Mahlon Romeo

Mahlon Romeo
Personal information
Full name Mahlon Beresford Baker Romeo[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 27
Youth career
0000–2012 Arsenal
2012–2015 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Gillingham 1 (0)
2013 → Dover Athletic (loan) 1 (0)
2015– Millwall 32 (1)
National team‡
2015– Antigua and Barbuda 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:19, 25 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:29, 7 October 2016 (UTC)

Mahlon Beresford Baker Romeo (born 19 September 1995) is an Antiguan footballer who plays for Millwall as a defender.

Career

Born in the London Borough of Westminster, Romeo joined Gillingham in the summer of 2012 on a two-year scholarship, having previously played in the youth systems of Arsenal and Wycombe Wanderers.[3] In January 2013, Romeo joined Conference South side Dover Athletic on a youth loan.[4] He made his debut in a 5–2 away defeat to Farnborough. He made his professional debut for Gillingham on the final day of the 2012–13 season as the Gills were crowned champions of Football League Two, a 3–2 away defeat at Burton Albion.

In the summer of 2015, he signed for Millwall and featured regularly in the first team by the second half of his first season with the Lions. He scored on his Millwall debut in a 3-0 win against Walsall on 6 February 2016.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 October 2016.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2012–13[6] League Two 1000000010
2014–15[7] League One 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Dover Athletic (loan) 2012–13[8] Conference South 10———10
Millwall 2015–16[9] League One 181000000181
2016–17[10] League One 140001010160
Total 321001010341
Career total 341001010361

    International

    As of match played 7 June 2016.[11]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Antigua and Barbuda 201540
    201620
    Total60

    Personal life

    Romeo is the son of music producer Jazzie B, best known for fronting the group Soul II Soul.[12]

    References

    1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    2. 1 2 "Mahlon Romeo". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
    3. ↑ "Former Arsenal youngster Mahlon Romeo is added to the Gillingham team for the trip to Port Vale in League 2". Kent Online. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
    4. ↑ "Romeo Goes to Dover". Non League Pitchero. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
    5. ↑ "Walsall 0-3 Millwall". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
    6. ↑ "Games played by Mahlon Romeo in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
    7. ↑ "Games played by Mahlon Romeo in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
    8. ↑ "Games played by Mahlon Romeo in 2012/2013 for Dover". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
    9. ↑ "Games played by Mahlon Romeo in 2015/2016 for Millwall". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
    10. ↑ "Games played by Mahlon Romeo in 2016/2017 for Millwall". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
    11. ↑ "Mahlon Romeo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
    12. ↑ "OBE for DJ and producer Jazzie B". BBC. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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