Cristian Romero (footballer, born 1998)


Cristian Gabriel Romero is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Genoa, on loan from Juventus.

Club career

Belgrano

Romero began his career with Argentine Primera División side Belgrano in 2016, his debut came on 28 August in a league match with Independiente. A month later, Romero played in both of Belgrano's 2016 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen ties against Coritiba. In two seasons with Belgrano's first-team, he made nineteen appearances in all competitions.

Genoa

In July 2018, Romero joined Genoa of Serie A. Romero scored his first senior goal in his second Genoa match, netting in a 2–2 draw with Udinese on 28 October; in which he was later sent off in. Juventus, on 9 July, announced Romero was having a medical ahead of a proposed transfer.

Juventus

Loan to Genoa

On 12 July 2019, Juventus announced the permanent acquisition of Romero from Genoa for €26 million, with the player remaining at his former club on loan for the rest of the season.

International career

Romero has represented Argentina at U20 level, winning seven caps at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador. In April 2017, he was called up for Argentina's training camp ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea but wasn't selected on the tournament squad list. Romero was called up for the U23s in September 2019.

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