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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fernando Nicolás Romero | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Chumbicha, Catamarca, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Minnesota United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Tucumán | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Atlético Tucumán | 77 | (2) |
| 2025– | Minnesota United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 10 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Fernando Nicolás Romero (born November 28, 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer side Minnesota United.
Club career
Atlético Tucumán
2021
Romero was first integrated into the Atlético Tucumán first team in 2021, and made his debut in 1–0 away win for Tucumán against Independiente, coming on as a substitute for Camilo Albornoz in the 79th minute. Romero went on to make a total of 3 appearances that season, as the club finished 25th in the league.
2022
The following season, Romero only made one appearance, in a 3–1 victory over Estudiantes de La Plata, as Tucumán finished 5th.
2023
In the 2023 season, Romero became a much more frequent fixture in the Tucumán side, starting his first game of the season, a 3–0 loss away to Defensa y Justicia, before playing all but one game for the rest of the season, including his first career goal in a 3–1 loss to San Lorenzo. He would go on to make 36 appearances in total that season, scoring 2 goals.
Minnesota United
On 30 January 2025, Romero signed with Major League Soccer side Minnesota United on a three-year deal.
Career statistics
- As of 24 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Tucumán | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||||
| 2024 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | |||
References
- "Nicolás Romero birthplace". playmakerstats.com.
- "Independiente 0-1 Tucumán". soccerway.int.
- "2021 Argentine Primera División". bescoccer.com.
- "Tucumán 3-1 Estudiantes". soccerway.int.
- "Defensa 3-0 Tucumán". soccerway.int.
- "Atlético Tucumán 1-3 San Lorenzo". soccerway.int.
- "Minnesota United acquire Argentine defender Nicolás Romero | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- "Nicolas Romero statistics". soccerway.int.
External links
- Nicolás Romero at Soccerway
| Minnesota United FC – current squad | |
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