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Cristian Romero

Squad depthAtletico Madrid · 28 yrsStarterNew signing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

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

Domestic-league season · Tottenham.

Also this season

On loan at TottenhamUEFA Champions League: 8 apps, 1g 2a, 694 min

On loan at TottenhamUEFA Super Cup: 1 apps, 1g 0a, 97 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Atletico Madrid; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

C. Romero is a 28-year-old central defender at Tottenham, rated 58.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.7% 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.

On the season, Romero graded 34 for current form (age-blind), 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 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 28 Romero is in his prime years, and a market index of 42.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
58.9
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
34.1
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
54.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.95
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

23
Apps
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

  • 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

  • Game time. Only 54.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.9 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. 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 La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles58
Interceptions31
Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10
Red cards1