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Cristian Romero

Argentina

27 April 1998

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Cristian Romero is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, which he captains, and the Argentina national team.

Coming through the youth system, Romero began his senior career in 2016 at Belgrano. He moved to Italy in 2018, playing for Genoa. Romero was purchased by Juventus the following season; he was sent back on loan to Genoa before being sent on loan to Atalanta in 2020. After being named Serie A's Best Defender for the 2020–21 season, the club exercised the option of purchase, before promptly loaning Romero to Tottenham with an obligation to buy. After a successful loan spell, Romero was signed by Tottenham in 2022, and went on to win the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Romero represented Argentina at the youth level at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2021 and was a key member of the squads that won the 2021 Copa América, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2024 Copa América.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Romero with Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Cristian Gabriel Romero
Date of birth: (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth: Córdoba, Argentina
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position: Centre-back

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Tottenham Hotspur
Number: 17

⚽ Youth career:
2014–2016: Belgrano

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018: Belgrano 16 (0)
2018–2019: Genoa 27 (2)
2019–2021: Juventus 0 (0)
2019–2020: → Genoa (loan) 30 (1)
2020–2021: → Atalanta (loan) 31 (2)
2021–2022: Atalanta 0 (0)
2021–2022: → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 22 (1)
2022–: Tottenham Hotspur 101 (10)

⚽ International career‡:
2017: Argentina U20 7 (0)
2021–: Argentina 49 (3)