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Álvaro Romero
Personal information
Full name	Álvaro Romero Morillo
Date of birth	17 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Sevilla, Spain
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Tenerife
Number	7
Youth career
	Nervión
2014–2015	Diocesano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Nervión
2015–2016	Azuaga
2016–2017	Arenas Getxo
2017	Murcia
2017	→ Jumilla (loan)
2017–2018	Badajoz
2018–2019	Extremadura B
2018–2019	Extremadura
2019–2021	Unionistas
2020–2021	→ Algeciras (loan)
2021–2023	Algeciras
2023–	Tenerife
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Álvaro Romero Morillo (born 17 May 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for CD Tenerife.

Club career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Romero represented AD Nervión as a youth, featuring with the first-team during the 2013–14 campaign and scoring once in a 5–2 Segunda Andaluza home routing of AD Cerro del Águila.^[1] In August 2014, he moved to CD Diocesano and returned to youth football.^[2]

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, Romero joined Tercera División side CD Azuaga, being the club's top goalscorer with 20 goals.^[3] On 25 May 2016, he agreed to a contract with Arenas Club de Getxo of Segunda División B.^[4]

On 2 February 2017, Romero signed for Real Murcia also in the third division, being immediately loaned to fellow league team FC Jumilla until June.^[5] On 18 August, he moved to CD Badajoz in the same category.^[6]

On 21 July 2018, Romero joined Segunda División side Extremadura UD, being initially assigned to the reserves in the fourth division. He made his professional debut on 30 September, coming on as a second-half substitute for Chuli in a 2–2 Segunda División home draw against Elche CF.^[7]

On 26 June 2019, Romero joined Unionistas de Salamanca CF in the third division.^[8] The following 23 January, he scored the equalizer in a Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid, but his side eventually lost 1–3.^[9]

On 14 September 2020, Romero was loaned to fellow third level side Algeciras CF for the season.^[10] The following 13 July, he signed permanently for the side, for a fee of € 25,000.^[11]

On 29 June 2023, Romero signed a three-year contract with CD Tenerife in the second division.^[12]

Personal life

Romero is a lifelong Sevilla FC supporter whose dream is to play for Sevilla, and also worked as a groundsman for Azuaga's stadium while playing for the club.^[13] His father Pedrito was also a footballer, playing for both Azuaga and AD Llerenense.^[13]

References

^ "Pleno de triunfos deportivos para los equipos nervionenses" [Full of sporting triumphs for the teams nervioneses] (in Spanish). Nervión al día. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Un petate repleto de ambición" [A backpack full of ambition] (in Spanish). El Correo Web. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "'La Perla de Bronce': Álvaro Romero, desborde y control" ['The Bronze Pearl': Álvaro Romero, dribbling and control] (in Spanish). Vavel. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Álvaro Romero primer fichaje del Arenas donde siguen las renovaciones" [Álvaro Romero first signing of Arenas where the renewals keep going] (in Spanish). Arenas Club. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "El Real Murcia ficha a Álvaro Romero y lo cede al Jumilla" [Real Murcia sign Álvaro Romero and loan him to Jumilla] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "El Badajoz confirma el fichaje de Álvaro Romero" [Badajoz confirm the signing of Álvaro Romero] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Extremadura. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Un Elche en inferioridad se repone a su 'pena máxima'" [A man-down Elche recover from their 'maximum penalty'] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "El Unionistas anuncia el fichaje de Álvaro Romero, procedente del Extremadura" [Unionistas announce the signing of Álvaro Romero, from Extremadura] (in Spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "Así es Álvaro Romero, el goleador sevillano del Unionistas - Real Madrid" [This is Álvaro Romero, the Sevillan goalscorer of Unionistas - Real Madrid] (in Spanish). ABC. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "PLANTILLA | Álvaro Romero jugará cedido en el Algeciras CF durante la temporada 2020–21" [SQUAD | Álvaro Romero will play on loan at Algeciras CF during the 2020–21 season] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Álvaro Romero ya es del Algeciras: acuerdo con Unionistas de Salamanca por 25.000 euros" [Álvaro Rivero already belongs to Algeciras: agreement with Unionistas de Salamanca for 25,000 euros] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ "Álvaro Romero, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife" [Álvaro Romero, new addition of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Alvaro Romero, el encargado del campo... y de meter goles" [Alvaro Romero, the manager of the field ... and scoring goals] (in Spanish). El Periódico Extremadura. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.