Jason Romero (soccer)

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Jason Romero
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 St George City
Number 9
Youth career
Mohave
2012–2014 De Anza Force
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 Yavapai Roughriders 23 (22)
2015 Pima Aztecs 23 (32)
2016 UCLA Bruins 11 (2)
2017 Portland Pilots 15 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Ventura County Fusion 4 (1)
2017 Myrtle Beach Mutiny 5 (1)
2018 FC Tucson 0 (0)
2018–2019 St George 13 (13)
2019 Nyköping 12 (5)
2019 Umeå 13 (3)
2020–2021 St George City 24 (27)
2021–2023 APIA Leichhardt 27 (15)
2023 Macarthur FC 5 (1)
2023 APIA Leichhardt 11 (2)
2024– St George City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024

Jason Romero (born February 27, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for NPL NSW club St George City.

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Early life

Romero was born in San Jose to Ignacio and Evangelina Romero where he grew up watching and playing soccer. [2] He attended Evergreen Valley High School and played for the school's soccer team, becoming their leading goalscorer in 2011. [3]

Club career

Youth and collegiate soccer

Romero started playing soccer at the De Anza Force youth academy. [4] He committed to playing college soccer at the Yavapai College, where he went on to score 22 goals in 23 games. [4] He continued this prolific form when he transferred to the Pima Community College for 2015, scoring 32 in 23. [4] [5] He transferred again for 2016, scoring twice in 11 games for the UCLA Bruins, before another transfer, this time to the Portland Pilots, where he scored three times in 15 appearances. [4] [6]

FC Tucson

On April 27, 2018, Romero signed with FC Tucson among 5 other new signings. [7] Romero helped Tucson advance to the second round of the U.S. Open Cup scoring a goal in a 2-1 win over Máquina. [8] Romero scored again in the second round but his side eventually lost 4-2 to Las Vegas Lights. [9]

St George FC

Romero joined Australian club St George FC in 2018. He played in the NPL NSW 2 grand final where he scored a hattrick and eventually won the title on penalties against Mounties Wanderers. [10]

Sweden

On January 24, 2019, Romero signed with Swedish club Nyköpings BIS. [11] On April 8, 2019, He made his league debut against Gefle. [12] Romero was the clubs top goalscorer before departing mid-season, scoring 5 goals in the league and two goals in the Swedish Cup. [13]

On July 7, 2019, Romero signed with 1st Division rivals Umeå on a 1 year deal. [14] He made his club debut as substitute in a 2-1 win against Vasalunds, coming on in the 75th minute for Isaac Boye. [15] On October 21, 2019, Romero scored his first goal for the club against Rynninge. [16] On November 25, 2019, it was announced that Romero's contract was not to be extended and was allowed to leave the club as a free agent. [17] [18]

Return to Australia

On March 4, 2020, Romero signed with St George City as a marquee player ahead of the 2020 season. [19] [20] During his two years at the club, Romero helped his club go top of the league for the first time since getting promoted but due to COVID-19 the season was cancelled and no title was given. [21]

On September 25, 2021, Romero signed with APIA Leichhardt after his impressive form with St George City. [22] He remained prolific during the 2022 season, scoring a hat-trick against former NSL giant Sydney Olympic and helped his side defeat A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers in a 2-1 upset in the FFA Cup. [23] [24] [25] At the end of the season, Romero was announced in the league's Team of the Year with APIA teammate Themba Muata-Marlow. [26]

Romero was announced to play in the 2023 NPL NSW season for APIA. [27] He started the season scoring 4 goals against South Sydney club Rockdale Ilinden in a 6-0 home win. [28]

Macarthur FC

On February 24, 2023, Romero signed with Macarthur FC as an injury replacement for star player Ulises Dávila who was recovering from a knee injury. [29] [30] [31] [32] Romero made his professional club debut on March 5, being substituted on, in a 3-2 league win against Brisbane Roar. [33] A week after starting his first game for the club, on March 19, he scored his first professional goal against Melbourne City at the 26th minute of the match. [34] On May 18, a statement was released that Romero and five others were released by the club after their contracts expired. [35] In total, he made 5 appearances for Macarthur and 1 goal. [36]

Return to APIA

On June 21, 2023, APIA announced Romero re-signing during their mid-season transfer window. [37]

Return to St George City

On January 31, 2024, it was announced that Romero had departed the Leichhardt club for a return to St George City under Mirko Jurilj. [38]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 10, 2023 [39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ventura County Fusion 2016 [40] USL PDL 4100—0041
Myrtle Beach Mutiny 2017 [41] 5100—0051
FC Tucson 2018 002 [lower-alpha 2] 2—0022
St George FC 2018 NPL NSW 2 1313———1313
Total1313———1313
Nyköpings BIS 2019 Division 1 12532——157
Total12532——157
Umeå 2019 Division 1 13310——143
Total13310——143
St George City 2020 NPL NSW 2 77———77
2021 1519———159
Total2226———2226
APIA Leichhardt 2021 NPL NSW 0032——32
2022 241110——2511
2023 34———34
Total271542——3117
Career total9664106000010670

Honors

St George FC

Individual

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