Cristian Gabriel Romero (born 27 April 1998)[2] is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Argentina national team.

After being nominated Serie A Best Defender in 2020–21 with Atalanta, the club exercised the option of purchase before promptly loaning Romero to Tottenham with an obligation to buy.

[7] On 12 July 2019, Juventus announced the permanent acquisition of Romero from Genoa for €26 million, with the player remaining at his former club on loan for the rest of the season.

[11] Later that day, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced his signing from Atalanta on an initial season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.

[10][12] Romero debuted for the club on 15 August, coming on as a late substitute for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg in a match against Manchester City that Tottenham won 1–0.

[13] On 19 August 2021, he made his first start in the UEFA Europa Conference League first leg tie against Paços de Ferreira, which ended in a 1–0 defeat.

[16] He made a strong start to the season, being described by manager Ange Postecoglou as the “rock” in Tottenham's defence, and earning a nomination for the Player of the Month award in October.

[5] In April 2017, he was called up for Argentina's training camp ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea but was not selected on the tournament squad list.