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Biography
José Antonio Romera Navarro (born 8 September 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería as a right back.
Football career
Early career
Born in Xirivella, Valencian Community, Romera was a Levante UD youth graduate. After making his senior debut while on loan at Tercera División side CD Onda in the 2006–07 season, he returned to Levante and was assigned to the reserve team in Segunda División B.
In 2008 Romera signed for CF Gandía in the fourth division. An immediate first-choice, he achieved promotion to the third division in 2010.
Czech Republic
In 2012, Romera signed for Czech team FK Dukla Prague after impressing on a trial. He made his professional debut on 10 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Jan Pázler in a 4–0 home routing of FK Teplice.
Romera signed a new two-year deal with the club on 5 July 2013. He scored his first professional goal on 23 August, netting the opener in a 1–1 home draw against FK Mladá Boleslav.
Romera signed a three-year contract with fellow league team FK Baumit Jablonec on 28 May 2014. A regular starter during his first season, he only featured sparingly in his second.
Dinamo București
On 14 July 2016, Romera signed a one-year contract with Romanian side FC Dinamo București. The following 30 May, he extended his contract for a further campaign.
Almería
On 12 July 2018 free agent Romera returned to his native country, after agreeing to a one-year deal with Segunda División side UD Almería. He made his debut for the club on 17 August, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Cádiz CF.
Romera became an undisputed starter for the Andalusians, and renewed his contract until 2021 on 29 May 2019.
Honours
- Dinamo București
- Cupa Ligii: 2016–17