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{{short description|Salvadoran footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Osael Romero
| image          = 
| fullname       = William Osael Romero Castillo
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|4|18}}
| birth_place    = [[Usulután]], El Salvador
| height         = {{height|m=1.68|precision=0}}
| position       = [[Midfielder]]/[[Midfielder#Attacking|Attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub    = 
| clubnumber     = 
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    =
| years1         = 2006
| clubs1         = [[C.D. Atlético Chaparratique|Atlético Chaparratique]]
| caps1          =
| goals1         =
| years2         = 2006–2010
| clubs2         = [[C.D. Vista Hermosa|Vista Hermosa]]
| caps2          = 115
| goals2         = 26
| years3         = 2010
| clubs3         = → [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]] ''(loan)''
| caps3          = 9
| goals3         = 1
| years4         = 2011–2012
| clubs4         = [[C.D. Águila|Águila]]
| caps4          = 72
| goals4         = 24
| years5         = 2013
| clubs5         = [[Alianza F.C. (El Salvador)|Alianza]]
| caps5          = 23
| goals5         = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005
| nationalteam1  = [[El Salvador national under-20 football team|El Salvador U-20]]
| nationalcaps1  =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2013
| nationalteam2  = [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]
| nationalcaps2  = 69
| nationalgoals2 = 16
| pcupdate       = 1 March 2014
| ntupdate       = 7 September 2012
}}

{{family name hatnote|Romero|Castillo|lang=Spanish}}

'''William Osael Romero Castillo''' (born 18 April 1986) is a Salvadoran former professional [[Association football|footballer]]. He was banned for life in 2013, for [[match fixing]] while playing for the [[El Salvador national football team]].

==Career==

===Club===
Romero started his career at [[C.D. Atlético Chaparratique|Atlético Chaparratique]] before joining [[C.D. Vista Hermosa|Vista Hermosa]] in 2006.

On 1 February 2010, [[C.D. Chivas USA|Chivas USA]] signed El Salvador international from FC Dallas who held a discovery claim on the player, the 23-year-old midfielder arrived in Los Angeles and comes on loan from [[C.D. Vista Hermosa|Vista Hermosa]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-04-la-spw-chivas3-2010feb04-story.html Osael Romero signs with Chivas USA] – Los Angeles Times</ref> On 26 June 2010, Romero scored his first MLS goal with Chivas USA in a game against [[FC Dallas]] at [[The Home Depot Center]], which ended 1–2 in favor of FC Dallas.

He returned to his home country to join [[C.D. Águila|Águila]] for the 2010 Apertura.

===International===
Romero officially received his first cap on 13 October 2007 in a friendly match against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]. He scored his first goal for the national team on 22 October 2008 in a friendly match against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]]. Arguably, Romero's greatest moment to date as a Salvadoran international came on 11 February 2009 in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|World Cup qualification]] match against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] when he scored two late goals from [[Direct free kick|free kicks]] in the dying moments of the game to even the scores and save El Salvador from a disappointing home loss.<ref>[http://www.laprensagrafica.net/especiales/2009/hexagonal/?p=259 Gracias, Osael] – La Prensa Grafica {{in lang|es}}</ref> The game ended at 2–2. During the 2009 Gold Cup, Romero scored two goals against Costa Rica that gave El Salvador a victory over traditional rivals Costa Rica.<ref>[http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12802~1713254,00.html El Salvador stuns Costa Rica 2–1 with late goal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707003812/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12802~1713254,00.html |date=7 July 2009 }} – Gold Cup 2009</ref>

As of February 2012, he has represented his country in 19 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches<ref>{{FIFA player|289440}}
</ref> and played at the [[2009 UNCAF Nations Cup|2009]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details] – RSSSF</ref> and [[2011 UNCAF Nations Cup]]s<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam2011.html Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup)] – RSSSF</ref> as well as at the [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2009]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/09gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details] – RSSSF</ref> and [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]s.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2011gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details] – RSSSF</ref>

On 20 September 2013, Romero was one of 14 Salvadoran players banned for life due to their involvement with [[match fixing]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24184567 |title= El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life |publisher= BBC News |date= 20 September 2013 |access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>

====International goals====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 22 October 2008 || [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]] || {{fb|BOL}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 ||rowspan=2| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 6 February 2009 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]] || {{fb|PER}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0
|-
| 3. ||rowspan=2| 11 February 2009 ||rowspan=2| [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] ||rowspan=2| {{fb|TRI}} || '''1'''–2 ||rowspan=2| 2–2 ||rowspan=2| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 4. || '''2'''–2
|-
| 5. ||rowspan=2| 27 May 2009 ||rowspan=2| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]] ||rowspan=2| {{fb|ECU}} || '''1'''–1 ||rowspan=2| 3–1 ||rowspan=2| Friendly
|-
| 6. || '''3'''–1 
|-
| 7. ||rowspan=2| 3 July 2009 ||rowspan=2| [[The Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California|Carson]], [[United States]] ||rowspan=2| {{fb|CRC}} || 0–'''1''' ||rowspan=2| 2–1 ||rowspan=2| [[2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 8. || 1–'''2'''
|-
| 9. || 16 January 2011 || [[Estadio Rommel Fernández]], [[Panama City]], [[Panama]] || {{fb|BLZ}} || '''1'''–0 || 5–2 || [[2011 Copa Centroamericana]]
|-
| 10. || 12 June 2011 || [[Soldier Field]], [[Chicago]], [[United States]] || {{fb|CUB}} || '''2'''–0 || 6–1 || [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| 11. || 7 October 2011 || [[Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez]], [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] || {{fb|DOM}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–1 ||rowspan=6| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| 12. ||rowspan=2| 15 November 2011 ||rowspan=2| [[Estadio Cuscatlán]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] ||rowspan=2| {{fb|SUR}} || '''1'''–0 ||rowspan=2| 4–0 
|-
| 13. || '''2'''–0 
|-
| 14. || 8 June 2012 || [[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (2011)|Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], [[Costa Rica]] || {{fb|CRC}} || '''2'''–2 || 2–2 
|-
| 15. || 7 September 2012 || [[Estadio Cuscatlan]], [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]] ||rowspan=2| {{fb|GUY}} || '''2'''–1 || 2–2 
|-
| 16. || 11 September 2012 || [[Providence Stadium]], [[Providence, Guyana|Providence]], [[Guyana]] || '''1'''–1 || 3–2 
|}

== Awards ==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="background:#f7f8ff; margin:auto; font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;"
|-  style="background:#ddd; text-align:center; color:black;"
! style="width:190px;"|Achievement
! style="width:170px;"|Club
! style="width:120px;"|Season
|-
|align=center|[[Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador|Primera División]]
|align=center|[[C.D. Vista Hermosa]]
|align=center|2005
|}

=== Individual achievement ===
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="background:#f7f8ff; margin:auto; font-size:95%; border:gray solid 1px; border-collapse:collapse;"
|-  style="background:#ddd; text-align:center; color:black;"
! style="width:400px;"|Award
! style="width:100px;"|Year
|- align=center
|Top Scorer [[Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador|Primera División]] [[Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol|FESFUT]] <small>(15 goles)</small>
|2009
|- align=center
|Player of the Year [[Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador|Primera División]] [[Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol|FESFUT]]
|2006–2010
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.elgrafico.com/aguila/player/12/409.html Profile] – El Gráfico {{in lang|es}}
* {{MLS player|osael-romero}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100110212639/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/TeamRelatedLink/0,,12802~659~1,00.html Player profile] – Gold Cup 2009
* {{NFT player|24786}}

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