Alexander Romero

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Alexander Romero
Personal information
Full name Alexander Cruz Romero-Yakubik
Date of birth (2004-09-14) September 14, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights FC
Number 77
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Las Vegas Lights FC 21 (0)
International career‡
2022 El Savador U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 15, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 18, 2024

Alexander "Zander" Cruz Romero-Yakubik (born September 14, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC. Born in the United States, he represents El Salvador at youth level.

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Early life

Romero was born in Henderson, Nevada, United States to a Salvadoran father and an American mother in 2004, and lived there until he joined the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in California in eighth grade. [1] He played in the academies of Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake, and Los Angeles FC during his youth career. [1]

He attended four high schools, and graduated from Bonita High School in La Verne, California. [1]

Club career

Las Vegas Lights FC

Romero was signed to the Las Vegas Lights FC USL Academy for the 2022 USL Championship season, and subsequently returned for the 2023 season. [2] He made professional debut as part of the Lights' roster on April 6, 2022. Lights assistant coach Enrique Duran described Romero as "very aggressive and a player with good technical ability. He has this energy". [1]

In the 2024 USL Championship season, Romero has had four appearances as a substitute, and 0 starts. [3]

International career

Romero was called up to the El Salvador under-20 team in 2022 for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he played in 4 games. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Brewer, Ray (2022-05-07). "Henderson native takes another step toward his soccer dreams with spot on Lights' roster". Las Vegas Sun . Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Las Vegas Lights FC signs six players to USL Academy contracts". SoccerWire. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Alexander Romero – Las Vegas Lights FC Midfielder". ESPN . Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  4. ↑ "Listas finales anunciadas para el Campeonato Sub-20 de Concacaf 2022" (in Spanish). 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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