Jaime Romero

Born in Valdeganga, Province of Albacete, Romero made his professional debut with his hometown club Albacete Balompié in the 2008–09 season – aged only 18 – only missing six Segunda División games out of 42, starting 26 and totalling almost 2,400 minutes as the Castilla–La Mancha team retained their league status. His maiden appearance in the competition occurred on 31 August 2008 as a 75th minute substitute in the 2–1 home win against Sevilla Atlético, and he scored his first goal on 15 November, contributing to a 2–2 draw against UD Salamanca also at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte. Romero signed for Udinese Calcio in Italy in summer 2009. He made four league appearances in his first year in Serie A, and mainly played with the under-20 side in the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. In late June 2010, Udinese agreed a double loan contract with A.S. Bari, subject to Romero and Andrea Coda's decision. After appearing for the former during pre-season, the former eventually moved to the Apulia side on 2 August. After appearing in less than one fourth of the league matches, and also suffering top-division relegation, Romero was loaned again, returning to his country and joining Granada CF. He made his La Liga debut on 27 August 2011, starting and being replaced in the second half of a 0–1 home loss to Real Betis. After his loan with Granada expired, Romero represented Orduspor, Real Madrid Castilla and Real Zaragoza, all in temporary deals. On 4 July 2016, the free agent signed a…