Frank Lark Romero Berrocal, also known as Frank Romero () (ロメロ・フランク, ''Romero Furanku'', born August 19, 1987), is a
Peru
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, national_motto = "Fi ...
vian-
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who currently plays for J3 club,
Kagoshima United
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan that was formed from the merger of ''Volca Kagoshima'' and ''FC Kagoshima''. Both clubs played in the Kyushu Soccer League before the merger. Their top team ...
.
Club career
Romero moved to Japan to pursue academics, but a football scout identified him and he began a professional football career with
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club, currently playing in the J2 League. The team's hometown is located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Its nickname "HollyHock" derives from the family crest of the Tokugawa clan who governed from Mit ...
. He would also play for
Montedio Yamagata
is Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club plays in J2 League.
Montedio is a coined word combining the Italian word for "mountain" (Monte) and the word for "God" (Dio).
History
The club based in T ...
and
Albirex Niigata, debuting in the
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
with the former.
On 28 December 2021, Romero joined to J3 League club,
Kagoshima United
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan that was formed from the merger of ''Volca Kagoshima'' and ''FC Kagoshima''. Both clubs played in the Kyushu Soccer League before the merger. Their top team ...
from
Albirex Niigata as free transfer for 2022 season.
On 2 December 2023, Romero was brought his club promotion to J2 after draw against
Gainare Tottori
are a Japanese football club, based in Tottori, Tottori. They play in the J3 League. Their team colour is green.
Their team name ''Gainare'' derives from the Tottori dialect word ''gaina'' meaning "great" and Italian ''sperare'' meaning "to hop ...
1–1 in final day at matchweek 38 in J3 and secure return to second tier after 4 years absence.
Personal life
Born in
Lima, Peru
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...
. He moved to Japan at youth age.
He is third-generation
Japanese Peruvian
Japanese Peruvians ( es, peruano-japonés or ''nipo-peruano''; ja, 日系ペルー人, ''Nikkei Perūjin'') are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry.
Peru has the second largest ethnic Japanese population in South America after B ...
.
Romero obtained Japanese citizenship on 26 September 2019.
Career statistics
.
[Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社]
"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 231 out of 289)
Honours
; Montedio Yamagata
*
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...
:
2014
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; Kagoshima United
* Promotion to
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
:
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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References
External links
*
Profile at Kagoshima United*
1987 births
Living people
Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
Footballers from Lima
Peruvian men's footballers
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
J3 League players
Mito HollyHock players
Montedio Yamagata players
Albirex Niigata players
FC Machida Zelvia players
Kagoshima United FC players
Men's association football midfielders
Peruvian people of Japanese descent
Naturalized citizens of Japan
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