Giovanny Romero

This article is about the Venezuelan footballer. For the Italian colonel, see Giovanni Romero.

Giovanny Romero
Personal information
Full name Giovanny Michael Romero Armenio[1]
Date of birth (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Caracas, Venezuela
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 ACD Stintino
Youth career
Caracas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Caracas
2004 → Trujillanos (loan)
2005 → CD Italmaracaibo (loan)
2010 Al-Qadsiah
2011–2013 Mineros de Guayana 53 (1)
2013–2014 Atlético Venezuela 31 (0)
2014 Doxa Katokopias 0 (0)
2014–2016 Zulia 73 (4)
2017 Deportivo Táchira 32 (1)
2018 Deportivo La Guaira 13 (1)
2018 Academia Puerto Cabello 16 (1)
2019 Paternò 10 (2)
2019 Las Zocas
2020– ACD Stintino 5 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Venezuela 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:52, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:39, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Giovanny Michael Romero Armenio (born 1 January 1984) is a Venezuelan international footballer who plays for Italian club ACD Stintino, as a defender.

Born in Caracas, Romero has played club football for Caracas, Mineros de Guayana, Atlético Venezuela, Doxa Katokopias, Zulia, Deportivo Táchira, Deportivo La Guaira, Academia Puerto Cabello and Paternò.[1][2]

Club career

Romero is a product of Caracas, where he began his career in the 2001 season at age 17.[3] The following year he had unsuccessful trials at Italian clubs Napoli and at Palmese.[3] He then went on a trial at Deportivo Pereira in Colombia; after his return to Caracas he was on loaned out to Trujillanos and later to Deportivo Italmaracaibo.[3] In the summer of 2010 he moved to Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah FC.[4]

In January 2019, Romero moved to Italian Eccellenza club A.S.D. Paternò 1908.[5] He left the club in the summer 2019 and joined Spanish club UD Las Zocas.[citation needed] He then returned back to Italy in January 2020, signing with Promozione club ACD Stintino.[6]

International career

He made his international debut for Venezuela in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Giovanny Romero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ^ Giovanny Romero at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c El venezolano Giovanny Romero jugará en el fútbol de Arabia Saudí, futbolred.com
  4. ^ Romero jugará en Arabia Saudí, espndeportes.espn.com, 10 July 2010
  5. ^ UFFICIALE-Paternò: arriva un difensore venezuelano, goalsicilia.it, 19 January 2019
  6. ^ Un difensore venezuelano alla corte dello Stintino Calcio, unionesarda.it, 8 January 2020


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