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Full nameFernando Nicolás Romero
PositionFull-back
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth28 Nov 2003
Height186 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubMinnesota United FC
Full-back
28
Appearances
0
Goals
5
Assists
2280
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Minnesota United FC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer280522806.92
US Open Cup10046
Leagues Cup300275.9

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

N. Romero is a 22-year-old full-back at Minnesota United FC, rated 47 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 24th of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1343rd of 2870 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (66.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 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 25 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 3.079 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 52 → 25). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, top 4% of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Romero is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
Current potentialTop 4% centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 35% centre-backs · Major League Soccer30th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer24th in the Major League Soccer · potential3rd-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer1343rd-highest potential U-23 tracked
47
Ratingi
3rd of 87 centre-backs
25.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
66.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.08
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Minnesota United FC finished 4th of 15 · an upper-table side

3.08
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
30
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 66.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 47, Romero carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 4%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots17

Passing

Assists5
Chances created11
Passes863

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success61.5%
Duels won115
Duels won %55.3%
Fouls won24

Defending

Tackles31
Interceptions30
Blocks17
Fouls committed28
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.