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N. Romero

Project playerMinnesota United FC · 22 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameFernando Nicolás Romero
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth28 Nov 2003
Height186 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubMinnesota United FC
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
644
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Minnesota United FC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer9006446.97

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

N. Romero is a 22-year-old central defender at Minnesota United FC, rated 45.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 177th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer and 1027th of 1772 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 workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 7 clean sheets and 3.079 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 33% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 22 Romero is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.1 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
45.5
Ratingi
33rd of 101 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

28
Apps
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 central defender.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.5, Romero carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer (top 33%). 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 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles31
Interceptions30
Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.