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Franco Romero

Experienced headFarense · 31 yrsFringe player

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

Profile

Full nameFranco Gastón Romero Ponte
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUruguay
Age31
Date of birth11 Feb 1995
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height187 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubFarense
Centre-back
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
306
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Farense.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Sporting CristalPrimera División: 10 apps, 0g 2a, 900 min

Earlier this season at Sporting CristalCONMEBOL Libertadores: 6 apps, 0g 0a, 556 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
CONMEBOL Sudamericanaat Atletico Torque7106307.11

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

F. Romero is a 31-year-old central defender at Farense, rated 15.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.47 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 3 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 1.471 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 3).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 31 Romero is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down
15.9
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
9.4%
Minutes
limited game time
1.47
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Farense finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

16
Apps
1.47
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
1
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

1.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 16 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 9.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles1
Interceptions1
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.