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Full nameCristian Gabriel Romero
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age28
Date of birth27 Apr 1998
BirthplaceCórdoba
Height185 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubTottenham
Centre-back
23
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
1872
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tottenham.

Injury-affected season

Missed 14 of Tottenham's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences and 5 suspensions (knee, muscle, yellow cards). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League234118727.13
UEFA Champions League8126947.11
UEFA Super Cup110977.9

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Central defender

C. Romero is a 28-year-old central defender at Tottenham, rated 66.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 225th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (86.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Romero.

Judged on this season alone, Romero graded 54 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 5 clean sheets and 4.952 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 54). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 32nd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 28 Romero is in his prime years, and a market index of 64.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Romero missed 9 games through injury and 5 suspensions (knee, muscle, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Romero is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential32nd of 64 centre-backs · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 10% centre-backs · Premier League6th-best centre-back in the Premier League225th in the Premier League · potential32nd-highest potential centre-back in the Premier League
66.7
Ratingi
32nd of 64 centre-backs
54
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
86.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Tottenham finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

4.95
Def. / 90
58
Tackles
31
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 86.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 4.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 91.6/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 66.7, Romero carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 64, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tottenham finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4
Shots on target6
Shots15

Passing

Assists1
Pass accuracy87%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success80%
Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles58
Interceptions31
Blocks14
Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10
Red cards1