Luis Romo

For the Argentine Olympic boxer, see Luis Romo (boxer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romo and the second or maternal family name is Barrón.

Luis Romo
Personal information
Full name Luis Francisco Romo Barrón[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2011 Cruz Azul
2012–2018 Querétaro
2017 → Sonora (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Querétaro 48 (4)
2020–2021 Cruz Azul 57 (9)
2022–2024 Monterrey 90 (5)
2024– Cruz Azul 20 (0)
International career‡
2021 Mexico Olympic (O.P.) 6 (2)
2019– Mexico 54 (4)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Third place 2023 United States
Runner-up 2024 United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Querétaro

Born in Sinaloa, Romo began his career playing for the youth squads of Cruz Azul. At the age of 15, Romo was cut by Cruz Azul, and eventually joined the youth squads of Querétaro.[3]

He made his Liga MX debut with Querétaro on 20 July 2018, in the team's opening match of the season, against Atlas.[4] By the 2019 Apertura, he was named club captain.[4] It proved to be Romo's final campaign with Querétaro, playing in 17 matches and scoring three goals.[5]

Cruz Azul

In January 2020, he joined Cruz Azul, returning to the club he had played for as a youngster.[6] He made his league debut for the club on the 17th of the month in a 2–1 defeat to Atlético San Luis.[7] On 25 July, he scored his first goal for La Máquina in a 3–0 victory over Santos Laguna.[8] On 3 December, he scored his first brace in Cruz Azul's 4–0 first leg victory over Pumas UNAM in the Guardianes 2020 semi-finals.[9] He played in the return leg of the series which Cruz Azul lost 4–0, resulting in the team's elimination 4–4 on aggregate.[10]

Romo played an integral part in Cruz Azul's championship-winning Guardianes 2021 campaign. He played in 19 matches, scored three goals, and provided seven assists,[11] and was named the league's best player.[12]

International career

Romo received his first call up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 19 November 2019 in the 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League victory against Bermuda.[13][14]

Romo was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.[15]

In October 2022, Romo was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024[17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Querétaro 2016–17 Liga MX – 1 0 – – 1 0
2017–18 – 6 0 – – 6 0
2018–19 29 1 3 0 – – 32 1
2019–20 19 3 1 0 – – 20 3
Total 48 4 11 0 — — 59 4
Cruz Azul 2019–20 Liga MX 9 2 — 2[a] 0 — 11 2
2020–21 39 6 — 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 44 6
2021–22 9 1 — — — 9 1
Total 57 9 — 6 0 1 0 64 9
Monterrey 2021–22 Liga MX 17 1 — — 2[c] 0 19 1
2022–23 40 3 — — — 40 3
2023–24 33 1 — 7[a] 1 6[d] 0 46 2
Total 90 5 — 7 1 8 0 105 6
Cruz Azul 2024–25 Liga MX 20 0 — — 4[d] 0 24 0
Career total 215 18 11 0 13 1 13 0 252 19
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Campeones Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 10 September 2024[18]
Mexico
Year Apps Goals
2019 1 0
2020 4 0
2021 12 0
2022 10 1
2023 15 2
2024 12 1
Total 54 4

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[18]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 June 2022 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica  Jamaica 1–1 1–1 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
2. 25 June 2023 NRG Stadium, Houston, United States  Honduras 1–0 4–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3. 2–0
4. 7 September 2024 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States  New Zealand 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Cruz Azul

Mexico Olympic

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mixeco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Luis Francisco Romo Barrón - Sitio Oficial del Club de Futbol Monterrey". www.rayados.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Luis Romo, el niño 'desechado' de Cruz Azul que volvió para ser campeón" (in Spanish). Milenio. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Con un valor duplicado, Luis Romo regresa a La Corregidora" (in Spanish). ESPN. 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Cruz Azul hizo oficial el fichaje de Luis Romo para el C2020". as.com (in Spanish). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ Gomez, Enrique (2 January 2020). "Liga MX: Luis Romo, la sorpresa de Cruz Azul para el 2020" (in Spanish). Fox Deportes.
  7. ^ "Razones de la derrota de Cruz Azul ante Atlético de San Luis" (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Luis Romo, la bujía en el esquema del Cruz Azul" (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Luis Romo firma su doblete y le da forma a la goleada celeste ante Pumas" (in Spanish). Marca Claro. 3 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Cruz Azul y una histórica eliminación: Pumas logró la hazaña, remontó un 4-0 y avanzó a la final del fútbol mexicano" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Luis Romo es elegido como el mejor jugador del Guard1anes 2021" (in Spanish). Milenio. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Luis Romo ha sido elegido como el mejor jugador del Guardianes 2021". 10 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Mexico v Bermuda game report". CONCACAF. 19 November 2019.
  14. ^ Marshall, Tom (20 November 2019). "How Mexico have turned things around under Gerardo "Tata" Martino in 2019". ESPN.
  15. ^ "Luis Romo sería uno de los refuerzos de la Sub-23 para los Juegos Olímpicos".
  16. ^ Moro, Omar (14 November 2022). "Lista de convocados de la Selección Mexicana al Mundial de Qatar 2022". Tvazteca.com (in Spanish).
  17. ^ Luis Romo at Soccerway
  18. ^ a b Luis Romo at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ^ "Cruz Azul end 23-year wait to become Mexican league champions". 31 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  22. ^ De la Cruz, Luis (16 December 2020). "Liga MX: León, Pumas y Cruz Azul se 'roban' el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2020". SoyFutbol.com (in Spanish).
  23. ^ "La Liga MX da a conocer el 11 ideal del Guardianes 2021". Marca. 3 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Luis Romo es el Jugador del Mes de agosto".
  25. ^ "Cruz Azul: Luis Romo recibe reconocimiento como el jugador del mes en la Liga MX".
  26. ^ "Luis Romo fue elegido como jugador del mes de mayo en la Liga MX".
  27. ^ "Cruz Azul arrasa en la entrega del Balón de Oro con cinco premios". 18 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Liga MX unveils its final roster for the 2021 All-Star game". AS. 19 July 2021.