Sergio Romero

Argentine association football player

Sergio Romero (born February 22, 1987) is an Argentinean professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Boca Juniors.

Sergio Romero
Romero playing for Manchester United in 2016
Personal information
Full name Sergio Germán Romero[1]
Date of birth (1987-02-22) 22 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Bernardo de Irigoyen, Misiones, Argentina
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Boca Juniors
Number 1
Youth career
1996–1997 Almirante Brown
1997–2003 CAI
2003–2006 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Racing Club 4 (0)
2007–2011 AZ 90 (0)
2011–2015 Sampdoria 71 (0)
2013–2014Monaco (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2021 Manchester United 7 (0)
2021–2022 Venezia 16 (0)
2022– Boca Juniors 29 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Argentina U20 23 (0)
2008 Argentina Olympic 4 (0)
2008–2018 Argentina 96 (0)
Honours
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2007 Canada U-20 Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2014 Brazil
Copa América
Runner-up 2015 Chile
Runner-up 2016 United States
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2023

Career statistics

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As of match played 24 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Club 2005–06 Primera División 0 0 0 0
2006–07 Primera División 5 0 4 0
Total 4 0 4 0
AZ 2007–08 Eredivisie 12 0 0 0 2[c] 0 14 0
2008–09 Eredivisie 28 0 1 0 29 0
2009–10 Eredivisie 27 0 1 0 6[d] 0 1[e] 0 35 0
2010–11 Eredivisie 23 0 3 0 5[f] 0 31 0
Total 90 0 5 0 13 0 1 0 109 0
Sampdoria 2011–12 Serie B 29 0 0 0 1[g] 0 30 0
2012–13 Serie A 32 0 1 0 33 0
2013–14 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Serie A 10 0 1 0 11 0
Total 71 0 2 0 1 0 74 0
Monaco (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 9 0
Manchester United 2015–16 Premier League 4 0 1 0 1 0 4[h] 0 10 0
2016–17 Premier League 2 0 3 0 1 0 12[f] 0 0 0 18 0
2017–18 Premier League 1 0 4 0 3 0 2[d] 0 0 0 10 0
2018–19 Premier League 0 0 4 0 1 0 1[d] 0 6 0
2019–20 Premier League 0 0 5 0 3 0 9[f] 0 17 0
2020–21 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 0 17 0 9 0 28 0 0 0 61 0
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 16 0 0 0 16 0
Boca Juniors 2022 Primera División 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Primera División 29 0 3 0 12[i] 0 44 0
Career total 220 0 32 0 10 0 53 0 2 0 315 0
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia, Coupe de France and FA Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue and League/EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Serie B promotion play-off
  8. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

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As of match played 16 October 2018[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2009 4 0
2010 11 0
2011 10 0
2012 9 0
2013 10 0
2014 13 0
2015 13 0
2016 15 0
2017 8 0
2018 3 0
Total 96 0

Honours

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AZ Alkmaar[3]

Manchester United

Boca Juniors

 
Romero (rear, centre) and other members of the team meet President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at the Casa Rosada after the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.

Argentina U20

Argentina Olympic

Argentina

Individual

References

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  1. "Premier League Squad List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sergio Germán Romero at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. Sergio Romero at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. McNulty, Phil (21 May 2016). "Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. McNulty, Phil (19 May 2018). "Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  8. Bevan, Chris (7 August 2016). "Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. McNulty, Phil (24 May 2017). "Ajax 0–2 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  10. Stone, Simon (26 May 2021). "Villarreal 1-1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. Jurejko, Jonathan (8 August 2017). "Real beat Man Utd in Super Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  12. "A sixth star for Argentina". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 July 2007.
  13. "Angel delivers Argentina gold". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013.
  14. "Germany 1–0 Argentina". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  15. Dawkes, Phil (5 July 2010). "Chile 0–0 Argentina (Chile win 4–1 on penalties)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  16. "UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season". UEFA. 25 May 2017.