César Romero Zamora (born August 2, 1989) is an American

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player who last played for San Diego 1904 FC in the

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Career

Born in Chula Vista, California, Romero began his career in his family's homeland when he was 15 at

Tigres UANL Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, abbreviated as Tigres UANL and simply known as Tigres or internationally as Tigres de México, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropo ...

.Romero taking Pyunik chance with both hands
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.com, 7-1-2015, retrieved 3-8-2015 He was later with Murciélagos of the Segunda División de México in 2011. Romero also spent time playing in the

Premier Arena Soccer League The Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) was a professional men's and women's indoor soccer league; along with a number of amateur teams across North America. The PASL was previously known as the Federation of Sports Arenas (FSA). The PASL logo form ...

for Revolucion Tijuana, where he scored nine goals in one match, and summed 33 goals in four games while playing for the indoor soccer team, breaking a record within the league. He returned to the United States a few years later and represented the country at several youth levels.

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conf ...

signed Romero on February 22, 2012, after trialling with the club during their pre-season. Romero made his debut for

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as a 59th-minute substitute during a 1–0 loss against

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on March 11, 2012. He was released by Chivas USA on February 14, 2013. In August 2014, following a two-week trial, Romero signed for

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

side

FC Pyunik Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...

. He was the Armenian Premier league top goalscorer for the 2014–2015 season. After the end of the season, he signed with the Bucket Group and transferred to

FK Vardar FK Vardar () is a professional Association football, football club based in Skopje, North Macedonia, which competes in the Macedonian First Football League, Macedonian First League. They are the most successful football club in Football in Maced ...

in Macedonia. On 12 December 2015 Coras de Tepic owner José Luis Higuera announced on his official Twitter account that Romero reached an agreement with him to join the Nayarit-based side. Higuera, who works under C.D. Guadalajara owner Jorge Vergara, also announced that Romero could join Guadalajara in the future if he has good performances with Tepic. Although he was born in the United States, Romero is still eligible to join the club since he was never cap-tied with the senior U.S. national team. Despite playing for U.S. youth squads, he has stated in interviews that he would like to play for the Mexico national team if the opportunity arrives. On 31 January 2017, Romero signed for

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Mosta Mosta () is a small but densely populated city in the Northern Region of Malta. The most prominent building in Mosta is the Rotunda, a large basilica built by its parishioners' volunteer labour. It features the world's 3rd largest unsupported ...

. Romero returned to

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on 7 July 2018, signing for FC Alashkert, but was released from his contract on 1 December 2018. Romero made his return to the indoor game in 2019 by signing with the San Diego Sockers. In 2021, Romero joined

side San Diego 1904 FC ahead of the spring 2021 season.

Career statistics

Honors

Club

;Pyunik *

(1): 2014–15 *

Armenian Independence Cup The Armenian Cup () is the main football cup competition of Armenia. In its original form as the Armenian Cup, it started in 1939, when Armenia was a republic of the Soviet Union. It served as a qualification tournament for the Soviet Cup, and it ...

(1): 2014–15

Individual

* 2014–15 Armenian Premier League top goalscorer: 27

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Cesar 1989 births Living people American men's soccer players Chivas USA players FC Pyunik players Major League Soccer players Soccer players from California Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Armenian Premier League players FK Vardar players Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia American sportspeople of Mexican descent Men's association football forwards San Diego Sockers (2009) players Major Arena Soccer League players