Zaid Romero

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Zaid Romero
Personal information
Full name Zaid Abner Romero
Date of birth (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Mendoza, Argentina
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Club Brugge
Number 2
Youth career
Godoy Cruz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Godoy Cruz 2 (0)
2021Villa Dálmine (loan) 25 (0)
2022LDU Quito (loan) 27 (0)
2023–2024 Estudiantes (LP) 46 (4)
2024– Club Brugge 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Zaid Abner Romero (born 15 December 1999) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian side Club Brugge.

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Club career

Romero made his professional debut with Godoy Cruz in a 2-0 Argentine Primera División loss to Defensa y Justicia on 8 December 2019. [2]

At the end of February 2021, Romero was sent out on loan to Primera Nacional club Villa Dálmine for the rest of the year. [3] He left the club and returned to Godoy Cruz at the end of 2021, with a total of 25 appearances for the club. [4] In January 2022, Romero was once again sent out on loan, this time to Ecuadorian Serie A side LDU Quito until the end of 2022 with a purchase option. The deal was confirmed on 20 December 2021. [5]

It is acquired by Estudiantes de La Plata in December 2022, with a contract signed until December 2026. With the team he won a local tournament (2024) and a national cup (2023).

On 30 June 2024, Romero signed a four-year contract with Club Brugge in Belgium. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 25 January 2025 [7]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Godoy Cruz 2019–20 Argentine Primera División 200020
Villa Dálmine (loan) 2021 Primera Nacional 25000250
LDU Quito (loan) 2022 Ecuadorian Serie A 270207 [a] 1361
Estudiantes (LP) 2023 Argentine Primera División 282316 [a] 0373
2024 Argentine Primera División 182115 [b] 01 [c] 0243
Total4644211010626
Club Brugge 2024–25 Belgian Pro League 8020001 [d] 0110
Career totals108482181201367
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearances in the Copa Libertadores de América
  3. Appearance in Supercopa Argentina
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Estudiantes de La Plata

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References

  1. "La cantera tombina sigue dando frutos: debutó el pibe Zaid Romero". www.losandes.com.ar.
  2. "Defensa y Justicia vs. Godoy Cruz - 8 December 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  3. Villa Dálmine tiene todo acordado con el central Zaid Romero, campananoticias.com, 26 February 2021
  4. Villa Dálmine announced the dismissal of 16 footballers: most are among those accused of going back against Barracas Central, oicanadian.com, 1 December 2021
  5. Nuevo Guerrero Albo: Zaid Romero, ldu.com.ec, 20 December 2021
  6. "Zaid Romero to Club Brugge". Club Brugge. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. Zaid Romero at Soccerway
  8. "¡ESTUDIANTES CAMPEÓN! Venció a Vélez por penales y se consagró en la Copa de la Liga 2024". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.