Lucas Daniel Romero (born 18 April 1994) is an

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who is a

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for

Club Atlético Independiente Club Atlético Independiente () is an Argentina, Argentine professional sports club, which has its headquarters and stadium in the city of Avellaneda in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is best known for its Association football, football team, wh ...

Early life

Romero was born and raised in a humble neighborhood in

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. He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield when he was 7 years old.

Club career

Vélez Sársfield

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

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. 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 Francisco Cerro (born 9 February 1988) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Montevideo Wanderers as a midfielder. Club career Cerro started his professional career in 2008 playing for Quilmes in the Primera B Nacional (Argentine second divis ...

). The midfielder also entered the field in Vélez's victory over

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for the 2012–13 Superfinal and was a starter in his team's victory over

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for the

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. In 2016, Romero was transferred to

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (), known simply as Cruzeiro, is a Brazilian sports club based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Cruzeiro is mostly known for its association football team. It plays ...

Cruzeiro

After a difficult start to his Cruzeiro career, Romero began gaining a lot of attention for his versatility playing in many different positions. Lucas Romero then became part of the first 11 playing either as a right-back or on his main position of defensive midfielder. In Cruzeiro, Romero formed of what became known as "La Banda", along with former Vélez Sarsfield star

Ariel Cabral Alejandro Ariel Cabral (born September 11, 1987) is an Argentine footballer. Club career Vélez Sársfield Cabral started his playing career in 2007 with Vélez Sársfield, during Ricardo La Volpe's coaching era. Despite playing in the youth sy ...

and Uruguay wonderkid

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Independiente

On 5 August 2019 Romero signed with Independiente.

International career

Romero played with the

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the

2013 South American Youth Championship The 2013 South American Youth Football Championship ( es, ''Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 ''Juventud de América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, pt, ''Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-20 ''Juventude da América'' Argentina 2013'', italic=unset, re ...

, in which his team was eliminated in the first round.

Career statistics

Honours

;Vélez Sársfield *

Argentine Primera División The Primera División (; en, "First Division"), known officialy as Liga Profesional de Fútbol, or Torneo Binance for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). Th ...

(2): 2012 Inicial, 2012–13 Superfinal *

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(1):

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;Cruzeiro *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

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Campeonato Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF (Federação Mineira de Futebol). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...

(1):

2018 Campeonato Mineiro The 2018 Campeonato Mineiro was the 104th season of Mineiro's top professional football league. The competition began on January 17 and ended on April 8. Atlético was the defending champions but was beaten in the final by its longtime rival Cru ...

References

External links

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at Fútbol XXI * 1994 births Living people Argentine footballers Association football midfielders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Argentina Argentine expatriate footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Brazil Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub