Rafael Enrique Romo Pérez (born February 25, 1990) is a venezuelan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Universidad Católica and the Venezuela national team.

Career

Romo started his career at 17 years old, playing in old Venezuelan goalkeeper Gilberto Angelucci's team, the Atlético de Turén. He participated in the 2007 Venezuelan Torneo Apertura. He played against U.A. Maracaibo in the

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, which surprised fans and the press. On 15 July 2009,

Udinese Udinese Calcio (; "Udinese Football") is a professional football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. The team currently competes in the Serie A, the first tier of Italian football. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sport ...

acquired the goalkeeper from

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. Romo made his debut with Udinese in a 3–1 defeat against

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, on 15 May 2010. After three years on loan at Mineros, Romo signed for

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in August 2015 on a short-term loan deal to cover the two game suspension for

Giedrius Arlauskis Giedrius Arlauskis (born 1 December 1987) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Arlauskis started out as a senior at FK Šiauliai, before moving to Romanian side Unirea Urziceni in 2008. He is one of the most ...

. On 1 September 2019, Romo joined

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club

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on a contract until June 2020. On 27 April 2022, Romo signed with

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side,

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, on a one-and-a-half-year contract through 2023 with an option for 2024.

Career statistics

International

References

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* * 1990 births Living people Venezuelan men's footballers Venezuela men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Udinese Calcio players Llaneros de Guanare players Estudiantes de Mérida F.C. players A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Watford F.C. players AEL Limassol players APOEL FC players K Beerschot VA players Silkeborg IF players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players D.C. United players C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Serie A players Cypriot First Division players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Venezuelan Primera División players Danish Superliga players Venezuelan expatriate men's footballers Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Major League Soccer players 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players 2024 Copa América players {{Venezuela-footy-goalkeeper-stub