Michelle Romero

Michelle Romero
Romero in 2025
Personal information
Full name Michelle Yeraldin Romero Castillo
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Falcón, Venezuela
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Asozulia FC
2014–2016 Deportivo Lara
2017 Zulia
2017–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 46 (4)
2021–2022 Sporting de Gijón
2022–2023 Zaragoza CFF
2023–2025 Real Unión de Tenerife
2025–2026 Calgary Wild FC 14 (0)
2026 → Calgary Wild FC U23 1 (2)
2026– Cruzeiro 5 (0)
International career‡
2012–2014 Venezuela U17 7 (1)
2014–2016 Venezuela U20 3 (1)
2014– Venezuela 35 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Venezuela
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place2023 San Salvador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2016

Michelle Yeraldin Romero Castillo (born 12 June 1997) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a defender for Cruzeiro in the Brazilian Série A1 and the Venezuela women's national team.

Career

In late 2014, Romero signed with Deportivo Lara.

In 2017, she played with Zulia.

In 2018, she signed with Deportivo La Coruña.

In August 2021, she signed with Sporting de Gijón.

In October 2022, she signed with Zaragoza CFF.

In August 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Calgary Wild FC.

On 30 July 2026, Romero was announced at Cruzeiro.

International career

Romero represented Venezuela at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 April 2024Brígido Iriarte Stadium, Caracas, Venezuela Panama1–03–0Friendly
2.31 May 2025Marbella Football Center, San Pedro Alcántara, Spain New Zealand2–13–1
3.3 March 2026FMF Asociación, Toluca, Mexico Brazil1–02–1

References

  1. ↑ Michelle Romero – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ Michelle Romero at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 3 "Venezuela" (PDF). Conmebol (in Spanish). 30 December 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lara sumó cinco nuevas jugadoras a su plantilla profesional - lavinotinto.com".
  5. ↑ "La venezolana Michelle, nuevo fichaje del Dépor ABANCA | Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña". La venezolana Michelle, nuevo fichaje del Dépor ABANCA | Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña.
  6. ↑ https://www.soysportinguista.com/2021/08/la-atacante-venezolazana-michelle.html
  7. ↑ https://zaragozacff.es/michelle-romero-refuerzo-de-garantias-para-el-ataque-del-zaragoza-cff/
  8. ↑ "Calgary Wild FC Cap Roster with Venezuelan Defender Michelle Romero". Calgary Wild FC. 14 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Cruzeiro anuncia contratação da lateral Michelle Romero" [Cruzeiro announces the signing of full-back Michelle Romero]. ge.globo.com (in Portuguese).