Personal information | |||
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Full name | Braian Ezequiel Romero | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1991 | ||
Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2016 | Acassuso | 78 | (9) |
2015 | → Colón (loan) | 20 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Argentinos Juniors | 66 | (21) |
2018–2021 | Independiente | 30 | (5) |
2019 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 31 | (21) |
2021–2022 | River Plate | 52 | (15) |
2022–2023 | Internacional | 18 | (2) |
2023 | → Tijuana (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2023– | Velez Sarsfield | 26 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
Braian Ezequiel Romero (born 15 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield.
Romero's first professional club were Acassuso of Primera B Metropolitana, making thirty-two appearances in his debut season while scoring four times; including his first against Colegiales. [3] In total, he appeared in seventy-eight league fixtures for Acassuso between 2011–12 and 2014. [1]
In January 2015, Romero joined Argentine Primera División team Colón on loan. He scored in his fourth match, earning Colón a 1–1 draw against Rosario Central. [1] Four goals in fifteen fixtures followed. [1]
On 10 January 2016, Romero completed a permanent transfer to fellow Primera División side Argentinos Juniors. [1] [4] [5]
Argentinos were relegated to Primera B Nacional in his first season, he subsequently scored fifteen goals in forty-two matches in Primera B Nacional to help the club regain top-flight football for 2017–18. [1]
On 30 December 2017, Romero completed a transfer to Independiente. [6] His first appearance for Independiente came versus Estudiantes on 29 January 2018, with his first goal arriving on 5 March against San Martín. [1]
February 2019 saw Romero move to Brazil's Athletico Paranaense on loan. [7] After a debut in a loss versus Fortaleza, he netted for the first time in Série A on 20 July in a four-goal win away to CSA. [1]
Romero won the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship and 2019 Copa do Brasil with Athletico Paranaense, notably scoring in the former during a 4–0 victory over Shonan Bellmare in Hiratsuka on 7 August. [1] In total, he scored three goals in twenty-four matches. [1] Back in Argentina, he appeared in six matches and scored one goal, versus Rosario Central, in 2019–20. [1] September 2020 saw Romero join Defensa y Justicia on loan. [8] He scored five in his first seven; netting in the Copa Libertadores over Delfín, Olimpia and Santos and in the Copa Sudamericana against Sportivo Luqueño (2). [1]
On 16 January 2021, Romero scored a hat-trick as Defensa y Justicia defeated Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals; taking his tally in the competition for the club to nine goals in eight games. [1] He then netted in the final against Lanús on 23 January, with Defensa defeating their domestic rivals to win their first Sudamericana title; the centre-forward finished as the top scorer with ten goals. [1]
On 7 July 2021, River Plate signed Romero on a three-and-a-half-year contract to replace the recently transferred Rafael Santos Borré. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Acassuso | 2011–12 | Primera B Metropolitana | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
2014 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
Total | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 78 | 9 | |||||
Colón (loan) | 2015 | Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 42 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 16 | ||||
2017–18 | Primera División | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
Total | 66 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 68 | 22 | |||||
Independiente | 2017–18 | Primera División | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
2019–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 2 [c] | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 [d] | 13 | — | 21 | 14 | |
2021 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 3 | 2 [e] | 2 | 13 | 7 | |||
Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | ||
River Plate | 2021 | Primera División | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 2 | — | 26 | 12 | ||
2022 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
Total | 40 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
Internacional | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 259 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 308 | 80 |
Argentinos Juniors [1]
Athletico Paranaense [1]
Defensa y Justicia [1]
River Plate
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Braian Ezequiel Romero | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1991 | ||
Place of birth | San Isidro, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2016 | Acassuso | 78 | (9) |
2015 | → Colón (loan) | 20 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Argentinos Juniors | 66 | (21) |
2018–2021 | Independiente | 30 | (5) |
2019 | → Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 31 | (21) |
2021–2022 | River Plate | 52 | (15) |
2022–2023 | Internacional | 18 | (2) |
2023 | → Tijuana (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2023– | Velez Sarsfield | 26 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
Braian Ezequiel Romero (born 15 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Argentine Primera División club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield.
Romero's first professional club were Acassuso of Primera B Metropolitana, making thirty-two appearances in his debut season while scoring four times; including his first against Colegiales. [3] In total, he appeared in seventy-eight league fixtures for Acassuso between 2011–12 and 2014. [1]
In January 2015, Romero joined Argentine Primera División team Colón on loan. He scored in his fourth match, earning Colón a 1–1 draw against Rosario Central. [1] Four goals in fifteen fixtures followed. [1]
On 10 January 2016, Romero completed a permanent transfer to fellow Primera División side Argentinos Juniors. [1] [4] [5]
Argentinos were relegated to Primera B Nacional in his first season, he subsequently scored fifteen goals in forty-two matches in Primera B Nacional to help the club regain top-flight football for 2017–18. [1]
On 30 December 2017, Romero completed a transfer to Independiente. [6] His first appearance for Independiente came versus Estudiantes on 29 January 2018, with his first goal arriving on 5 March against San Martín. [1]
February 2019 saw Romero move to Brazil's Athletico Paranaense on loan. [7] After a debut in a loss versus Fortaleza, he netted for the first time in Série A on 20 July in a four-goal win away to CSA. [1]
Romero won the 2019 J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship and 2019 Copa do Brasil with Athletico Paranaense, notably scoring in the former during a 4–0 victory over Shonan Bellmare in Hiratsuka on 7 August. [1] In total, he scored three goals in twenty-four matches. [1] Back in Argentina, he appeared in six matches and scored one goal, versus Rosario Central, in 2019–20. [1] September 2020 saw Romero join Defensa y Justicia on loan. [8] He scored five in his first seven; netting in the Copa Libertadores over Delfín, Olimpia and Santos and in the Copa Sudamericana against Sportivo Luqueño (2). [1]
On 16 January 2021, Romero scored a hat-trick as Defensa y Justicia defeated Coquimbo Unido in the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals; taking his tally in the competition for the club to nine goals in eight games. [1] He then netted in the final against Lanús on 23 January, with Defensa defeating their domestic rivals to win their first Sudamericana title; the centre-forward finished as the top scorer with ten goals. [1]
On 7 July 2021, River Plate signed Romero on a three-and-a-half-year contract to replace the recently transferred Rafael Santos Borré. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Acassuso | 2011–12 | Primera B Metropolitana | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
2012–13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
2014 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
Total | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 78 | 9 | |||||
Colón (loan) | 2015 | Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
Argentinos Juniors | 2016 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 42 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 44 | 16 | ||||
2017–18 | Primera División | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
Total | 66 | 21 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 68 | 22 | |||||
Independiente | 2017–18 | Primera División | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 16 | 3 | |||
2019–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
Athletico Paranaense (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 2 [c] | 1 | 24 | 3 | |
Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2020–21 | Primera División | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 [d] | 13 | — | 21 | 14 | |
2021 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 3 | 2 [e] | 2 | 13 | 7 | |||
Total | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 21 | ||
River Plate | 2021 | Primera División | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 2 | — | 26 | 12 | ||
2022 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
Total | 40 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | ||
Internacional | 2022 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 259 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 308 | 80 |
Argentinos Juniors [1]
Athletico Paranaense [1]
Defensa y Justicia [1]
River Plate