8 · Ezequiel Romero Class: Sophomore Hometown: Hallandale, Fla. High School: Hallandale Position: Forward Height/Weight: 5-10 · 155

top offensive talent who is expected to become a more consistent scorer thanks to additional weapons up front…potent left-footed kicker.

As a Freshman (2000): Led the team in nearly every offensive category…first in shots (62) and goals (8)…tied for first on the team with four assists and four game-winning goals…an All-Atlantic Soccer Conference performer…scored all three goals in a 3-2 win over Wright State (9/3) and tallied a pair of scores in his collegiate debut, a 3-0 win over Dayton (9/1)…finished seventh in the ASC with 1.11 points per game and was tied for fifth in goals (0.44) with eight in 18 matches…votes the league's Rookie of the Week on Sept. 24 after posting a goal and an assist in his first-ever ASC contest and a 5-1 win over nationally-ranked Oneonta State (/24).

Prior to FIU: Selected all-state and Broward County's Player of the Year in 1999-2000 after scoring 38 goals and 25 assists as a senior…helped Hallandale to a 22-2-1 record that year and two victories in the regional championship tournament…finished high school career with 119 goals and 94 assists…MVP of Broward's North-South All-Star game in the spring of 2000…son of Sonia Rodriguez…undecided major.