Henry Romero (Salvadoran footballer)

Henry Javier Romero Ventura (born September 17, 1991) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Primera División club Alianza.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Henry Romero
Personal information
Full nameHenry Javier Romero Ventura
Date of birth (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 32)
Place of birthSanta Rosa de Lima, El Salvador
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)Defender
Team information
Current team
Alianza[1][2][3]
Number16
Youth career
2008–2009Águila (reserves)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2017Águila[4][5][6][7]198(13)
2017–Alianza[8][9][10]193[11](14)
International career
2014–El Salvador24(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 20, 2023

Club career

Alianza

Romero signed with Alianza for the Apertura 2017 tournament. On 14 September 2017, he scored his first goal for Alianza in a 4–0 win against Municipal Limeño at the Estadio Cuscatlán.

On 8 December 2018, Romero was sent off in the second leg of the semifinals of the Apertura 2018, a 2–2 draw against FAS. However, Alianza reached its fifth consecutive final since the Apertura 2016.

With Alianza, Romero won the Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018.

International career

During a 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States, Romero bit Jozy Altidore and was suspended six matches.[19]

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.[20]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 January 2017Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama  Belize3–03–12017 Copa Centroamericana

Honours

Club

Águila
Alianza FC
  • Primera División
    • Champion: Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018
    • Runners-up: Clausura 2017, Apertura 2018

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