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Jonahan Artiga "Jonah" Romero (born 17 March 1988), is an American born-Guamanian footballer who plays for Rovers in the United Football League and the Guam national football team.
Early life and career
Jonahan was born in Fairfax, Virginia to a Salvadoran father, Evelio Romero, and a Guamanian mother, Roxanna Artiga. Jonahan's father, who was a former professional footballer in his native El Salvador influenced him to pursue a football career. While growing up in Lorton, Virginia, he attended high school in Hayfield Secondary School where he became a wrestler and a footballer. He played two seasons for the University of Memphis, where he earned his Criminal Justice degree. He played 17 games for the Tigers coming off the bench.
Romero went on to play for Bayamon FC in Puerto Rico. After one year at Bayamon, he was transferred to Puerto Rico Islanders. After one and a half years of playing football for the Islanders, he moved to his mother's native Guam, where he played for Cars Plus FC in the 2009-2010 season. He was also listed in the lineup for the Guam national football team. He decided to play in Trinidad and Tobago, in which he got only a 6-month contract. He later moved back to Cars Plus and continued the season. After the 2010-11 season, he was signed by Kaya FC in the United Football League. He played in the 2011 United Football Cup, in which the team finished 4th place.
In 2015 Romero signed with defending Mongolian Premier league champions Khoromkhon FC in order to play in a consistent and challenging league to prepare himself for the upcoming world cup qualifiers. He also became the first Guamanian footballer to play in Mongolia.
Honours
Club
- United Football League: Runner-up 2011–12
- PFF National Men's Club Championship : Third place 2013
- UFL Cup: 2013
- Guam Men's Soccer League: 2013–14
- Guam FA Cup: 2014
Personal life
Romero is in a relationship with Ana Borja. The couple had a baby boy in 2015 .