José Romo

José Rafael Romo Pérez (born 6 December 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek Super League club Levadiakos. He previously played domestically for Llaneros, Deportivo Petare, ACD Lara and Aragua, in the Spanish Tercera División for Rayo Vallecano B, and for Cypriot clubs Olympiakos Nicosia, Karmiotissa, AEK Larnaca and AEL Limassol. He represented Venezuela at under-20 level.

José Romo

Personal information
Full name	José Rafael Romo Pérez
Date of birth	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Turén [es], Venezuela
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Levadiakos
Number	9
Youth career
	Atlético Turén
	Deportivo Táchira
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Llaneros	39	(8)
2013–2014	Deportivo Petare	21	(1)
2014–2015	ACD Lara	28	(3)
2016	Rayo Vallecano B	27	(5)
2017–2018	Aragua	45	(7)
2018–2020	Olympiakos Nicosia	26	(15)
2019–2020	→ Karmiotissa (loan)	19	(9)
2020–2021	Karmiotissa	36	(11)
2021–2023	AEK Larnaca	49	(7)
2023	AEL Limassol	12	(1)
2023–	Levadiakos	38	(13)
International career
	Venezuela U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romo and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Club career

Romo was born in 1993 in Turén [es], Portuguesa, Venezuela.^[1] His father, Rafael Romo Abad, played football professionally as a goalkeeper, and he is a younger brother of Venezuelan international goalkeeper Rafael Romo.^[2][3] Romo played youth football for Atlético Turén and Deportivo Táchira before beginning his professional career with Llaneros in the 2011–12 Venezuelan Primera División.^[1] After two seasons and 39 Primera División appearances (8 goals), he signed a two-year contract with another top-flight club, Deportivo Petare.^[4][1] He was used mainly as a substitute, scored only once,^[4] and spent the second year of his contract on loan to ACD Lara. He was a regular starter during the Apertura, less so in the second half of the season, but made three appearances in the play-offs for qualification for the Copa Sudamericana, in which Lara lost out to Carabobo in a penalty shoot-out.^[4]

Romo spent the 2016–17 season with Rayo Vallecano B of the Spanish Tercera División (fourth tier). He missed some time through injury, but finished the season with five goals from 27 appearances.^[5] In December 2016, he was back in Venezuela to sign for Aragua.^[6] He played regularly for the Primera División club for one-and-a-half seasons,^[4] and then left after the 2018 Apertura to return to Europe. He signed for Cypriot Second Division club Olympiakos Nicosia; his brother Rafael was at the time playing for another Nicosia-based club, APOEL.^[3] In his first season, he scored six goals from his first seven outings,^[7] and ended the season with fifteen as he helped his team finish second in the division and gain promotion to the First Division.^[8] He was an unused substitute once in the First Division for Olympiakos,^[9] but was then loaned to another Second Division team, Karmiotissa. Again, he helped his team gain promotion, this time as 2019–20 champions. He then signed for Karmiotissa, and continued to play and score regularly in the top flight.^[10][11] In June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca.^[12]

International career

During his second season with Llaneros, he was selected for Venezuela's under-20 squad for the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship.^[13] He appeared in three of his country's four group matches as they finished fourth in their five-team group and did not progress further.^[4]

While at Rayo Vallecano in 2016, Romo was checked out by new Venezuela senior team manager, Rafael Dudamel, ahead of an unofficial friendly against Galicia, but he was not chosen.^[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 November 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Llaneros	2011–12[4]	Venezuelan Primera División	12	2			0	0	12	2
	2012–13[4]	Venezuelan Primera División	27	6			2[a]	0	29	6
	Total		39	8			2	0	41	8
Deportivo Petare	2013–14[4]	Venezuelan Primera División	21	1			2	0	23	1
ACD Lara (loan)	2014–15[4]	Venezuelan Primera División	28	3			3[a]	0	31	3
Rayo Vallecano B	2015–16[5]	Spanish Tercera División	27	5	—		—		27	5
Aragua	2017[4]	Venezuelan Primera División	27	3			1[b]	0	28	3
	2018[4]	Venezuelan Primera División	15	4			2[b]	0	17	4
	Total		42	7			3	0	45	7
Olympiakos Nicosia	2018–19[8]	Cypriot Second Division	26	15	0	0			26	15
	2019–20[9]	Cypriot First Division	0	0	0	0			0	0
	Total		26	15	0	0			26	15
Karmiotissa (loan)	2019–20[16]	Cypriot Second Division	19	9	2	0	—		21	9
Karmiotissa	2020–21[11]	Cypriot First Division	36	11	2	0	—		38	11
	Total		55	20	4	0	—		59	20
AEK Larnaca	2021–22[9]	Cypriot First Division	31	5	5	5	—		36	10
	2022–23[9]	Cypriot First Division	18	2	1	0	2[c]	0	21	2
	Total		49	7	6	5	2	0	57	12
AEL Limassol	2022–23[9]	Cypriot First Division	12	1	4	1	—		16	2
Levadiakos	2023–24[9]	Super League Greece 2	25	11	2	1	—		27	12
	2024–25[9]	Super League Greece	11	2	0	0	—		11	0
	Total		36	13	2	1	—		38	14
Career total			335	80	16	7	12	0	363	87

1. Appearances in Serie Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in Apertura Liguilla
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Europa League

References

1. "José Romo se unió a las filas del Deportivo Petare" [José Romo joins the ranks of Deportivo Petare]. Líder en Deportes (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015.
2. Perozo, Kiko (2 November 2012). "José Romo, delantero de la sub 20: "Mi sueño es ir al Mundial"" [José Romo, under-20 forward: "My dream is to go to the World Cup"]. Desde mi Arquería (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
3. Chacon A., Carlos A. (7 July 2018). "José Romo volverá a jugar en Europa" [José Romo is going back to play in Europe]. Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
4. "José Romo". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
5. "José Romo cierra temporada de titular en victoria del Rayo Vallecano B 2×3 en Tercera" [José Romo finishes the season in the starting eleven for Rayo Vallecano B's 3–2 win in the Tercera]. Balonazos (in Spanish). 17 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
6. "José Romo y Carlos Salazar se unen al Aragua" [José Romo and Carlos Salazar join Aragua]. Lavinotinto.com (in Spanish). 10 December 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
7. Chacon A., Carlos A. (7 November 2018). "José Romo apunta a ser el goleador de la liga chipriota" [José Romo is aiming to be Cypriot League top scorer]. Titans Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
8. "José Rafael Romo Pérez Roster stats 2018–2019". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
9. "J. Romo". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
10. Chacon A., Carlos A. (20 January 2021). "José Romo no se pone límites en el viejo continente" [No limits for José Romo on the old continent]. Meridiano.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
11. "José Rafael Romo Pérez Roster stats 2020–2021". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
12. Υπογραφη συμφωνιας με Jose Romo [Agreement signed with José Romo] (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
13. "Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol / South American Football Confederation: Listas de Jugadores – Sudamericano Sub-20 Argentina 2013 / Players Lists – U-20 South American Championship Argentina 2013" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2013.
14. Cariño, Carlos (18 April 2016). "Dudamel a AS: "El objetivo es regresar a la senda competitiva"" [Dudamel to AS: "The object is to get back on track competitively"]. AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
15. Bouzas, Fabián (21 May 2016). "La selección gallega empata con Venezuela en su fiesta del fútbol" [The Galician eleven draw with Venezuela in a feast of football]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
16. "José Rafael Romo Pérez Roster stats 2019–2020". Cyprus Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2021.