Luis Romo

For the Argentine Olympic boxer, see Luis Romo (boxer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Romo and the second or maternal family name is Barrón.

Luis Francisco Romo Barrón (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.

Luis Romo

Personal information
Full name	Luis Francisco Romo Barrón[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Guadalajara
Number	17
Youth career
2010	Cruz Azul
2011–2016	Querétaro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Querétaro	48	(4)
2016–2018	→ Querétaro Premier (loan)	51	(9)
2020–2021	Cruz Azul	57	(9)
2022–2024	Monterrey	90	(5)
2024	Cruz Azul	20	(0)
2025–	Guadalajara	15	(1)
International career‡
2021	Mexico Olympic (O.P.)	6	(2)
2019–	Mexico	56	(4)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team CONCACAF Nations League Winner 2025 United States Runner-up 2021 United States Runner-up 2024 United States 2023 United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2025

Early life

Born in Sinaloa, Romo began his career playing for the youth squads of Cruz Azul. At the age of 15, Romo was cut by Cruz Azul, and eventually joined the youth squads of Querétaro.^[3]

Club career

Querétaro

2018–19: Debut season

He made his Liga MX debut with Querétaro on 20 July 2018, in the team's opening match of the season, against Atlas.^[4]

2019–20: Assuming the captaincy and departure

By the 2019 Apertura, he was named club captain.^[4] It proved to be Romo's final campaign with Querétaro, playing in 17 matches and scoring three goals.^[5]

Cruz Azul

2019–20: Debut season

In January 2020, he joined Cruz Azul, returning to the club he had played for as a youngster.^[6] He made his league debut for the club on the 17th of the month in a 2–1 defeat to Atlético San Luis.^[7]

2020–21: Liga MX Best XI and first league title

On 25 July, he scored his first goal for La Máquina in a 3–0 victory over Santos Laguna.^[8] On 3 December, he scored his first brace in Cruz Azul's 4–0 first leg victory over Pumas UNAM in the Guardianes 2020 semi-finals.^[9] He played in the return leg of the series which Cruz Azul lost 4–0, resulting in the team's elimination 4–4 on aggregate.^[10]

Romo played an integral part in Cruz Azul's championship-winning Guardianes 2021 campaign. He played in 19 matches, scored three goals, and provided seven assists,^[11] and was named the league's best player.^[12]

2021–22: Final season and departure

On 6 January 2022, Romo announced his official departure from Cruz Azul on social media.^[13]

Monterrey

Shortly after departing from Cruz Azul, it was officially confirmed that Romo had signed with Monterrey.^[14] During the presentation, Romo declared that he wanted to become successful at the club like Jesús Arellano, who he idolozed as a kid.^[15]

Return to Cruz Azul

On 8 July 2024, Romo announced that he would be making his return to Cruz Azul.^[16]

Guadalajara

In January 2025, Romo joined Guadalajara in an exchange that included Jesús Orozco joining Cruz Azul and Cruz Azul paying an additional $4.5 million.^[17][18]

International career

Youth

2021: Summer Olympics

Romo was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.^[19]

Senior

2019: Beginnings

Romo received his first call up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino, and made his debut on 19 November 2019 in the 2–1 CONCACAF Nations League victory against Bermuda.^[20][21]

2022: First FIFA World Cup

In October 2022, Romo was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster, but did not receive any minutes on the field during the tournament.^[22]

Personal life

Romo is married to his teenage sweetheart María Fernanda, with whom he has two children, a son and a daughter.^[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024^[24]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Querétaro	2016–17	Liga MX	–		1	0	–		–		1	0
	2017–18		–		6	0	–		–		6	0
	2018–19		29	1	3	0	–		–		32	1
	2019–20		19	3	1	0	–		–		20	3
	Total		48	4	11	0	—		—		59	4
Cruz Azul	2019–20	Liga MX	9	2	—		2[a]	0	—		11	2
	2020–21		39	6	—		4[a]	0	1[b]	0	44	6
	2021–22		9	1	—		—		—		9	1
	Total		57	9	—		6	0	1	0	64	9
Monterrey	2021–22	Liga MX	17	1	—		—		2[c]	0	19	1
	2022–23		40	3	—		—		—		40	3
	2023–24		33	1	—		7[a]	1	6[d]	0	46	2
	Total		90	5	—		7	1	8	0	105	6
Cruz Azul	2024–25	Liga MX	20	0	—		—		4[d]	0	24	0
Guadalajara	2024–25	Liga MX	0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0
Career total			215	18	11	0	13	1	13	0	252	19

1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
2. Appearance in Campeones Cup
3. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
4. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[25]

Mexico
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	1	0
2020	4	0
2021	12	0
2022	10	1
2023	15	2
2024	12	1
2025	2	0
Total	56	4

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.^[25]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 June 2022	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–1	1–1	2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
2.	25 June 2023	NRG Stadium, Houston, United States	Honduras	1–0	4–0	2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.				2–0
4.	7 September 2024	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States	New Zealand	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Cruz Azul

• Liga MX: Guardianes 2021^[26]

Mexico Olympic

• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020^[27]

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2023^[28]
• CONCACAF Nations League: 2024–25^[29]

Individual

• Liga MX Best XI: Guardianes 2020,^[30] Guardianes 2021^[31]
• Liga MX Player of the Month: August 2020,^[32] February 2021,^[33] May 2021^[34]
• Liga MX Most Valuable Player: Guardianes 2021^[12]
• Liga MX Best Defensive Midfielder: 2020–21^[35]
• Liga MX All-Star: 2021^[36]
• The Best of America Best Liga MX Player: 2021
• Liga MX top assist provider: Apertura 2024 (Shared)