Ana María Romero Moreno (born 14 June 1987), commonly known as Willy, is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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. She previously represented several teams in Spain's Primera División, including

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

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Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in the Villa de Vallecas district of Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish foot ...

and

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

Club career

Romero left Espanyol for local rivals FC Barcelona in summer 2013. After moving on to Valencia CF, she signed for Ajax in July 2016.

Honours

Rayo Vallecano * Primera División: 2008–09, 2009–10 *

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RCD Espanyol *

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FC Barcelona * Primera División: 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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: 2014 AFC Ajax *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2017, 2018

International career

She is a member of the Spanish national team and a holder of the 2004 Under-19 European Championship. In November 2011, medical student Romero scored a late goal to force a 2–2 draw with

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International goals

Personal life

She is in a relationship with Merel van Dongen. They are engaged since December 2021.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Ana 1987 births Living people Footballers from Seville Spanish women's footballers Spain women's international footballers Liga F players FC Barcelona Femení players Rayo Vallecano Femenino players RCD Espanyol (women) players Eredivisie (women) players AFC Ajax (women) players Expatriate women's footballers in the Netherlands Spanish expatriate women's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Women's association football wingers Valencia CF Femenino players Real Betis Féminas players Queens League players Spanish LGBTQ footballers Spanish lesbian sportswomen 21st-century Spanish LGBTQ people Spain women's youth international footballers 21st-century Spanish sportswomen