Maximiliano Samuel Romero (born 9 January 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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club PSV.

Club career

Velez Sarsfield

Before making his professional debut, the Argentine forward was close to being transferred to English side Arsenal F.C., for a reported €6 million fee. However, after suffering a knee cruciate ligament injury in a reserves game in 2015 he stayed with Vélez. Again in 2016 Arsenal were rumoured to be interested in Romero, however nothing came of it. Romero debuted for Vélez at age 17, entering the field in a 0–1 defeat to

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for the first fixture of the

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. He also entered the field in the 2–1 victory against Olimpo for the following fixture, in which he scored his first professional goal. He finished his first professional season with 11 appearances (5 as a starter) and 3 goals. During the

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, Romero was mainly a substitute for

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. He managed to score two goals in 19 games (seven starts). The forward had a successful start to the

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, scoring a double in each of the first two games of the season (3–0 and 2–0 victories against Tigre and

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, respectively). He also assisted Federico Andrada to score the winning goal in the team's victory against Aldosivi for the round of 32 of the 2016–17 Copa Argentina.

PSV Eindhoven

On 21 December 2017,

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announced Romero would join the club in the January transfer window. The Dutch team signed Romero for €10.5 million and he signed a -year deal. Romero was officially presented as a PSV player on 16 January and the club confirmed he would wear the number 22 shirt. It was later announced, that the deal only was a six-month loan deal, followed by a permanent contract from the summer of 2018. Romero was part of the PSV squad that won the Dutch

in the 2017–18 season. However, due to multiple injuries and the birth of his son, he did not make a single appearance. Romero made his first PSV appearance on 11 August 2018, coming on as a substitute against

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. His next appearance did not come until 28 November in the Champions League which was again as a substitute, against

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. PSV lost the game 2–1 and were eliminated from the competition's group stage.

Loan to Racing

On 25 June 2022, Romero extended his contract with PSV until 30 June 2024 and joined

on a season-long loan.

Personal life

On 21 March 2018, Romero's partner Florencia Salazar gave birth to the couple's first child, Benjamín.

Career statistics

Honours

PSV *

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: 2021–22 Racing Club *

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References

External links

*
Maximiliano Samuel Romero
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Maximiliano Living people 1999 births Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers PSV Eindhoven players Jong PSV players Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Argentine Primera División players Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands