Carlos Romero (footballer, born 2001)

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Carlos Romero
Personal information
Full name Carlos Romero Serrano
Date of birth (2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Torrent, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Espanyol
Number 22
Youth career
Torre Levante
2019–2020 Villarreal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Torre Levante 1 (0)
2019–2022 Villarreal C 60 (0)
2022–2024 Villarreal B 46 (0)
2023– Villarreal 7 (0)
2024–Espanyol (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Carlos Romero Serrano (born 29 October 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Espanyol, on loan from Villarreal.

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Club career

Born in Valencia, Serrano was a CF Torre Levante youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 10 November 2018, coming on as a late substitute and being sent off in a 1–0 Tercera División home loss against Atzeneta UE.

On 24 May 2019, Romero signed for Villarreal CF, and was initially assigned to the youth sides. [1] He was definitely promoted to the C-team also in the fourth tier in October 2020, [2] and became an undisputed starter for the side during the 2021–22 season.

Ahead of the 2022–23 campaign, Romero was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División. [3] He made his professional debut on 29 August 2022, replacing Dani Tasende late into a 3–0 away loss against Granada CF. [4]

Romero made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 17 September 2023, starting in a 2–1 home win over UD Almería. [5] On 28 November, he extended his contract with Villarreal until June 2027. [6]

On 9 July 2024, Romero was loaned to fellow top tier side RCD Espanyol for the season. [7]

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References

  1. "El Villarreal ficha al extremo Carlos Romero para el juvenil" [Villarreal sign winger Carlos Romero for the juvenil] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. "El gran salto al Villarreal C" [The great leap to Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ""We want to compete in the second tier"". Villarreal CF. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. "El Granada, un líder sin fisuras con un Uzuni espectacular" [Granada, a leader without cracks with a spetacular Uzuni] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. "El debut por todo lo alto de Carlos Romero" [The debut on a high note of Carlos Romero] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. "Carlos Romero will be a Yellow until 2027". Villarreal CF. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. "Carlos Romero heads out on loan to Espanyol". Villarreal CF. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.