Álvaro Romero

Álvaro "Varo" Romero Morillo (born 17 May 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Unionistas de Salamanca CF as a winger.

Álvaro Romero
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Romero Morillo
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Place of birth Sevilla, Spain
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Unionistas
Youth career
Nervión
2014–2015 Diocesano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Nervión ? (1)
2015–2016 Azuaga 37 (20)
2016–2017 Arenas Getxo 20 (4)
2017 Murcia 0 (0)
2017 → Jumilla (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 Badajoz 13 (0)
2018–2019 Extremadura B 24 (13)
2018–2019 Extremadura 4 (0)
2019– Unionistas 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2020
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Romero and the second or maternal family name is Morillo.

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Romero represented AD Nervión as a youth, featuring with the first-team during the 2013–14 campaign and scoring once in a 5–2 Segunda Andaluza home routing of AD Cerro del Águila.[1] In August 2014, he moved to CD Diocesano and returned to youth football.[2]

2015–16

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Romero joined Tercera División side CD Azuaga, being the club's top goalscorer with 20 goals.[3] On 25 May 2016, he agreed to a contract with Arenas Club de Getxo of Segunda División B.[4]

2017–18

On 2 February 2017, Romero signed for Real Murcia also in the third division, being immediately loaned to fellow league team FC Jumilla until June.[5] On 18 August, he moved to CD Badajoz in the same category.[6]

On 21 July 2018, Romero joined Segunda División side Extremadura UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth division. He made his professional debut on 30 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chuli in a 2–2 home draw against Elche CF.[7]

Unionistas

On 26 June 2019, Romero joined Unionistas in the third division.[8] Against Real Madrid in the 2020 Copa del Rey, Romero scored the only goal for Unionistas de Salamanca in a 1-3 defeat.

Personal life

Romero is a lifelong Sevilla supporter whose dream is to play for Sevilla.[9] While playing for Azuaga, Romero also worked as a groundsman for the club's stadium.[10] Romero's father, Pedrito, was also a footballer, playing for both Azuaga and Llerenense.[11]

References
  1. "Pleno de triunfos deportivos para los equipos nervionenses" [Full of sporting triumphs for the teams nervioneses] (in Spanish). Nervión al día. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. "Un petate repleto de ambición" [A backpack full of ambition] (in Spanish). El Correo Web. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. "'La Perla de Bronce': Álvaro Romero, desborde y control" ['The Bronze Pearl': Álvaro Romero, dribbling and control] (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "Álvaro Romero primer fichaje del Arenas donde siguen las renovaciones" [Álvaro Romero first signing of Arenas where the renewals keep going] (in Spanish). Arenas Club. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "El Real Murcia ficha a Álvaro Romero y lo cede al Jumilla" [Real Murcia sign Álvaro Romero and loan him to Jumilla] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. "El Badajoz confirma el fichaje de Álvaro Romero" [Badajoz confirm the signing of Álvaro Romero] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. "Un Elche en inferioridad se repone a su 'pena máxima'" [A man-down Elche recover from their 'maximum penalty'] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. "El Unionistas anuncia el fichaje de Álvaro Romero, procedente del Extremadura" [Unionistas announce the signing of Álvaro Romero, from Extremadura] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  9. "Alvaro Romero, el encargado del campo... y de meter goles" [Alvaro Romero, the manager of the field ... and scoring goals] (in Spanish). El Periodico Extremadura. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. "Alvaro Romero, el encargado del campo... y de meter goles" [Alvaro Romero, the manager of the field ... and scoring goals] (in Spanish). El Periodico Extremadura. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. "Alvaro Romero, el encargado del campo... y de meter goles" [Alvaro Romero, the manager of the field ... and scoring goals] (in Spanish). El Periodico Extremadura. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.