Carlos Romero (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Romero Serrano | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Torrent, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torre Levante | |||
| 2019–2020 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Torre Levante | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Villarreal C | 60 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Villarreal B | 46 | (0) |
| 2023– | Villarreal | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Espanyol (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024 | |||
Carlos Romero Serrano (born 29 October 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Espanyol, on loan from Villarreal.
Club career
[edit]Born in Valencia, Serrano was a CF Torre Levante youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 10 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute and being sent off in a 1–0 Tercera División home loss against Atzeneta UE.
On 24 May 2019, Romero signed for Villarreal CF, and was initially assigned to the youth sides.[1] He was definitely promoted to the C-team also in the fourth tier in October 2020,[2] and became an undisputed starter for the side during the 2021–22 season.
Ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, Romero was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División.[3] He made his professional debut on 29 August 2022, replacing Dani Tasende late into a 3–0 away loss against Granada CF.[4]
Romero made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 17 September 2023, starting in a 2–1 home win over UD Almería.[5] On 28 November, he extended his contract with Villarreal until June 2027.[6]
On 9 July 2024, Romero was loaned to fellow top tier side RCD Espanyol for the season.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Villarreal ficha al extremo Carlos Romero para el juvenil" [Villarreal sign winger Carlos Romero for the juvenil] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "El gran salto al Villarreal C" [The great leap to Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ ""We want to compete in the second tier"". Villarreal CF. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "El Granada, un líder sin fisuras con un Uzuni espectacular" [Granada, a leader without cracks with a spetacular Uzuni] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "El debut por todo lo alto de Carlos Romero" [The debut on a high note of Carlos Romero] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Romero will be a Yellow until 2027". Villarreal CF. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Romero heads out on loan to Espanyol". Villarreal CF. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Romero at BDFutbol
- Carlos Romero at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Spanish men's footballers
- People from Torrent, Valencia
- Footballers from Valencia
- Men's association football fullbacks
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- CF Torre Levante players
- Villarreal CF C players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen