| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alonso Romero Cachay | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-08-17)17 August 2001 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Chiclayo, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Banfield (on loan fromUniversitario de Deportes) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Universitario de Deportes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Universitario de Deportes | 28 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Banfield (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Peru U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Peru U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Peru | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:42, 25 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Diego Alonso Romero Cachay (born 17 August 2001) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as agoalkeeper forArgentine Liga Profesional clubBanfield, on loan fromUniversitario de Deportes.
Romero came from the youth ranks ofUniversitario de Deportes, being promoted to the team's reserves in 2018. In 2019, he was promoted to the first team by managerNicolás Córdova.[1]
In 2020, after the arrival of managerGregorio Pérez, Romero was given the third goalkeeper spot in the squad, behindJosé Carvallo andAamet Calderón. As well, during the first matches of the year, he captained the club's reserves. Later in the year, after the arrival of managerÁngel Comizzo and an injury to Calderón, Romero was given the second goalkeeper spot. Following Carvallo's call-up to the national team, he made his professional debut on matchday 15 in a 5–0 victory againstDeportivo Municipal. After having a good performance in his debut, Romero had his contract renewed until December 2024.[2] On matchday 5 of the Fase 2, Universitario lost 6–1 againstUniversidad Técnica de Cajamarca,[3] with him being one of the most criticized players after the match. Romero played a total of 7 matches in that season, conceding 14 goals.
In 2021, after the arrival ofPatrick Zubczuk, he returned to the third goalkeeper spot. Due to Carvallo being once more called up to the national team and following an injury to Zubczuk, Romero was a starter in a match againstCésar Vallejo, where he assisted one of Alex Valera's goals.[4] In 2022, he played his first match of the season in a 1–0 defeat againstDeportivo Binacional. Romero played a total of 5 matches that year.[5] The next season, he won his first trophy after Universitario defeatedAlianza Lima in the2023 Liga 1 finals. In 2024, he received a loan offer fromIndependiente Rivadavia, but was convinced by club administratorJean Ferrari and managerFabián Bustos to stay at Universitario.[6] Romero played 7 matches that season, in which the team won a second consecutive national championship.
Romero was called to thePeru U-20 national team for the2019 South American U-20 Championship.[7] He was then called to theU-23 national team for the2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament, where he played the 4 group stage matches.[5] That same year, he was called to thesenior team for the2024 Copa América.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Universitario de Deportes | 2020 | Peruvian Liga 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Banfield (loan) | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
