Alejandro Romero Gamarra

**Alejandro Sebastián Romero Gamarra** (born 11 January 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for New York Red Bulls in MLS. Born and raised in Argentina, he is the son of Paraguayan parents and represents Paraguay at the international level.

## Club career

### Huracán

Born in Ciudadela, Romero Gamarra began his career in the youth ranks of Huracán. In 2013, Romero Gamarra made his professional debut for Huracán in the Primera B Nacional. He scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2013 in a 4–1 victory over Aldosivi.[1]
 On 14 December 2014, Romero Gamarra helped Huracán return to the top
flight after three seasons in the Primera B Nacional, scoring the
decisive second goal in a 4–1 victory over Atlético Tucumán.[2] With the promotion to the top flight, Huracán concluded a very successful season, having won the 2013–14 Copa Argentina a few weeks prior in a penalty shoot-out over Rosario Central with Romero Gamarra appearing as a second-half substitute.[3] This was the clubs first official title in 41 years.

On 3 February 2015, he scored his first goal in the Copa Libertadores against Peruvian club Alianza Lima in a 4–0 victory.[4][5] On 1 March 2016, Romero Gamarra led Huracán to a historic victory in the Copa Libertadores over Peñarol at the Estadio Centenario, scoring the lone goal in the 1–0 triumph.[6] A few weeks later, on 24 March Romero Gamarra scored his first goal in the Argentine Primera División in a 2–0 victory over Aldosivi.[7] On 18 July 2016 he helped Huracán advance in the Copa Argentina scoring the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over Central Córdoba.[8]

On 27 May 2017, he scored an injury time equalizer from the penalty spot in a 1–1 draw with Boca Juniors.[9]
On 1 June 2017, Romero Gamarra scored another important goal for his club, this time an injury time goal in a 4–0 victory over Deportivo Anzoátegui in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana. The goal helped Huracán advance to the next round by a 4–3 aggregate score after having lost the first leg by three goals.[10] On 16 June 2017, he scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Unión de Santa Fe, helping his club to a crucial three points which helped Huracán avoid relegation.[11] On 28 October 2017, Romero Gamarra scored his clubs second goal in a 4–0 victory over Lanús and celebrated the goal dedicating it to his recently deceased mother.[12]

### New York Red Bulls

On 23 December 2017, it was announced by Huracán that they had agreed a deal to transfer Romero Gamarra to New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer for a fee of $6.25 million.[13]
 After resolving various issues that held up the transfer, on 16
February 2018, it was announced that he had signed with New York.[14] Red Bulls also sent $50,000 of General Allocation Money to Atlanta United, who owned his discovery rights.[15] On 1 March 2018, Romero Gamarra made his debut for New York in a 2–0 victory over Olimpia in the CONCACAF Champions League.[16] On 10 March 2018, he assisted Ben Mines on the opening goal of the match on his Red Bulls league debut in a 4–0 victory over Portland Timbers.[17] On 13 March 2018, Romero Gamarra scored his first goal for New York in a 3–1 victory over Club Tijuana in the CONCACAF Champions League, helping the club advance to semifinals of the Champions League for the first time.[18] On 14 April 2018, Romero Gamarra scored his first league goal for New York in a 3–1 victory over the Montreal Impact.[19]
On 28 April 2018, Romero Gamarra helped New York to a 3–2 victory over LA Galaxy, assisting on two goals and scoring the game winner with an 84th-minute penalty-kick goal.[20] The following week, 5 May 2018, Romero Gamarra opened the scoring for New York in a 4–0 derby victory over New York City FC, he also assisted on two other goals.[21]