Who Is Cristian Romero: Early Life, Education, Career, Personal Life, Net Worth

Sally Polly June 14, 2022 | 15:24

Cristian Gabriel Romero (born 27 April 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, on loan from Atalanta, and the Argentina national team. Scroll down to read his full biography.

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 nominated Serie A Best Defender in 2020–21 with Atalanta, the club exercised the option of purchase before promptly loaning Romero to Tottenham with an obligation to buy.

Romero represented Argentina at the youth level at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship. He made his senior debut in 2021 and was part of the squad that won the 2021 Copa América.

Here is his early life, education, career, personal life, and net worth.

Who is Cristian Romero?

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An Argentine former professional football player, Cristian Romero is an outstanding player. He plays for Serie A club Atlanta and the Argentina national team and serves for the team as a center-back and is more of a stopper than a sweeper. He is one of the best players who is gaining popularity on the European grounds as he belongs to Italian giants, Juventus Football club.

Club: Tottenham Hotspur

Position: Centre-back

Premier League minutes played: 1,846

“I’ve always had that spirit and desire and aggression. And I think if I ever lost that, I’d have a problem,” said Romero in an interview with The Athletic in April. The Argentinian has brought physicality and focus to Spurs’ back line since arriving on loan from Atalanta last summer. The future permanent fee of £42.5 million already looks to be a bargain.

Cristian Romero: Early Life & Education

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Cristian was raised in the Villa Rivadavia area, which was the neighborhood for the extreme south of Cordoba. He was raised with his 2 elder brothers and an elder sister, who took care of him during his early life. Romero would join up with other children playing football in the village.

His family background was a relatively poor family as he lived in a family where you would appreciate every meal you get. However, he appreciates the fact that his family was far much united despite having challenges which is one of the greatest inspirations to him.

At the early age of 6, Cristian Romero witnessed the joy of winning an international Cup when his country won in the 2004 Olympics. This was the commencement of his inspiration to keep his focus on football. He later shared the same with his parents while at the age of 8, making them find ways to help their son.

Having started his career at a tender age, it is believed that he attended a football academy in his country that mentored him in football playing.

Talking about Romero’s education, the details about his education and qualifications are missing.

Nevertheless, most footballers don’t have time to do studies as other people as a football career is quite demanding when it comes to time. As a result, we conclude that Cristian Romero joined a football academy where he got coached and mentored in his gameplay.

Christian Romero: Career

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Belgrano

Having joined the youth team in 2014, Romero was promoted to Argentine Primera División side Belgrano's first team in 2016; his debut came on 28 August, in a league match with Independiente. A month later, Romero played in both of Belgrano's 2016 Copa Sudamericana round of sixteen ties against Coritiba. In two seasons with Belgrano's first team, he made nineteen appearances in all competitions.

Genoa

In July 2018, Romero joined Genoa of Serie A. Romero scored his first senior goal in his second Genoa match, netting in a 2–2 draw with Udinese on 28 October, a match in which he was later sent off. Juventus, on 9 July, announced Romero was having a medical ahead of a proposed transfer.

Juventus

On 12 July 2019, Juventus announced the permanent acquisition of Romero from Genoa for €26 million, with the player remaining at his former club on loan for the rest of the season.

On 5 September 2020, Romero joined Atalanta on loan until 30 June 2022 with an option to buy. He was elected the best defender of the 2020–21 Serie A season.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 6 August 2021, Juventus announced that Atalanta had activated the option to sign Romero for €16 million. Later that day, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced his signing for €55m, also confirmed by Atalanta.

Romero made his debut for the club on 15 August, coming on as a late substitute for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in a match against Manchester City that Tottenham won 1–0. On 19 August 2021, he made his first start in the UEFA Europa Conference League first leg tie against Paços de Ferreira, which ended in a 1–0 defeat. Romero scored his first goal for Tottenham Hotspur in a 2–0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion.

International career

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Youth

Romero has represented Argentina at the U20 level, winning seven caps at the 2017 South American U-20 Championship in Ecuador. In April 2017, he was called up for Argentina's training camp ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea but was not selected on the tournament squad list. Romero was called up for the U23s in September 2019.

Senior

Romero made his debut for the senior national team on 3 June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Chile, playing the full match. In his following game for Argentina on 8 June, he scored his first international goal, coming from a thumping header against Colombia after only 130 seconds. This goal also broke the record for the fastest ever scored for Argentina in a professional match, surpassing Diego Maradona's goal after 168 seconds against Venezuela in 1985.

In June 2021, he was included in Lionel Scaloni's final Argentina 28-man squad for the 2021 Copa América. Romero was included in the Team of the Tournament at the conclusion, as Argentina won the competition.

Personal Life: Does Christian Romero have a girlfriend?

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Cristian has remained open about his personal life, through which it is clear that he is a happily married man. He met his lover known as Karen Cavaller, with whom they later tied knots.

The two lovers commenced dating in 2018, and since then, Romero has never felt shameful about sharing his love life. He always thanks her for being on his side always.

After they started dating in 2018, they tied the knots in January 2020 despite being very young. Karen Cavaller is 22 years old after being born on 11 November 1999.

Cristian Romero's Net Worth

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The legend is highly known to earn his fortune out of many sources such as his profession, brand endorsements, and commercial advertisements. His gameplay is getting better day to day and he is being an expert at it. He is estimated to have a net worth of $5 million while his annual salary as a player of Juventus is still under review. He is going to earn a huge fortune soon and would invest it in properties, cars, and other assets and live with full luxury.

Physical Statistics

Height	in feet inches – 6’ 1” – in Centimeters – 185 cm
Weight	in Kilograms – 79 kg – in Pounds – 174 lbs
Chest Size	40 inches
Waist Size	34 inches
Biceps Size	16 inches
Shoe Size	14 (U.S.)
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Body Type	Athletic

Awards and Achievements

Following his amazing performance and successful career as a professional footballer, Romero has won several awards and trophies. His awards and achievements come from both the teams he has played with as well as individual achievements.

Some of the awards and trophies he has won include;

1. The Copa America Trophy with the Argentina National Team in 2021

2. The Serie A Defender of the year in 2021 for the 2020-21 season

3. In 2021, he was included in the Copa America Team of the Tournament 2021, which was after winning the tournament

Trivia

Cristian was honored with Serie A defender in the season of 2020-21.

He represented Argentina under 20 and secured a win at the ‘2017 South America Youth Football Championship’ in Ecuador.

Romero is truly a monster in the air and has scored twice in a Serie A: both headers from corners.

Recently, Atlanta rejected Manchester United’s 39 Euros bid for center-back Cristian Romero, with the Italian side holding out for 52 euros to let the Argentine leave.

In the 2020-21 season, he has helped Atlanta to second place with Juventus down in fifth.

He has played a total of 29 Serie A appearances.

Cristian Romero is a hardworking and highly motivated young football player. Since his childhood, he had had much inspiration when he had a great determination to serve his own country through sports. Now, he is leaving his dream with a great successful career. His career is further promising on joining the English Premier League for the top clubs in the league.

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