Julio Gómez (footballer, born 1994)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julio Enrique Gómez González | ||
Date of birth | August 13, 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Tampico, Tamaulipas, México | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Winger Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | Pachuca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Pachuca | 9 | (0) |
2014 | Guadalajara | 7 | (0) |
2015 | → UAT (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015 | → Cafetaleros (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2016 | → Chiapas (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Coras (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2017 | → Zacatepec (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 15 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Loros UdeC | 29 | (7) |
International career | |||
2010–2011 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (3) |
2013 | Mexico U20 | 3 | (2) |
2014 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2020 |
Julio Enrique Gómez González (born 13 August 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder.[1][2]
Club career
CF Pachuca
Julio Gomez (La Momia) made his debut for CF Pachuca against Santos Laguna in January 2011, in a game of 2011 Clausura He was then loaned to Correcaminos and scored 13 goals in Clausura 2015. He was declared MVP by Correcaminos. Then Pachuca loaned him to Cafetaleros de Tapachula for the 2015-16 season.[3]
International career
2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gómez was a regular starter in Mexico´s squad. In the second match against Congo; Gómez scored one of the 2 goals from Mexico.[4]
In the semifinal match against Germany he scored 2 goals, the first of them at minute 3'. In the play that derived in the second goal for Mexico, an Olympic goal by Jonathan Espericueta, Gomez's head collided with Samed Yeşil's, after which he was left lying on the field, bleeding heavily. With no substitutions left, he returned to the field and scored the winning goal with a memorable bicycle kick on the last minutes of the match, and gave Mexico the pass to the final against Uruguay.[5] That was a match Gómez will never forget as he debuted with Pachuca on the Estadio Corona, and also there he scored his goals against Germany.
He was not a starter in the final. However, he entered the game at minute 80', being received with a standing ovation by the fans. Mexico ended up defeating Uruguay 2-0, winning the championship.[6]
Gómez was awarded the Golden Ball of the tournament. In total, he scored 3 goals, and participated in all 7 games - six as starter, and as a substitute in the final.[7]
Honours
International
- Mexico Youth
Individual
References
- ^ "Julio Enrique Gómez González" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "J. GÓMEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Debut Tuzo a los 16 años" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Mexico 2:1 Congo". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Germany 2:3 Mexico". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Uruguay 0:2 Mexico". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ^ "Gomez It's hard to take it all in". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tamaulipas
- Sportspeople from Tampico, Tamaulipas
- Association football wingers
- Association football midfielders
- Mexican footballers
- Mexico youth international footballers
- C.F. Pachuca players
- C.D. Guadalajara footballers
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers
- Coras de Nayarit F.C. footballers
- Club Atlético Zacatepec players
- Liga MX players