Iván Romero (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iván Romero de Ávila Araque | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | La Solana, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Albacete | |||
| 2017–2020 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Sevilla B | 36 | (14) |
| 2021–2023 | Sevilla | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Tenerife (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2023– | Levante | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:39, 18 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Iván Romero de Ávila Araque (born 10 April 2001), known as Iván Romero, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Levante UD.
Club career[edit]
Born in La Solana, Ciudad Real, Castilla–La Mancha, Romero joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in September 2017, from Albacete Balompié.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 December 2019, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B away draw against Club Recreativo Granada.[2][3]
Definitely promoted to the B-side for the 2020–21 campaign, Romero scored his first senior goals on 21 November 2020, netting a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of Córdoba CF.[4] The following 8 April, he renewed his contract until 2024,[5] and finished the season with 12 goals.
Romero made his first team – and La Liga – debut with the Andalusians on 15 August 2021, coming on as a late substitute for Fernando in a 3–0 home success over Rayo Vallecano.[6][7]
On 31 August 2022, Romero was loaned to Segunda División side CD Tenerife for the season.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 24 September, scoring his team's first in a 2–2 away draw against SD Ponferradina.
On 12 August 2023, Romero signed a permanent three-year contract with Levante UD also in the second division.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played on 16 October 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla | 2021–22 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 |
| Levante | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 43 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours[edit]
Sevilla
References[edit]
- ^ "Juvenil | Iván Romero ya es oficialmente del Sevilla FC" [Juvenil | Iván Romero is officially from Sevilla FC] (in Spanish). Corredor de Calle. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Recreativo Granada – Sevilla Atlético (0–0): Un punto y muy poca fe" [Recreativo Granada – Sevilla Atlético (0–0): A point and very little faith] (in Spanish). ABC. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Última Hora | Iván Romero debuta con el Sevilla Atlético en 2ªB en Los Cármenes" [Latest news | Iván Romero debuts with Sevilla Atlético in 2ªB at the Los Cármenes] (in Spanish). Corredor de Calle. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Córdoba – Sevilla Atlético: Un doblete de Iván despierta al filial en El Arcángel (1–2)" [Córdoba – Sevilla Atlético: A brace from Iván awakes the reserves at the El Arcángel (1–2)] (in Spanish). ABC. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "El goleador Iván Romero, hasta 2024" [Goalscorer Iván Romero, until 2024] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "El 'calor' del Sevilla" [The 'heat' of Sevilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Iván Romero y Fran García debutan en Primera" [Iván Romero and Fran García debut in Primera] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Iván Romero se marcha cedido al CD Tenerife" [Iván Romero moves out on loan to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "El Levante UD apuntala su delantera con Iván Romero" [Levante UD bolster their forward lines with Iván Romero] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Iván Romero at Soccerway
- ^ "Sevilla beat Independiente del Valle on penalties to win UEFA CONMEBOL Club Challenge". UEFA. 19 July 2023.
External links[edit]
- Iván Romero at BDFutbol
- Iván Romero at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Real
- Footballers from the Province of Ciudad Real
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Sevilla Atlético players
- Sevilla FC players
- CD Tenerife players
- Levante UD footballers