Cristo Romero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristo Jesús Romero Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Algeciras, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2019 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Málaga B | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Málaga | 23 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Real Sociedad B (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Intercity | 59 | (2) |
| 2024– | Villarreal B | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024 | |||
Cristo Jesús Romero Gómez (born 30 April 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Villarreal CF B.
Club career
[edit]Romero was born in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia, and represented Málaga CF as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, starting in a 4–0 Tercera División away routing of Alhaurín de la Torre CF.[1]
Romero made his first team debut on 12 October 2019, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Cádiz CF in the Segunda División championship.[2] The following 17 August, he renewed his contract until 2023.[3]
On 8 August 2021, Romero moved to Real Sociedad on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[4] Initially assigned to the reserves also in the second division, he made his first team debut for the Txuri-urdin on 16 September by coming on as a late substitute for Joseba Zaldúa in a 2–2 away draw against PSV Eindhoven, for the season's UEFA Europa League.
On 25 July 2022, Romero signed a two-year contract with Primera Federación side CF Intercity.[5] On 16 July 2024, he moved to fellow league team Villarreal CF B on a one-year deal.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Atlético Malagueño vence y convence ante el Alhaurín (0–4)" [Atlético Malagueño win and play well against Alhaurín (0–4)] (in Spanish). Málaga Deporte. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "La eficacia del Cádiz puede con un Málaga que se hunde más y más" [Cádiz's efficiency can handle a Málaga which drown more and more] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Cristo stays Blue and White". Málaga CF. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Cristo loaned out to Real Sociedad 'B'". Málaga CF. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "El CF Intercity incorpora a Cristo Romero procedente del Málaga CF" [CF Intercity sign Cristo Romero from Málaga CF] (in Spanish). CF Intercity. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Villarreal B reinforce defence with Cristo Romero arrival". Villarreal CF. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Cristo Romero at BDFutbol
- Cristo Romero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Cristo Romero at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Algeciras
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Atlético Malagueño players
- Málaga CF players
- Real Sociedad B footballers
- Real Sociedad footballers
- CF Intercity players
- Villarreal CF B players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen