René Román
René Román Hinojo, known simply as René, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina on loan from UD Almería as a goalkeeper.Club career
Born in El Bosque, Cádiz, René made his senior debut with local Arcos CF in the 2002–03 season. He first arrived in Segunda División B in the summer of 2006, signing with Racing Club Portuense.
In the following years, René continued competing in the third level and his native Andalusia, representing Real Betis B, Unión Estepona CF and CP Cacereño. In July 2012 he signed with fellow league club FC Cartagena, being released the following month and remaining a free agent until January 2013, when he moved to Barakaldo CF.
On 21 July 2013, René signed with Real Jaén, recently promoted to Segunda División. On 11 September, aged 29, he appeared in his first professional match, a 1–0 home win against CD Numancia in the second round of the Copa del Rey; he made his league debut on 20 October, in a 1–0 victory over AD Alcorcón also at the Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria.
On 16 July 2014, René moved to UE Llagostera also in the second tier. On 29 June 2016, after suffering relegation, he joined fellow league team Girona FC after agreeing to a two-year deal.
René contributed with 21 appearances during the season, sharing starting duties with Bono as the Catalan club achieved promotion to La Liga for the first time ever. He left on 5 July 2017, and signed a two-year contract with UD Almería just hours later.
On 22 May 2019, having been an undisputed first-choice, René renewed his contract at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos for a further two years. The following 22 January, however, he was loaned to SD Ponferradina also of the second division for the remainder of the campaign.
