Place of birth Usulutan, El Salvador 2006–2010 Vista Hermosa Role Footballer Weight 68 kg Position Midfielder | Years Team Name Osael Romero Height 1.68 m Career start 2006 | |
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Full name William Osael Romero Castillo Date of birth (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 29) Playing position Number 8 (Alianza F.C. / Midfielder), 8 (C.D. Aguila / Midfielder) | ||
Week 13 Goal of the Week Nominee: Osael Romero
William Osael Romero Castillo (born 18 April 1986 in Usulutan) is a former Salvadoran footballer who played internationally for the El Salvador national team.
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Club
Romero started his career at Atletico Chaparratique before joining Vista Hermosa in 2006.
On 1 February 2010, Chivas USA signed El Salvador international from FC Dallas who held a discovery claim on the player, the 23-year-old midfielder arrived in Los Angeles and comes on loan from Vista Hermosa. On 26 June 2010, Romero scored his first MLS goal with Chivas USA in a game against FC Dallas at The Home Depot Center, in which ended 1–2 in favor of FC Dallas.
He returned to his home country to join Aguila for the 2010 Apertura.
International
Romero officially received his first cap on 13 October 2007 in a friendly match against Costa Rica. He scored his first goal for the national team on 22 October 2008 in a friendly match against Bolivia. Arguably, Romero's greatest moment to date as a Salvadoran international came on 11 February 2009 in a World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago when he scored two late goals from free kicks in the dying moments of the game to even the scores and save El Salvador from a disappointing home loss. The game ended at 2–2. During the 2009 Gold Cup, Romero scored two goals against Costa Rica that gave El Salvador a victory over traditional rivals Costa Rica.
As of February 2012, he has represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
On 20 September 2013, Romero was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with match fixing.