Abraham Romero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham Isaí Romero González[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pasadena, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2016 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2016–2017 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Pachuca | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | LA Galaxy II | 19 | (0) |
| 2021 | Orange County | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Lights | 21 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles FC 2 | 21 | (0) |
| 2024– | Columbus Crew | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Columbus Crew 2 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | United States U15[2][3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mexico U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2019 | |||
Abraham Isaí Romero González[a] (born 18 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.[4] Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-21 team.[5]
Club career
[edit]Los Angeles Galaxy II
[edit]On January 30, 2019, USL Championship club Los Angeles Galaxy II announced that they had signed Romero for the 2019 season.[6]
Orange County SC
[edit]On January 27, 2021, USL Championship club Orange County SC announced that they had signed Romero for the 2021 season.[7]
Las Vegas Lights
[edit]On February 4, 2022, USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC announced that they had signed Romero for the 2022 season.[8] On July 19, 2022, Romero was named USL Championship Player of the Week for Week 19 of the 2022 season after earning a shutout against Rio Grande Valley FC.[9]
Los Angeles FC
[edit]On January 26, 2023, Romero signed a one-year contract with Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.[10]
Columbus Crew
[edit]On 14 August 2024, Romero was traded to Columbus Crew in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money.[11] He made his league debut on 7 September against Seattle Sounders FC due to the absences of Patrick Schulte and Nicholas Hagen, who were both called up to their national teams. Romero was sent off with a red card near the end of the first half for a foul on Jordan Morris and was replaced in goal by midfielder Sean Zawadzki due to the lack of a backup goalkeeper on the bench.[12]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Romero was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[13]
Romero was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament,[14] where Mexico would finish runners-up.
Honours
[edit]Orange County SC
Mexico U17
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is González.
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: CF Pachuca" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ U.S. U-15 BNT HEAD COACH TONY LEPORE NAMES ROSTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARVELD TOURNAMENT, ussoccer.com, 21 May 2012
- ^ U.S. U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM PLAYS COLOMBIA TO A SCORELESS TIE, ussoccer.com, 20 June 2012
- ^ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo & Goalkeeper Abraham Romero". Los Angeles FC. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Orange County Sc Sign Former Mexican Youth National Team Goalkeeper, Abraham Romero". 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Los Dos Ink Mexican Youth International". uslchampionship.com. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Orange County SC Sign Former Mexican Youth National Team Goalkeeper, Abraham Romero". orangecountysoccer.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Lights FC's 2022 Pre-Season Kicks-Off with Multiple Announcements". lasvegaslightsfc.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "USL Championship Team of the Week – Week 19". uslchampionship.com. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo & Goalkeeper Abraham Romero". Los Angeles FC. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Columbus Crew acquire Abraham Romero from LAFC". MLSsoccer.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (September 8, 2024). "'This is happening now': How Sean Zawadzki ended up in goal for Crew vs Seattle Sounders". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la SNM Sub-20 para la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA Corea 2017". miseleccion.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Abraham Romero at Soccerway.com
- Abraham Romero at FBref.com
- Abraham Romero at Major League Soccer
- Abraham Isaí Romero González at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
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