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Rafael Romo

Rafael Romo

Goalkeeper  at CD Universidad Católica
Age36
CitizenshipVenezuela Spain
Height1.97 m
Footright
BornFebruary 25, 1990
at CD Universidad Católica 1,222 days · joined 2023-01-19
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €300k
Rating · 21/22 5.4 Average
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0
goals / match
CD Universidad Católica
top club · 81 apps

Position rank · 21/22

#2566
goals rank
#2590
assists rank
0
season goals
1
season assists

Among 3,366 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€800k
peak value · 2018
top transfer fee
best season
42 / 0
int'l caps / goals
338Appearances
0Goals
1Assists
34Yellow cards
0Red cards
334Full matches (90′)
Full nameRafael Romo
Name in home countryRafael Enrique Romo Pérez
Date of birth1990-02-25 (36 yrs)
Place of birthTurén, Venezuela
CitizenshipVenezuela Spain
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height197.00 m
Current clubCD Universidad Católica
Joined2023-01-19
Contract expires2026-11-30
AgentVargas - ...
Jul 2025
2025 — CD Universidad Católica
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — CD Universidad Católica
42 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — CD Universidad Católica
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: D.C. United → Uni. Católica
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — D.C. United
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2022
Transfer: OH Leuven → D.C. United
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Oud-Heverlee Leuven
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2020
Transfer: Silkeborg IF → OH Leuven
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Oud-Heverlee Leuven
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2019
Transfer: APOEL Nicosia → Silkeborg IF
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Silkeborg IF
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — APOEL Nicosia
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: KFCO Beerschot → APOEL Nicosia
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
Transfer: APOEL Nicosia → KFCO Beerschot
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk
42 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: AEL Limassol → APOEL Nicosia
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
Transfer: Udinese → AEL Limassol
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — AEL Limassol
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: Watford → Udinese
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Udinese → Watford
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Udinese Calcio
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Mineros de Guayana
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2015
Transfer: Mineros → Udinese
14/15 · Return from loan
Aug 2014
Transfer: Udinese → Mineros
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
2014 — Mineros de Guayana
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2014
Transfer: Mineros → Udinese
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Mineros de Guayana
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Udinese → Mineros
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Udinese Calcio
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Mineros de Guayana
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Estudiantes de Mérida
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2011
Transfer: Estudiantes → Udinese
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Udinese → Estudiantes
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Udinese Primavera, Udinese Calcio
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Llaneros de Guanare EF
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Llaneros EF → Udinese
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
2008 — Llaneros de Guanare EF
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2860 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards1 total · 0.06/90
41
Clean sheets2 total · 2.00/90
12
30,061 min
Minutes played by club
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 13.9%
CD Universidad Católica 24.0%
D.C. United 4.3%
Mineros de Guayana 10.8%
Estudiantes de Mérida 3.2%
Llaneros de Guanare EF 6.0%
Silkeborg IF 7.9%
APOEL Nicosia 3.9%
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk 12.6%
AEL Limassol 10.2%
Udinese Calcio 0.3%
Udinese Primavera 3.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 20/21 21/22 48 0 0 4,185
CD Universidad Católica 3 2023 2025 81 0 0 7,220
D.C. United 1 2022 2022 15 0 0 1,301
Mineros de Guayana 4 2012 2015 36 0 0 3,240
Estudiantes de Mérida 1 2011 2011 11 0 0 952
Llaneros de Guanare EF 2 2008 2009 21 0 0 1,800
Silkeborg IF 1 19/20 19/20 26 0 0 2,370
APOEL Nicosia 1 18/19 18/19 13 0 0 1,168
KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk 1 17/18 17/18 42 0 1 3,775
AEL Limassol 1 16/17 16/17 34 0 0 3,060
Udinese Calcio 3 09/10 15/16 1 0 0 90
Udinese Primavera 1 09/10 09/10 10 0 0 900

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€200K1€400K1€600K1€800K09/1012/1315/1616/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1818/1919/2020/2121/2209/10 — €100K12/13 — €100K15/16 — €200K16/17 — €600K17/18 — €700K18/19 — €800K19/20 — €800K20/21 — €450K21/22 — €750KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1012/13: 0012/1315/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212008: 0020082009: 0020092011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 0020152022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/22

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1012/13: 0012/1315/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212008: 0020082009: 0020092011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 0020152022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 00202521/22: 0021/22
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
21/22 Croky Cup Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 JPL Oud-Heverlee Leuven 17 0 0 1 0 1,485
2025 Copa Sudamericana CD Universidad Católica 2 0 0 0 0 180
2025 LigaPro Serie A CD Universidad Católica 13 0 0 1 0 1,170
2024 Copa Ecuador CD Universidad Católica 5 0 0 1 0 480
2024 Copa Sudamericana CD Universidad Católica 9 0 0 0 0 810
2024 Serie A Primera Etapa CD Universidad Católica 15 0 0 1 0 1,350
2024 Serie A Segunda Etapa CD Universidad Católica 13 0 0 1 0 1,115
2023 Libertadores CD Universidad Católica 1 0 0 0 0 45
2023 Serie A Primera Etapa CD Universidad Católica 9 0 0 0 0 810
2023 Serie A Segunda Etapa CD Universidad Católica 14 0 0 2 0 1,260
2022 MLS D.C. United 14 0 0 1 0 1,211
2022 US Open Cup D.C. United 1 0 0 0 0 90
2015 Libertadores Mineros de Guayana 5 0 0 0 0 450
2014 Liga FUTVE Apertura Mineros de Guayana 13 0 0 3 0 1,170
2013 Copa Sudamericana Mineros de Guayana 3 0 0 1 0 270
2013 Liga FUTVE Apertura Mineros de Guayana 4 0 0 0 0 360
2013 Liga FUTVE Clausura Mineros de Guayana 10 0 0 1 0 900
2012 Copa Sudamericana Mineros de Guayana 1 0 0 0 0 90
2011 Liga FUTVE Clausura Estudiantes de Mérida 11 0 0 4 0 952
2009 Liga FUTVE Apertura Llaneros de Guanare EF 7 0 0 0 0 540
2009 Liga FUTVE Clausura Llaneros de Guanare EF 7 0 0 0 0 630
2008 Liga FUTVE Clausura Llaneros de Guanare EF 7 0 0 3 0 630
20/21 Croky Cup Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 0 0 0 0 180
20/21 JPL Oud-Heverlee Leuven 29 0 0 1 0 2,520
19/20 Superliga Silkeborg IF 18 0 0 4 0 1,620
19/20 Superliga Relegation round Silkeborg IF 5 0 0 0 0 450
19/20 Sydbank Pokalen Silkeborg IF 3 0 0 0 0 300
18/19 Champions League Qu. APOEL Nicosia 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Champions Round APOEL Nicosia 5 0 0 0 0 450
18/19 Cypriot Super Cup APOEL Nicosia 1 0 0 0 0 120
18/19 Europa League Qualifying APOEL Nicosia 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Protathlima Cyta APOEL Nicosia 7 0 0 1 0 598
17/18 Croky Cup KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk 2 0 0 0 0 180
17/18 JPL Playoff II KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk 10 0 1 0 0 895
17/18 PL Final KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk 2 0 0 1 0 180
17/18 Proximus League KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk 28 0 0 2 0 2,520
16/17 Champions Round AEL Limassol 9 0 0 2 0 810
16/17 Protathlima Cyta AEL Limassol 25 0 0 3 0 2,250
15/16 Italy Cup Udinese Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Serie A Udinese Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Qu. Udinese Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Primavera B Udinese Primavera 8 0 0 0 0 720
09/10 Primavera Fase Finale Udinese Primavera 2 0 0 0 0 180
09/10 Serie A Udinese Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 90
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Llaneros EF Udinese Transfer 0
10/11 2011-01-18 Udinese Estudiantes Loan 100000
10/11 2011-06-30 Estudiantes Udinese Return from loan 100000
12/13 2012-08-30 Udinese Mineros Loan 100000
13/14 2014-06-30 Mineros Udinese Return from loan 100000
14/15 2014-08-04 Udinese Mineros Loan 100000
14/15 2015-06-30 Mineros Udinese Return from loan 100000
15/16 2015-08-05 Udinese Watford Loan 200000
15/16 2015-08-19 Watford Udinese Return from loan 200000
16/17 2016-07-08 Udinese AEL Limassol Transfer 200000
17/18 2017-07-01 AEL Limassol APOEL Nicosia Transfer 700000
17/18 2017-07-05 APOEL Nicosia KFCO Beerschot Loan 700000
17/18 2018-06-30 KFCO Beerschot APOEL Nicosia Return from loan 800000
19/20 2019-09-01 APOEL Nicosia Silkeborg IF Transfer 800000
20/21 2020-08-01 Silkeborg IF OH Leuven Transfer 400000
21/22 2022-04-27 OH Leuven D.C. United Transfer 450000
22/23 2023-01-19 D.C. United Uni. Católica Transfer 400000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Knee bruise 2015-10-24 2015-10-31 8 2
15/16 unknown injury 2016-04-14 2016-04-19 6 1
Current€300k
Peak€800k
Low€100k
Δ since start+€200k
€100k€275k€450k€625k€800k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22991 #1 9 0 former national player
Team #3504 #22 33 0 current national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kevin Minda 2 0 0
Aron Rodríguez 2 0 0
Layan Loor 2 0 0
Ismael Díaz 2 0 0
Fausto Grillo 2 0 0
Mousa Tamari 1 0 0
Xavier Mercier 1 0 0
Casper De Norre 1 0 0
Alexander Maes 1 0 0
Gustavo Vallecilla 2 0 0
Pierre-Yves Ngawa 1 0 0
Luciano Nieto 2 0 0
Denys Prychynenko 1 0 0
Mathieu Maertens 1 0 0
Jan Van den Bergh 1 0 0
Luis Castillo 2 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 KFCO Beerschot APOEL Nicosia Return from loan €800k
17/18 2017-07-05 APOEL Nicosia KFCO Beerschot Loan €700k
15/16 2015-08-19 Watford Udinese Return from loan €200k
15/16 2015-08-05 Udinese Watford Loan €200k
14/15 2015-06-30 Mineros Udinese Return from loan €100k
14/15 2014-08-04 Udinese Mineros Loan €100k
13/14 2014-06-30 Mineros Udinese Return from loan €100k
12/13 2012-08-30 Udinese Mineros Loan €100k
10/11 2011-06-30 Estudiantes Udinese Return from loan €100k
10/11 2011-01-18 Udinese Estudiantes Loan €100k

Last 1 matches for CD Universidad Católica The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-22 CLI CD Universidad Católica 0–0 Barcelona SC Available

Teams faced most often by Rafael Romo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
New England Revolution 18 4 6 8 26 27 -1 22%
New York RB 18 6 6 6 23 23 0 33%
Toronto FC 16 4 7 5 28 30 -2 25%
Chicago Fire 16 6 7 3 25 19 +6 38%
Philadelphia Union 15 2 2 11 15 35 -20 13%
Columbus Crew 15 7 3 5 21 20 +1 47%
New York City FC 14 4 3 7 15 28 -13 29%
Genoa CFC 12 6 6 0 17 7 +10 50%
Torino FC 12 3 3 6 14 17 -3 25%
ACF Fiorentina 12 2 3 7 11 16 -5 17%
AS Roma 12 2 1 9 5 21 -16 17%
SSC Napoli 12 0 1 11 10 33 -23 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 17 1,485 1 0 0 0.06
2025 15 1,350 1 0 0 0.07
2024 42 3,755 3 0 0 0.07
2023 24 2,115 2 0 0 0.09
2022 15 1,301 1 0 0 0.07
2014 13 1,170 3 0 0 0.23
2013 17 1,530 2 0 0 0.12
2011 11 952 4 0 0 0.38
2008 7 630 3 0 0 0.43
20/21 31 2,700 1 0 0 0.03
19/20 26 2,370 4 0 0 0.15
18/19 13 1,168 1 0 0 0.08
17/18 42 3,775 3 0 0 0.07
16/17 34 3,060 5 0 0 0.15

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
21/22 17 1,485 2 12% 33 2
2025 15 1,350 3 20% 21 1.4
2024 42 3,755 12 29% 48 1.15
2023 24 2,115 11 46% 26 1.11
2022 15 1,301 2 13% 36 2.49
2015 5 450 0 0% 10 2
2014 13 1,170 5 38% 14 1.08
2013 17 1,530 6 35% 19 1.12
2012 1 90 0 0% 4 4
2011 11 952 0 0% 25 2.36
2009 14 1,170 4 29% 12 0.92
2008 7 630 3 43% 7 1
20/21 31 2,700 5 16% 53 1.77
19/20 26 2,370 4 15% 39 1.48
18/19 13 1,168 6 46% 9 0.69
17/18 42 3,775 15 36% 55 1.31
16/17 34 3,060 15 44% 30 0.88
09/10 11 990 4 36% 15 1.36

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

JPL Playoff II
10 apps
0 G
1 A
Superliga Relegation round
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Primavera B
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga FUTVE Clausura
35 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga FUTVE Apertura
24 apps
0 G
0 A
Proximus League
28 apps
0 G
0 A
Protathlima Cyta
32 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions Round
14 apps
0 G
0 A
Superliga
18 apps
0 G
0 A
LigaPro Serie A
13 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Rafael Romo

Who is Rafael Romo?

Rafael Romo is a Venezuela professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CD Universidad Católica.

How old is Rafael Romo?

Rafael Romo is 36 years old. He was born on February 25, 1990 in Turén.

What position does Rafael Romo play?

Rafael Romo plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Rafael Romo play for?

Rafael Romo currently plays for CD Universidad Católica.

What is Rafael Romo's market value?

Rafael Romo's most recent reported market value is €300k.