, where Mexico would finish runners-up.

Honours

Orange County SC *

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Mexico U17 * CONCACAF U-17 Championship:

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Notes

References

External links

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LA Galaxy ProfileAbraham Romero Mexico U-17
* 1998 births Living people People from Altadena, California Soccer players from California Sportspeople from Pasadena, California Mexican footballers Mexico youth international footballers American soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Association football goalkeepers LA Galaxy II players Orange County SC players Las Vegas Lights FC players USL Championship players Los Angeles FC players {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub