Jaime Romero Gómez (born 31 July 1990) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left winger. He achieved

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totals of 174 games and 18 goals over seven seasons, representing Albacete,

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, Zaragoza, Córdoba,

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and Cartagena. He totalled 48 La Liga appearances (one goal) for

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and

Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...

, and also played professionally in Italy, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.

Club career

Born in

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, Province of Albacete, Romero made his professional debut with his hometown club Albacete Balompié in the 2008–09 season – aged only 18 – only missing six

games out of 42, starting 26 and totalling almost 2,400 minutes as the Castilla–La Mancha team retained their league status. His maiden appearance in the competition occurred on 31 August 2008 as a 75th minute substitute in the 2–1 home win against Sevilla Atlético, and he scored his first goal on 15 November, contributing to a 2–2 draw against UD Salamanca also at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte. Romero signed for Udinese Calcio in Italy in summer 2009. He made four league appearances in his

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in Serie A, and mainly played with the under-20 side in the

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. In late June 2010, Udinese agreed a double loan contract with

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, subject to Romero and

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's decision. After appearing for the former during pre-season, the former eventually moved to the

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side on 2 August. After appearing in less than one fourth of the league matches, and also suffering top-division relegation, Romero was loaned again, returning to his country and joining Granada CF. He made his La Liga debut on 27 August 2011, starting and being replaced in the second half of a 0–1 home loss to Real Betis. After his loan with Granada expired, Romero represented Orduspor,

and Real Zaragoza, all in temporary deals. On 4 July 2016, the free agent signed a two-year deal with top-flight CA Osasuna. Romero cut ties with Osasuna on 19 June 2017, after suffering relegation. On 8 July, however, the club announced that they received

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500,000 in a transfer to

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

. On 17 January 2018, Romero was loaned to fellow second-division team

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for six months. On 12 June of the following year, after another relegation, he left Andalusia. On 23 June 2019, Romero signed a contract with

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. He returned to Spain and its second tier on 28 September 2022 after agreeing to a one-year deal at FC Cartagena, but left by mutual consent on 28 December after just 105 minutes of action from the bench in the league. In February 2023, Romero moved to the Persian Gulf Pro League with

Tractor SC Tractor Cultural Sports Economic Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی اقتصادی تراکتور, ''Bâšgâh-e Farhangi Varzeši Eqtesâdi-ye Terâktor''), commonly known as Tractor, formerly Tractor Sazi, is an Iranian football ...

, coached by his compatriot Paco Jémez.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Jaime 1990 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Albacete Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Albacete Balompié players Granada CF footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Zaragoza players CA Osasuna players Córdoba CF players CD Lugo players FC Cartagena footballers Serie A players Udinese Calcio players SSC Bari players Süper Lig players Orduspor footballers Azerbaijan Premier League players Qarabağ FK players Persian Gulf Pro League players Tractor S.C. players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Iran