Braian Ezequiel Romero (born 15 June 1991) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

Acassuso

Romero's first professional club were

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, making thirty-two appearances in his

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season while scoring four times; including his first against

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. In total, he appeared in seventy-eight league fixtures for Acassuso between 2011–12 and

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Colón (loan)

In January 2015, Romero joined

team Colón on loan. He scored in his fourth match, earning Colón a 1–1 draw against

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. Four goals in fifteen fixtures followed.

Argentinos Juniors

On 10 January 2016, Romero completed a permanent transfer to fellow Primera División side

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. Argentinos were relegated to

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in his first season, he subsequently scored fifteen goals in forty-two matches in Primera B Nacional to help the club regain top-flight football for 2017–18.

Independiente

On 30 December 2017, Romero completed a transfer to Independiente. His first appearance for Independiente came versus Estudiantes on 29 January 2018, with his first goal arriving on 5 March against

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Athletico Paranaense (loan)

February 2019 saw Romero move to Brazil's

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on loan. After a debut in a loss versus

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, he netted for the first time in Série A on 20 July in a four-goal win away to

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. Romero won the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship and

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with Athletico Paranaense, notably scoring in the former during a 4–0 victory over

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on 7 August. In total, he scored three goals in twenty-four matches. Back in Argentina, he appeared in six matches and scored one goal, versus Rosario Central, in 2019–20. September 2020 saw Romero join

Defensa y Justicia Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935.

on loan. He scored five in his first seven; netting in the

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over Delfín, Olimpia and Santos and in the

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against

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(2).

Defensa y Justicia (loan)

On 16 January 2021, Romero scored a hat-trick as Defensa y Justicia defeated

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in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals; taking his tally in the competition for the club to nine goals in eight games. He then netted in the final against

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on 23 January, with Defensa defeating their domestic rivals to win their first Sudamericana title; the centre-forward finished as the top scorer with ten goals.

River Plate

On 7 July 2021 River Plate signed Romero on a three-and-a-half year contract to replace the recently transferred

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Career statistics

Honours

;Argentinos Juniors *

: 2016–17 ;Athletico Paranaense * J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship:

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;Defensa y Justicia *

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Marcaram Frías, Braian Romero (ex-Athletico Paranaense) e Camacho diante de 2.500 torcedores credenciados.
Globo Esporte *

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;River Plate *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Braian 1991 births Living people Footballers from San Isidro, Buenos Aires Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Primera B Metropolitana players Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Club Atlético Acassuso footballers Club Atlético Colón footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético Independiente footballers Club Athletico Paranaense players Defensa y Justicia footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Sport Club Internacional players