William Osael Romero Castillo (born 18 April 1986) is a

Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvad ...

former

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. He was banned for life in 2013, for match fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team.

Career

Club

Romero started his career at Atlético Chaparratique before joining Vista Hermosa in 2006. On 1 February 2010,

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signed El Salvador international from FC Dallas who held a discovery claim on the player, the 23-year-old midfielder arrived in Los Angeles and comes on loan from Vista Hermosa. On 26 June 2010, Romero scored his first MLS goal with Chivas USA in a game against

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, in which ended 1–2 in favor of FC Dallas. He returned to his home country to join Águila for the 2010 Apertura.

International

Romero officially received his first cap on 13 October 2007 in a friendly match against Costa Rica. He scored his first goal for the national team on 22 October 2008 in a friendly match against Bolivia. Arguably, Romero's greatest moment to date as a Salvadoran international came on 11 February 2009 in a

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match against

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when he scored two late goals from free kicks in the dying moments of the game to even the scores and save El Salvador from a disappointing home loss. The game ended at 2–2. During the 2009 Gold Cup, Romero scored two goals against Costa Rica that gave El Salvador a victory over traditional rivals Costa Rica. As of February 2012, he has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2009 and

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s. On 20 September 2013, Romero was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.

International goals

Awards

Individual achievement

References

External links

Profile
– El Gráfico *

– Gold Cup 2009 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Osael 1986 births Living people People from Usulután Department Association football midfielders Salvadoran footballers El Salvador international footballers 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Vista Hermosa footballers Chivas USA players C.D. Águila footballers Salvadoran expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Sportspeople involved in betting scandals Sportspeople banned for life