Abraham Romero

For the Chilean journalist and politician, see Abraham Romero Garrido.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romero and the second or maternal family name is González.
Abraham Romero
Personal information
Full name Abraham Isaí Romero González[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998
Place of birth Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 El Paso Locomotive
Number 99
Youth career
2006–2012 Los Angeles Futbol Club Chelsea
2012–2016 LA Galaxy
2016–2017 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Pachuca 0 (0)
2019–2020 LA Galaxy II 19 (0)
2021 Orange County 9 (0)
2022 Las Vegas Lights 21 (0)
2023–2024 Los Angeles FC 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Los Angeles FC 2 (loan) 21 (0)
2024–2025 Columbus Crew 2 (0)
2024–2025 → Columbus Crew 2 (loan) 2 (0)
2025 → Colorado Springs Switchbacks (loan) 5 (0)
2026– El Paso Locomotive 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 United States U15[2][3] 2 (0)
2015 Mexico U17 7 (0)
2017 Mexico U20 5 (0)
2018–2019 Mexico U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Toulon Tournament
Runner-up 2018 France Team
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
2015 Honduras Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 May 2019

Abraham Isaí Romero González (born 18 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for USL Championship side El Paso Locomotive FC. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-21 team.

Career

Romero began his youth career playing for Los Angeles Futbol Club Chelsea,[4] before joining the academy of the LA Galaxy in 2012. He left in 2016 to play for Pachuca's U20 team, and left the team three years later without making a first team appearance.[5] He then joined LA Galaxy's second team in 2019 in the USL Championship.[6] After two seasons at Los Dos, he moved to Orange County SC in 2021 and won the USL Championship Cup in his lone season with the club.[7] For the 2022 season he signed with Las Vegas Lights, the second team for Los Angeles FC.[8][9] Romero signed directly to the Los Angeles FC first team the following season, but made appearances strictly with their newly created second team, LAFC 2.[10]

During the 2024 season for LAFC, Romero appeared in three total games, two in the U.S. Open Cup and once in Leagues Cup.[11][12][13] On 14 August 2024, he was traded to the Columbus Crew in exchange for $50,000 of General Allocation Money.[14] He made his league debut on 7 September against Seattle Sounders FC due to the absences of Patrick Schulte and Nicholas Hagen, who were both called up to their national teams. Romero was sent off with a red card near the end of the first half for a foul outside the box and was replaced in goal by midfielder Sean Zawadzki due to the lack of a backup goalkeeper on the bench.[15]

At the start of the 2025 season, Romero was given a short-term loan to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship, with the loan set to expire on 31 May 2025.[16] During a match on 3 May, he received a red card for handling the ball outside of the box.[17] That match would be his last appearance for the Switchbacks, as his parent club would recall him on 21 May.[18] On 31 December 2025, Romero's contract expired with Columbus Crew.[19]

In February 2026, Romero signed a contract with USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive FC.[20]

International career

Youth

Having represented the United States U15 team twice, Romero originally stated that he opted to play for Mexico because he felt criticized for being Latino. "I played for the United States from the age of 12 to 16... 15 and a half years, and I didn't like being with them anymore because I felt very isolated, I felt like the outsider. The players judged me for having more Latin, more Mexican habits."[21] However, he later backtracked those claims and said it was due to his own immaturity and not being the undisputed starter for the United States.[22]

Romero was called up for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was included in the under-21 roster that participated in the 2018 Toulon Tournament, where Mexico would finish runners-up. He also appeared at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, receiving a red card in the 49th minute in a match versus El Salvador.[23][24][25]

Honours

Orange County SC

Columbus Crew

Mexico U17

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: CF Pachuca" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. U-15 BNT HEAD COACH TONY LEPORE NAMES ROSTER FOR INTERNATIONAL MARVELD TOURNAMENT, ussoccer.com, 21 May 2012
  3. ^ U.S. U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM PLAYS COLOMBIA TO A SCORELESS TIE, ussoccer.com, 20 June 2012
  4. ^ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo & Goalkeeper Abraham Romero". Los Angeles FC. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "LIGA MX – Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional". ligamx.net. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  6. ^ "Los Dos Ink Mexican Youth International". uslchampionship.com. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Orange County Sc Sign Former Mexican Youth National Team Goalkeeper, Abraham Romero". 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ Rodriguez, Alicia (Feb 6, 2022). "Las Vegas Lights FC renew affiliation with LAFC, appoint Enrique Duran head coach". Angels on Parade. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  9. ^ "Lights FC's 2022 Pre-Season Kicks-Off with Multiple Announcements". lasvegaslightsfc.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  10. ^ "LAFC Signs Midfielder Daniel Crisostomo & Goalkeeper Abraham Romero". Los Angeles FC. January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "OPEN CUP RECAP | Las Vegas Lights FC 1:3 Los Angeles Football Club – May 8, 2024". Las Vegas Lights FC. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. ^ "Pair of Thrillers Surround Statement Wins to Kick Off 2024 U.S. Open Cup Round of 16". ussoccer.com. May 21, 2024. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  13. ^ "Recap | LAFC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps – 2024 Leagues Cup". LAFC. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  14. ^ "Columbus Crew acquire Abraham Romero from LAFC". MLSsoccer.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Mac Kay, Brianna (September 8, 2024). "'This is happening now': How Sean Zawadzki ended up in goal for Crew vs Seattle Sounders". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Columbus Crew loan Goalkeeper Abraham Romero to USL Championship's Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  17. ^ Cutler, Tyler (May 3, 2025). "Switchbacks Draw 1–1 at Home against Phoenix Rising FC". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  18. ^ "Goalkeeper Abraham Romero Gets Recalled Back to Columbus Crew". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  19. ^ "Columbus Crew announce end-of-2025 roster decisions". Columbus Crew. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  20. ^ Staff, USLChampionship com (2026-02-10). "El Paso Locomotive FC signs goalkeeper Abraham Romero". USL Championship. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  21. ^ "Por maltrato, cambió a EU por México". mediotiempo.com. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  22. ^ "Abraham Romero: "Me gustaría ir a un equipo grande, dejar mi marca y el nombre de México en alto"". si.com. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  23. ^ "Convocatoria de la SNM Sub-20 para la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA Corea 2017". miseleccion.mx. FMF. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Revelan convocatoria del Tri Sub-21 para el torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". ESPN (in Spanish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe: Venezuela asegura su pase a semifinales". CONMEBOL (in European Spanish). 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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