Sergio Romero

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Sergio Romero
Personal information
Full name:	Sergio Germán Romero
Date of birth:	22 February 1987 (1987-02-22)
Place of birth:	Bernardo de Irigoyen, Argentina
Height:	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position:	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Boca Juniors
Number:	25
Youth clubs
1997 1997-2003 2003-2006	Club Almirante Brown C.A.I. Racing Club
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–2015 2013–2014 2015–2021 2021–2022 2022–	Racing Club AZ Sampdoria → Monaco (loan) Manchester United Venezia Boca Juniors	005 00(0) 090 00(0) 072 00(0) 003 00(0) 007 00(0) 016 00(0) 000 00(0)
National team
2007–2008 2008 2009–2018	Argentina U-20 Argentina Olympic Argentina	023 0(0) 004 00(0) 096 00(0)

Sergio Germán Romero (born 22 February 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boca Juniors. He has also played for the Argentina national team.

Romero made his debut with Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División in 2007 and then transferred to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar at the end of the season. He won the Eredivisie in 2009 and two years later joined Italian side Sampdoria. In 2013, he joined Monaco on a season-long loan. He joined Manchester United in July 2015 and left the club after six seasons.

Romero is the most capped goalkeeper in the history of the Argentine national team, playing over 90 times since his debut in 2009. He has represented Argentina at two World Cups and at three Copa América tournaments, finishing as runner-up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as in the 2015 and 2016 Copa América tournaments. He also was part of the team that won gold at the 2008 Olympics.

Honours

Clubs

AZ

• Eredivisie
  • Winner (1): 2008–09
• Johan Cruijff Shield
  • Winner (1): 2009

Manchester United

• FA Cup: 2015–16
• EFL Cup: 2016–17
• FA Community Shield: 2016
• UEFA Europa League: 2016–17
• UEFA Super Cup runner-up: 2017

International=

Argentina U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007

Argentina U23

• Olympic football gold medal: 2008

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 2014
• Copa América runner-up: 2015, 2016

External links

• Sergio Romero profile at Soccerbase
• Sergio Romero profile at Transfermarkt

Argentina – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals

1. Pozo 2. Demichelis 3. C. Rodríguez 4. Burdisso 5. Bolatti 6. Heinze 7. Di María 8. Verón 9. Higuaín 10. Messi 11. Tévez 12. Garcé 13. Samuel 14. Mascherano 15. Otamendi 16. Kun Agüero 17. Jonás 18. Palermo 19. Milito 20. M. Rodríguez 21. Andújar 22. Romero 23. Pastore Manager:   Diego Maradona

Template:Argentina squad (2011 Copa América)

Argentina – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Runner up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Campagnaro 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pérez 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Rodríguez 12. Orión 13. A. Fernández 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. F. Fernández 18. Palacio 19. Álvarez 20. Agüero 21. Andújar 22. Lavezzi 23. Basanta Manager:   Alejandro Sabella

Argentina – 2015 Copa América – Runners-up

1. Romero 2. Garay 3. Roncaglia 4. Zabaleta 5. Gago 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Pereyra 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Casco 14. Mascherano 15. Demichelis 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Tevez 19. Banega 20. Lamela 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar (Marchesín) Manager:   Gerardo Martino

Argentina – Copa América Centenario – Runners-up

1. Romero 2. Maidana 3. Roncaglia 4. Mercado 5. Kranevitter 6. Biglia 7. Di María 8. Fernández 9. Higuaín 10. Messi (c) 11. Agüero 12. Guzmán 13. Funes Mori 14. Mascherano 15. Cuesta 16. Rojo 17. Otamendi 18. Lamela 19. Banega 20. Gaitán 21. Pastore 22. Lavezzi 23. Andújar Manager:   Gerardo Martino