Carlos Romero

Defender · Villarreal · 24 · Spain

Compare with others

Season score: 54.2; LaLiga 26/27, 6 matches
Last 5 weeks: 53.2; average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value: €25.0M; +€10.0M (+67%) since 12 Dec 2025; Transfermarkt, 5 Jun 2026

Born: 29 Oct 2001
Height: 174 cm
Foot: L
Contract until: 30 Jun 2031
Wikipedia views: 1,181 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

38 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 50.6 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table

Week	Matches	Minutes	Score	Expected	Underlying
13–19 Oct 2026	1	90	53.4	51.1	53.8
6–12 Oct 2026	1	34	72.6	50.6	74.1
15–21 Sep 2026	1	27	43.9	50.8	45.9
8–14 Sep 2026	1	90	53.4	50.7	53.7
25–31 Aug 2026	1	90	52.9	50.5	53.2
18–24 Aug 2026	1	90	40.1	51.2	40.0
11–17 Aug 2026	1	90	66.4	50.3	66.5
19–25 May 2026	1	90	56.6	49.9	57.6
12–18 May 2026	2	180	62.8	48.3	59.2
5–11 May 2026	1	75	32.7	48.9	32.7
28 Apr – 4 May 2026	1	90	53.1	48.6	54.8
21–27 Apr 2026	2	180	45.8	48.9	46.0
7–13 Apr 2026	1	90	49.5	48.9	49.4
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026	1	90	44.5	49.1	44.4
17–23 Mar 2026	1	90	43.4	49.4	43.3
10–16 Mar 2026	1	90	35.9	50.2	36.2
3–9 Mar 2026	1	90	52.6	50.1	53.7
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026	1	90	53.8	49.8	46.7
17–23 Feb 2026	1	90	45.1	50.1	45.0
10–16 Feb 2026	1	90	42.6	50.6	43.6
27 Jan – 2 Feb 2026	1	90	37.8	51.4	37.7
20–26 Jan 2026	1	90	66.6	50.5	66.6
13–19 Jan 2026	1	90	41.7	51.1	41.9
6–12 Jan 2026	1	90	56.3	50.8	51.1
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026	1	90	55.2	50.5	55.4
16–22 Dec 2025	1	83	57.0	50.2	48.7
9–15 Dec 2025	1	90	46.3	50.4	46.2
2–8 Dec 2025	1	90	46.8	50.7	47.0
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025	1	90	47.5	50.9	47.4
18–24 Nov 2025	1	90	30.6	52.2	30.9
28 Oct – 3 Nov 2025	1	90	55.2	52.1	55.2
21–27 Oct 2025	1	75	41.3	52.7	32.5
14–20 Oct 2025	1	90	59.9	52.3	67.4
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025	1	90	44.0	52.9	44.0
23–29 Sep 2025	2	172	51.4	53.4	52.0
16–22 Sep 2025	1	90	72.0	52.3	72.0
9–15 Sep 2025	1	90	38.0	53.3	37.9
26 Aug – 1 Sep 2025	1	90	57.8	53.1	50.2
19–25 Aug 2025	1	90	59.7	52.7	59.7
12–18 Aug 2025	1	90	62.7	52.2	63.1

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +2.8 a week above expectation.

Market value

Where these come from

Transfermarkt €25.0M +€10.0M (+67%) since 12 Dec 2025 5 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year

Current estimate €24.0M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh

Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €18.0M–€35.0M +0% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age +0% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Callum Hudson Odoi at 24 (€25.0M, scoring 53.6) +0%; Georges Mikautadze at 24 (€22.0M, scoring 54.0) +82%; Leon Bailey at 25 (€25.0M, scoring 53.5) +20%.

Every value as a table

Date	Source	Value
22 Oct 2026	Current estimate (BSD)	€24.0M
5 Jun 2026	Transfermarkt	€25.0M
16 Mar 2026	Transfermarkt	€25.0M
12 Dec 2025	Transfermarkt	€15.0M
2 Oct 2025	Transfermarkt	€10.0M
9 Jun 2025	Transfermarkt	€5.0M
21 Mar 2025	Transfermarkt	€3.0M
27 Dec 2024	Transfermarkt	€2.5M
11 Oct 2024	Transfermarkt	€2.5M
7 Jun 2024	Transfermarkt	€1.5M
26 Mar 2024	Transfermarkt	€1.5M
20 Dec 2023	Transfermarkt	€2.0M
13 Oct 2023	Transfermarkt	€1.0M
14 Jun 2023	Transfermarkt	€100k
29 Dec 2022	Transfermarkt	€100k
26 Sep 2022	Transfermarkt	€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers

Date	Move	Fee
30 Jun 2026	Espanyol Villarreal	Free or loan
9 Jul 2024	Villarreal Espanyol	Free or loan
1 Jul 2024	Villarreal CF B Villarreal	Undisclosed
1 Jul 2022	FC Villarreal C Villarreal CF B	Undisclosed

What the score is made of

LaLiga 26/27, 421 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

As a table

Part	Percentile	Per 90 vs average
Shooting	66	+0.06
Creating	78	+0.31
Progressing	97	+1.12
Keeping the ball	43	−0.08
Defending	84	+0.14
Aerial	3	−0.74
Finishing	10	−0.24

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level

Player	Recent score	Value now	Likeness
Matheus Bidu Corinthians · 27 · cheaper	48.4	€8.0M	95%Compare
João Cancelo FC Barcelona · 32 · cheaper	59.4	€7.0M	95%Compare
Nahuel Molina AS Roma · 28	46.9	€15.0M	93%Compare
Rodrigo Conceição Jagiellonia Białystok · 26 · cheaper	43.4	€500k	93%Compare
Fredrik André Bjørkan Bodø/Glimt · 28 · cheaper	48.1	€3.5M	93%Compare
Zachary Athekame Olympique Lyonnais · 21	49.2	€15.0M	91%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Carlos Romero.

Seasons

Season	Competition	Team	Matches	Minutes	Score	Underlying
LaLiga 26/27	LaLiga	Villarreal	6	421	54.2	54.6
UEFA Champions League 26/27	Champions League	Villarreal	1	90	53.4	53.8
LaLiga 25/26	LaLiga	Espanyol	36	3,195	50.3	49.5
LaLiga 24/25	LaLiga	Espanyol	34	2,560	50.9	50.8
Copa del Rey 24/25	Copa del Rey	Espanyol	1	90	100.0	100.0
LaLiga 23/24	LaLiga	Villarreal	7	259	36.7	37.7

Latest matches

43 since July 2025

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	Assists	xG	xA	Score
13 Oct 2026	Champions League	SSC Napoli	W 3–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.07	53.4
10 Oct 2026	LaLiga	at Real Madrid	L 0–1	34	0	0	0.07	0.01	72.6
17 Sep 2026	LaLiga	at Málaga CF	W 3–1	27	0	0	0.08	0.07	43.9
14 Sep 2026	LaLiga	Real Betis	L 1–2	90	0	0	0.04	0.02	53.4
28 Aug 2026	LaLiga	at Deportivo Alavés	L 0–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.04	52.9
23 Aug 2026	LaLiga	at Atlético Madrid	D 2–2	90	0	0	–	0.03	40.1
16 Aug 2026	LaLiga	at Real Racing Club	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.01	0.09	66.4
23 May 2026	LaLiga	Real Sociedad	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.12	0.23	56.6
17 May 2026	LaLiga	at Osasuna	W 2–1	90	1	0	0.01	0.02	74.2
13 May 2026	LaLiga	Athletic Club	W 2–0	90	0	1	0.07	0.16	51.5

All 43 matches

Date	Competition	Opponent	Result	Min	Goals	Assists	xG	xA	Score
13 Oct 2026	Champions League	SSC Napoli	W 3–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.07	53.4
10 Oct 2026	LaLiga	at Real Madrid	L 0–1	34	0	0	0.07	0.01	72.6
17 Sep 2026	LaLiga	at Málaga CF	W 3–1	27	0	0	0.08	0.07	43.9
14 Sep 2026	LaLiga	Real Betis	L 1–2	90	0	0	0.04	0.02	53.4
28 Aug 2026	LaLiga	at Deportivo Alavés	L 0–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.04	52.9
23 Aug 2026	LaLiga	at Atlético Madrid	D 2–2	90	0	0	–	0.03	40.1
16 Aug 2026	LaLiga	at Real Racing Club	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.01	0.09	66.4
23 May 2026	LaLiga	Real Sociedad	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.12	0.23	56.6
17 May 2026	LaLiga	at Osasuna	W 2–1	90	1	0	0.01	0.02	74.2
13 May 2026	LaLiga	Athletic Club	W 2–0	90	0	1	0.07	0.16	51.5
9 May 2026	LaLiga	at Sevilla	L 1–2	75	0	0	0.01	0.00	32.7
3 May 2026	LaLiga	Real Madrid	L 0–2	90	0	0	0.22	0.17	53.1
27 Apr 2026	LaLiga	Levante UD	D 0–0	90	0	0	–	0.01	44.3
23 Apr 2026	LaLiga	at Rayo Vallecano	L 0–1	90	0	0	0.07	0.03	47.3
11 Apr 2026	LaLiga	at FC Barcelona	L 1–4	90	0	0	–	0.01	49.5
4 Apr 2026	LaLiga	at Real Betis	D 0–0	90	0	0	–	0.01	44.5
21 Mar 2026	LaLiga	Getafe	L 1–2	90	0	0	–	0.05	43.4
15 Mar 2026	LaLiga	at Mallorca	L 1–2	90	0	0	0.04	0.01	35.9
9 Mar 2026	LaLiga	Real Oviedo	D 1–1	90	0	0	0.15	0.55	52.6
1 Mar 2026	LaLiga	at Elche	D 2–2	90	1	0	0.11	0.02	53.8
21 Feb 2026	LaLiga	at Atlético Madrid	L 2–4	90	0	0	–	0.01	45.1
14 Feb 2026	LaLiga	Celta Vigo	D 2–2	90	0	0	0.13	0.02	42.6
30 Jan 2026	LaLiga	Deportivo Alavés	L 1–2	90	0	0	–	0.21	37.8
24 Jan 2026	LaLiga	at Valencia	L 2–3	90	0	0	–	0.07	66.6
16 Jan 2026	LaLiga	Girona FC	L 0–2	90	0	0	0.03	0.09	41.7
11 Jan 2026	LaLiga	at Levante UD	D 1–1	90	1	0	0.34	0.03	56.3
3 Jan 2026	LaLiga	FC Barcelona	L 0–2	90	0	0	0.03	0.17	55.2
22 Dec 2025	LaLiga	at Athletic Club	W 2–1	83	1	0	0.03	0.01	57.0
13 Dec 2025	LaLiga	at Getafe	W 1–0	90	0	0	–	0.01	46.3
7 Dec 2025	LaLiga	Rayo Vallecano	W 1–0	90	0	0	0.03	0.01	46.8
30 Nov 2025	LaLiga	at Celta Vigo	W 1–0	90	0	0	–	0.12	47.5
24 Nov 2025	LaLiga	Sevilla	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.06	0.04	30.6
2 Nov 2025	LaLiga	at Deportivo Alavés	L 1–2	90	0	1	–	0.17	55.2
25 Oct 2025	LaLiga	Elche	W 1–0	75	1	0	0.09	0.02	41.3
17 Oct 2025	LaLiga	at Real Oviedo	W 2–0	90	0	0	0.95	0.20	59.9
5 Oct 2025	LaLiga	Real Betis	L 1–2	90	0	0	0.02	0.24	44.0
26 Sep 2025	LaLiga	at Girona FC	D 0–0	90	0	0	0.13	0.03	46.9
23 Sep 2025	LaLiga	Valencia	D 2–2	82	0	0	0.01	0.02	56.4
20 Sep 2025	LaLiga	at Real Madrid	L 0–2	90	0	0	–	0.14	72.0
15 Sep 2025	LaLiga	Mallorca	W 3–2	90	0	1	–	0.33	38.0
31 Aug 2025	LaLiga	Osasuna	W 1–0	90	1	0	0.05	0.32	57.8
24 Aug 2025	LaLiga	at Real Sociedad	D 2–2	90	0	0	–	0.02	59.7
17 Aug 2025	LaLiga	Atlético Madrid	W 2–1	90	0	0	0.05	0.13	62.7