Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luka Romero Bezzana[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 November 2004||
Place of birth | Durango, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | |||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Alavés (on loan from AC Milan) | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Formentera | |||
2011–2015 | Sant Jordi | ||
2015–2020 | Mallorca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Mallorca | 7 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Mallorca B | 15 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Lazio | 14 | (1) |
2023– | AC Milan | 4 | (0) |
2024 | → Almería (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2024– | → Alavés (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019 | Argentina U15 | 6 | (2) |
2019 | Argentina U16 | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Argentina U20 | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:30, 3 October 2024 (UTC) |
Luka Romero Bezzana (born 18 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for La Liga club Alavés, on loan from Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Mexico, he represented Argentina at the youth international level.
Coming through the youth system, Romero made his first-team debut with Mallorca in La Liga aged 15 years and 219 days, becoming the youngest player to play in a top five European league. After alternating in 2020–21 between Mallorca's first team and B team, Romero joined Serie A side Lazio in 2021. His first goal in 2022 made him the first 2004-born player to score in the Italian top flight. He joined AC Milan on a free transfer in 2023.