Dorny Romero
Dominican footballer (born 1998)
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Dorny Alexander Romero Chalas (born 24 January 1998) is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a forward for División Profesional club Bolívar and the Dominican Republic national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorny Alexander Romero Chalas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | El Seibo, Dominican Republic[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolívar | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | El Seibo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Delfines del Este | ||
| 2017–2020 | Cibao | 34+ | (16) |
| 2020–2021 | Venados | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Real Santa Cruz | 51 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | Always Ready | 32 | (25) |
| 2024–2025 | Aktobe | 22 | (5) |
| 2025– | Bolívar | 37 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2021 | Dominican Republic U23 | 3+ | (3) |
| 2019– | Dominican Republic | 50 | (28) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Early life
Dorny Romero was born in Santo Domingo on 4 September 1995. He lived in El Seibo and studied at Sergio A. Beras High School. He began playing football at age 14 at Jean Anubi Football School.[3] Although he had first aspired to be a baseball player, Romero developed a passion for football and pursued it professionally.
Career
Romero signed his first professional contract with Delfines del Este FC in 2017 and within that same season, he signed with Cibao FC. He played two friendly games against Cuba, putting in outstanding performances and scoring both winning goals.
Romero made his professional debut for the Dominican Republic national football team in a 1–0 friendly win over Guadeloupe on 15 February 2019.[4] He wore the Cibao shirt until the summer of 2020, when he played the first phase of the Caribbean Club Championship in Jamaica, a tournament that gives access to the most important cups on the continent such as the CONCACAF Champions League and the CONCACAF League.
On 4 September 2020, the striker was announced by Venados of the Mexican soccer Liga de Ascenso, as his new acquisition to reinforce the attack of the entire state of Yucatán. Romero signed a two-year contract with the option of a third with the Mexican squad.[5]
On 13 March 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe announced the signing of Romero to a three-year contract.[6]
On 27 January 2025, Romero returned to the Bolivian Primera División, with Club Bolívar announcing his signing.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cibao | 2018 | LDF | 13 | 5 | – | – | 13 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | 21 | 10 | – | – | 21 | 10 | ||||
| 2020 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 15 | ||
| Venados | 2020–21 | Liga de Expansión MX | 16 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Real Santa Cruz | 2021 | Bolivian Primera División | 17 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 34 | 16 | – | – | 34 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17 | ||
| Always Ready | 2023 | Bolivian Primera División | 32 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 |
| 2024 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 31 | ||
| Aktobe | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Club Bolívar | 2025 | Bolivian Primera División | 25 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 31 |
| 2026 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 37 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 73 | 37 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 82 | 38 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 257 | 107 | ||
International
- As of match played 29 March 2026[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 2019 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 50 | 28 | |
- Scores and results list Dominican Republic's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2019 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Saint Lucia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 2 | 27 March 2021 | Inter Miami CF Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States |  Anguilla | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 2 June 2022 | FFB Stadium, Belmopan, Belize |  Belize | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 5 | 5 June 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  French Guiana | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 6 | 18 November 2022 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |  Cuba | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 11 September 2023 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Montserrat | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
| 9 | 13 October 2023 | Wildey Turf, Wildey, Barbados |  Barbados | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 10 | 16 October 2023 | Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | Barbados | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 11 | 3–1 | |||||
| 12 | 5–2 | |||||
| 13 | 11 June 2024 | Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |  British Virgin Islands | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 4–0 | |||||
| 15 | 7 September 2024 | ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda |  Bermuda | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 16 | 10 September 2024 | ABFA Technical Center, Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda |  Dominica | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 17 | 12 October 2024 | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 18 | 15 October 2024 | Bermuda National Stadium, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda | Antigua and Barbuda | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 19 | 16 November 2024 | Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic | Dominica | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 20 | 4–1 | |||||
| 21 | 19 November 2024 | Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | Bermuda | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B |
| 22 | 2–1 | |||||
| 23 | 5–1 | |||||
| 24 | 6–1 | |||||
| 25 | 6 June 2025 | Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 26 | 10 June 2025 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Dominica | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 27 | 26 March 2026 | Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic |  El Salvador | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2025–26 CONCACAF Series |
| 28 | 29 March 2026 | Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago, Dominican Republic | Cuba | 1–1 | 1–1 |