Sergio Romero is a goalkeeper for an Argentine National team, who currently in contract with Manchester United FC. He represents the national team of Argentina and is the first choice goalkeeper for the Argentine national squad.
Young, soccer player Sergio was born on 22 Feb 1987. Romero who started his career by joining Junior Club Almirante Brown has come up a long way. Currently, he is a second choice keeper for Manchester FC after David De Gea.
Sergio's career started at the age of 19 in association with the club Almirante Brown where he only played a single season. Later in 1997, he joined Championship Analytics (CAI). He continued to stay with CAI till 2003. After six successful seasons with CAI, he signed a contract with the Youth Team Racing Club in 2003. Making his pro-debut as a goalkeeper in YTRC in 2003, in Primera Division of Argentina, Sergio played for three consecutive seasons with the club till 2006.
In 2007 he became a part of AZ where his play and penalties became the main reason behind the loss of many matches. Due to this, he got shattered which led him to misbehaving, further resulting in his suspension from the game.
CAPTION: Sergio Romero SOURCE: Sky Sports He came back in April 2009 and made 31 appearances altogether for the team. At the end of 2009, Sergio left AZ after being confined from the matches following a knee injury. By April 2011 Sergio became a part of National Team of Argentina. Further, in the same year, Romeo joined the team of Sampdoria for the transfer fee of $2.1 million.
He debuted with Padova and the match ended up with the draw of 2-2. He missed many games due to his injuries, suspensions and national commitment. Later on in 2013-2014, he was loaned to Monaco where he debuted for AS Monaco in Coupe da La League in April 2014 with the win. After the match, he returned back to Sampdoria and got released from the team at the start of 2015.
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In July 2015, Sergio signed a contract with Manchester United for three years. During his tenures, he debuted in the first season of Premier League in August 2015 where the club won with the end of 1-0 opposite Tottenham. His excellent performance in matches resulted towards him being the first choice in upcoming plays.
In the second season of the league, Romero’s performance led to a win against Feyenoord with the result of 4-0. He also became a part of Europa League in 2017 against Ajax where the team lost the match with the end result 2-0. During his play in the team, he won many titles like FA Cup: 2015–16, EFL Cup: 2016–17, UEFA Europa League: 2016–17, FA Community Shield: 2016.
Sergio was associated with Argentina from the year 2007. Later on, in September 2009 Romero was called up to join the team by coach Diego Maradona to play for World Cups. The match against Paraguay with the win of 1-0 led Sergio to appear in five games of World Cup. Later he was suspended due to the injuries he dealt with during the play.
Romero was also a member of Copa America Squad representing Argentina. He played in the match against Colombia and Costa Rica, his performances also got him the Man of the Match for his outstanding showmanship.
He managed to perform well throughout which helped him to earn a lot of title behalf. FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2007, Olympic Gold Medal: 2008, FIFA World Cup: Runner-up 2014, Copa América: Runner-up 2015, 2016 are the title that he earned.
Being born in Argentina Sergio grew up with his two siblings Fernando Romero and Diego Romero. Since small age, his older siblings dreamt of being basketball players and they became one too. Due to the smaller body structure of Sergio, their siblings call him with the nickname of “Chiquito” meaning tiny.
CAPTION: Sergio with his wife and daughter SOURCE: Super WAGS Talking about Sergio's relationship status, he is happily married to his long-term girlfriend Eliana Guercio who is a professional model and the duo is married since 2008. The couple is blessed with two babies, Chloe Romero and Yazmin Romero. They have been living together and supporting each other for many years now.
The net worth of Argentina goalkeeper is estimated to be $8 Million, with a salary of $3 Million Per Year. According to the reports of 2018, he earns $50,000 a week. His earning source ranges from Club deals, contracts, sponsorship and endorsements.
Talking about his lifestyle he lives in Bernardo de Irigoyen with his entire family. He has a wide collection of cars. He is also seen in contributing his salary as a fund to charity foundations.
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