Gustavo Gómez
File:Gustavo-Gomez-1.jpg Gustavo Gomez playing for Paraguay | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo | ||
Date of birth | 6 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | San Juan Bautista, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Libertad | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Libertad | 47 | (5) |
2014–2016 | Lanús | 58 | (0) |
2016–2019 | Milan | 18 | (0) |
2018– | → Palmeiras (loan) | 36 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Paraguay U17 | 13 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Paraguay U20 | 25 | (3) |
2013– | Paraguay | 41 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo ˈɣomes]; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras and captains the Paraguay national team.
Club career
Lanús
Gómez is considered as one of the most promising defenders of Paraguay, who began his playing career at Libertad. In the summer of 2014, Gómez left Libertad to play for Argentine Primera División side Lanús.[1] Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title.
Milan
On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to A.C. Milan for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract.[2] He is the first ever Paraguayan footballer to play for Milan. After joining the club he chose number 15, in tribute of his former Lanús teammate, Diego Barisone who died in a car accident. [3] On 27 August 2016, he made his full debut for Milan in Serie A against Napoli, where Napoli beat Milan 4-2.
Palmeiras
On 2 August 2018, Gómez was announced for Palmeiras on a one year loan deal.[4]
International career
Gustavo's first convocation was for the friendly against Germany in August 2013.[5] But his international debut was against Bolivia on 7 September 2013, at the age of 20 years. In that game he scored his first international goal.[6] He has since, nailed down a regular starting berth for Paraguay. He played for Paraguay in the Copa América Centenario in 2016, where he started all the 3 games for them.
Style of play
Gustavo is a strong defender capable of playing in any position at the back. He is a hard tackler and good in the air. He was instrumental in Lanus's style of building attacks from behind.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 November 2019.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Libertad | 2011 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2012 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2013 | 23 | 1 | — | 10[a] | 2 | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
2014 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
Total | 47 | 5 | — | 10 | 2 | — | 57 | 7 | ||||
Lanús | 2014 | Primera División | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
2015 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
2016 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 72 | 4 | |||
Milan | 2016–17 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
Palmeiras (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | |
2019 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 8[e] | 1 | 22 | 4 | ||
Palmeiras | 2019 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
Total | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 8 | ||
Career total | 159 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 208 | 19 |
- ^ a b All appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ One appearance in Copa Sudamericana, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana.
- ^ All appearances in UEFA Europa League.
- ^ a b All appearances in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ All appearances in Campeonato Paulista.
International
- As of 19 November 2019.[7]
Paraguay | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 3 | 1 |
2014 | 7 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 10 | 0 |
2017 | 6 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 12 | 1 |
Total | 41 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 5 March 2014 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
3. | 9 June 2019 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 |
Honours
Club
- Libertad
- Lanus
- Milan
- Palmeiras
Individual
Notes
In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomes].
References
- ^ Gustavo Gómez es el segundo refuerzo (Gustavo Gómez is the second reinforcement) Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Club Lanus. 29 June 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ WELCOME GUSTAVO GOMEZ! | AC Milan Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine www.acmilan.com. 5 August 2016
- ^ http://www.ilmilanista.it/gazzanet/milan-gustavo-gomez-potrebbe-indossare-la-maglia-numero-15/?refresh_ce-cp
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Gustavo Gomez al Palmeiras" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Convocatoria Amistoso vs. Alemania (14-08-2013) Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Selección Paraguaya de Fútbol. (in Spanish)
- ^ FIFA World Cup Brazil: Paraguay-Bolivia - Overview Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine FIFA.com. 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b Gustavo Gómez at Soccerway
- ^ "Gómez, Gustavo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
External links
- Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo at Fichajes.com
- Gustavo Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Misiones Department
- Paraguayan footballers
- Association football central defenders
- Club Libertad footballers
- Club Atlético Lanús footballers
- A.C. Milan players
- Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Serie A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Paraguay under-20 international footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- Copa América Centenario players
- 2019 Copa América players
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil