# Ángel Romero (footballer)

Ángel Rodrigo Romero Villamayor (born 4 July 1992) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Corinthians and the Paraguay national team. He is the twin brother of Óscar Romero.

## Club career
### Cerro Porteño

Romero made his senior league debut for Cerro Porteño on 15 May 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to General Caballero.

### Corinthians

On 3 June 2014, it was reported that Romero would be transferred to Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista where he would sign a five-year contract.

### San Lorenzo

On 8 August 2019, he signed with San Lorenzo for three seasons. On 31 August, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Unión, in a match valid for the Argentine Championship. On 18 August 2020, Romero injured teammate Andrés Herrera, causing a fracture of his leg. The tackle was heavily criticized by teammates, and Romero was made to train separate from the team by manager Mariano Soso. On 28 August 2021, the club announced the termination of the contract with Romero in order to comply with the Financial Fair Play implemented by the LPF.

### Cruz Azul

On 2 February 2022, he was announced by Cruz Azul, with a contract valid until December 2022.

## International career

Romero made his debut for Paraguay on 6 September 2013, playing 65 minutes in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 4–0 win over Bolivia.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | State league | State league | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Cerro Porteño | 2011 | Paraguayan Primera División | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2012 | Paraguayan Primera División | 9 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2013 | Paraguayan Primera División | 42 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 15 |
| Cerro Porteño | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 12 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 |
| Cerro Porteño | Total | Total | 69 | 30 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 31 |
| Corinthians | 2014 | Série A | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Corinthians | 2015 | Série A | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Corinthians | 2016 | Série A | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 53 | 13 |
| Corinthians | 2017 | Série A | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 55 | 6 |
| Corinthians | 2018 | Série A | 27 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 11 |
| Corinthians | Total | Total | 117 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 51 | 8 | — | — | 209 | 35 |
| San Lorenzo | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| San Lorenzo | 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 |
| San Lorenzo | 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| San Lorenzo | Total | Total | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 55 | 14 |
| Cruz Azul | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 15 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 |
| Cruz Azul | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
| Cruz Azul | Total | Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| Corinthians | 2023 | Série A | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| Corinthians | 2024 | Série A | 27 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14 |
| Corinthians | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Corinthians | Total | Total | 50 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 26 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 314 | 74 | 34 | 10 | 67 | 11 | 84 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 501 | 111 |
* ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa Argentina
* ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
* ↑ Two appearances in Copa Libertadores, two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
* ↑ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Supercopa de la Liga MX

### International

    As of 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Paraguay | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 2021 | 14 | 2 |
| Paraguay | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 45 | 8 |

### International goals

    As of 14 June 2021.
    Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Romero goal.
List of international goals scored by Ángel Romero :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 14 November 2014 | Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay | Peru | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 September 2017 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Uruguay | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 October 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Peru | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 8 October 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Peru | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 12 November 2020 | La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 17 November 2020 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7. | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | Bolivia | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Copa América |
| 8. | 14 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | Bolivia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2021 Copa América |

## Honours

Cerro Porteño
* Primera División: 2012 Apertura, 2013 Clausura
Corinthians
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2015, 2017
* Campeonato Paulista: 2017, 2018, 2019
Cruz Azul
* Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022