Alexander "Zander" Cruz Romero-Yakubik (born September 14, 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights FC.
Romero was born in Henderson, Nevada, United States to a Salvadoran father and an American mother in 2004, and lived there until he joined the U.S. Soccer Development Academy in California in eighth grade.
[1] He played in the academies of Minnesota United, Real Salt Lake, and Los Angeles FC during his youth career.
Lights assistant coach Enrique Duran described Romero as "very aggressive and a player with good technical ability.
[3] Romero was called up to the El Salvador under-20 team in 2022 for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, where he played in 4 games.