Ángel Romero

Paraguay · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#1
Intl caps
51
Intl goals
8
Intl assists
4
0.31(model rating, 0–1)
10.3%

See Ángel Romero on the full Paraguay scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2021/22 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (6.96 vs 7.24).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Copa América 2024269000.6314401
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
8
Interceptions / 90
1.30
97
Ball recoveries / 90
2.61
21
Blocks / 90
3.91
100
Clearances / 90
0.00
18
Pressures / 90
6.52
3

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
5.22
91
Key passes / 90
1.30
67
Prog. carries / 90
5.22
33
Pass completion %
75.0%
45

Possession

Carries / 90
26.09
48
Dribbles / 90
1.30
59

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 66 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Ángel Romero has 51 caps and 8 international goals for Paraguay, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Paraguay →Paraguay squad & model →

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