Lucas Romero
Argentine footballer (born 1994)
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Lucas Daniel Romero (born 18 April 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro.
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Romero in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Daniel Romero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Loma Hermosa, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruzeiro | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2012 | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Vélez Sársfield | 89 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Cruzeiro | 115 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Independiente | 91 | (5) |
| 2023 | León | 32 | (0) |
| 2024– | Cruzeiro | 82 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
Early life
Romero was born and raised in a humble neighborhood in Loma Hermosa, Greater Buenos Aires.[2][3] He started playing youth football in Vélez Sársfield when he was 7 years old.[4]
Club career
Vélez Sársfield
Romero made his debut for Vélez Sársfield in 2012 at 18 years of age, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Estudiantes de La Plata.[5] In his first season with the first team, Romero helped Vélez to win the 2012 Inicial championship, playing 13 games (including 4 as a starter replacing injured Francisco Cerro).[5] The midfielder also entered the field in Vélez's victory over Newell's Old Boys for the 2012–13 Superfinal and was a starter in his team's victory over Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2013 Supercopa Argentina. In 2016, Romero was transferred to Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
Cruzeiro
Independiente
On 5 August 2019, Romero signed with Independiente.[6] He debuted in a 3–0 defeat against Estudiantes de La Plata.[7]
Club León
On 3 January 2023, Romero joined Club León.[8] On 27 November 2023, he suffered a concussion during a match against Santos Laguna,[9] and had to miss the first game of the Liga MX quarterfinals against América.[10]
International career
Romero played with the Argentina national under-20 football team the 2013 South American Youth Championship, in which his team was eliminated in the first round.
Career statistics
- As of 15 December 2023[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sársfield | 2012–13 | Primera División | 27 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 4 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2016 | Série A | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 11[a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 149 | 3 | ||
| Independiente | 2019–20 | Superliga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Primera División | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Total | 91 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 5 | ||
| León | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 16 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | — | 8[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 430 | 12 | ||
- Appearances in Campeonato Mineiro
- Two appearances in Campeonato Mineiro, two appearances in Primeira Liga
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Torneos de Verano
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
- Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Vélez Sársfield
Cruzeiro
León
Individual
