Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Corinthians and the Paraguay national team. He is the twin brother of

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Club career

Cerro Porteño

Romero made his senior league debut for

Cerro Porteño Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan Association football, football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero (Asunción), Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Paraguayan Primera División, Primera División titles ...

on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.

Corinthians

On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's

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where he would sign a five-year contract.

San Lorenzo

On 8 August 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons. On 31 August, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Unión, in a match valid for the Argentine Championship. On 18 August 2020, Romero injured teammate Andrés Herrera, causing a fracture of his leg. The tackle was heavily criticized by teammates, and Romero was made to train separate from the team by manager Mariano Soso. On 28 August 2021, the club announced the termination of the contract with Romero in order to comply with the Financial Fair Play implemented by the LPF.

Cruz Azul

On 2 February 2022, he was announced by

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, with a contract valid until December 2022.

International career

Romero made his debut for

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a

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4–0 win over

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals :''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal''.

Honours

Cerro Porteño * Primera División: 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura Corinthians *

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

Cruz Azul * Supercopa de la Liga MX:

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Angel 1992 births Living people People from Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay Footballers from Central Department Paraguayan twins Men's association football forwards Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Cerro Porteño players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players San Lorenzo de Almagro footballers Cruz Azul footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Argentine Primera División players Liga MX players Paraguay men's international footballers 2021 Copa América players 2024 Copa América players Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen