Maximiliano Romero

Maximiliano Romero
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Samuel Romero
Date of birth (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999
Place of birth Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2015 Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Vélez Sarsfield 16 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 9 October 2016 (UTC).


Maximiliano Samuel Romero (born 9 January 1999) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a centre forward for Vélez Sarsfield in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

Before making his professional debut, the Argentine forward was close to being transferred to English side Arsenal F.C., for a reported €6 million fee.[1][2] However, after suffering a knee cruciate ligament injury he stayed in Vélez.[3]

Romero debuted for Vélez at age 17, entering the field in a 0–1 defeat to Sarmiento for the first fixture of the 2016 Argentine Primera División.[4] He also entered the field in the 2–1 victory against Olimpo for the following fixture, in which he scored his first professional goal. He finished his first professional season with 11 appearances (5 as a starter) and 3 goals.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Arsenal close to deal for Velez Sarsfield's Maximiliano Romero". ESPN FC. 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  2. ↑ "El juvenil del Fortín, de 16 años, fue vendido a la Premier League, pero se quedará dos temporadas más en Argentina a préstamo. ¿Llegará a debutar?". Goal.com (in Spanish). 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ↑ Guillermo Tagliaferri (2015-05-05). "La joya de Vélez que pretendía el Arsenal inglés sufrió una grave lesión". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  4. ↑ "'16 Transition statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  5. ↑ "Transition '16 statistics". Argentine Soccer. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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