Carlos RomeroLB#20

Villarreal·UEFA Youth League·Defender - Left-Back

24 years(29/10/2001)1,74mleftSpainContract until 30/06/2031

6.94Rating33 matches in 12 months

€25.00mMarket value#5 in Villarreal

Last 5rating per match

LaLiga02.116.4

LaLiga24.116.4

LaLiga30.117

LaLiga07.127.3

LaLiga13.127.2

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov

7.60Dec

6.80Jan

6.00Feb

7.00Mar

6.90Apr

7.70May

Jun

6.70Jul

6.60Aug

6.70Sep

Oct

Club matchesVillarreal

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Recent results

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Key statsLaLiga

Goals011 of 66Rank

xG0.120.04 / 9028 of 60Rank

Assists013 of 66Rank

xA0.070.02 / 9026 of 66Rank

Shots40.93 / 9014 of 60Rank

Shots on target00%35 of 60Rank

Key passes20.47 / 9025 of 66Rank

Pass accuracy88.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — LaLiga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking50

Technique61

Tactical58

Defending67

Creativity56

Strengths

Through balls
Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DL

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0042%

xG0.0454%

Shots0.9378%

Shots on target0.0021%

Conversion %042%

Big chances missed0.0061%

Dribbles1.4094%

Fouls won1.8697%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0041%

xA0.0671%

Key passes0.4757%

Big chances created0.0032%

Accurate passes48.6065%

Pass accuracy %88.663%

Final third passes15.3595%

Long balls1.6334%

Crosses0.2362%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.6348%

Interceptions0.479%

Clearances1.6311%

Blocks0.4753%

Aerial duels won0.7021%

Duels won5.3578%

Recoveries6.2895%

Dribbled past0.7043%

Fouls0.4786%

Errors leading to goal0.0059%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 65 defenders · LaLiga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 387′

Similar playersLaLiga · defenders · season 26/27

82%

Fran GarcíaReal Betis · Defender - Left-Back6.93Rating0G1A27age 81%

Jesús VázquezValencia · Defender - Left-Back6.54Rating0G0A23age 81%

Johan MojicaGetafe · Defender - Left-Back7.02Rating0G0A34age 80%

Sergi CardonaVillarreal · Defender - Left-Back6.57Rating0G0A27age 80%

Andrés GarcíaGetafe · Defender - Right-Back6.78Rating0G0A23age 79%

Marc CucurellaReal Madrid · Defender - Left-Back6.70Rating0G0A28age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+2.9

+3.0

63.0

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 6 / 3.1

Assists vs xA

-0.4

-0.3

33.3

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 3.4

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable33 matches in 12 months

Contract until30/06/2031

Market value€25.00mHighest: €25.00m (16/03/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
LaLiga	Villarreal	26/27	5	387	6.72	—	—	0	1	—

Transfers6

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
30/06/2026	25/26	Espanyol	Villarreal	End of loan	€25.00m
09/07/2024	24/25	Villarreal	Espanyol	loan transfer	€1.50m
01/07/2024	24/25	Villarreal CF B	Villarreal	-	€1.50m
01/07/2022	22/23	FC Villarreal C	Villarreal CF B	-	-
01/07/2020	20/21	Villarreal U19	FC Villarreal C	-	-
01/07/2019	19/20	Torre L. U19	Villarreal U19	?	-

Market value

€25.00m Current€25.00m Highest · 16/03/202605/06/2026 Last change

26.09.202205.06.2026

#53 LaLiga#23 Left-Back#37 Spain#5 Villarreal#398 Worldwide#49 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
26/09/2022	20	Villarreal CF B	€100k
29/12/2022	21	Villarreal CF B	€100k
14/06/2023	21	Villarreal CF B	€100k
13/10/2023	21	Villarreal CF B	€1.00m
20/12/2023	22	Villarreal CF B	€2.00m
26/03/2024	22	Villarreal CF B	€1.50m
07/06/2024	22	Villarreal CF B	€1.50m
11/10/2024	22	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€2.50m
27/12/2024	23	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€2.50m
21/03/2025	23	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€3.00m
09/06/2025	23	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€5.00m
02/10/2025	23	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€10.00m
12/12/2025	24	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€15.00m
16/03/2026	24	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€25.00m
05/06/2026	24	RCD Espanyol Barcelona	€25.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	La liga	Villarreal	3	270	0	0.12	0.12	0	0.07	2	2	1.13
2025	La liga	Espanyol	36	3207	6	2.96	2.96	3	3.3	42	28	11.26

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.