Alberto Gómez (Cuban footballer)

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Alberto Gómez
Gómez in 2015
Personal information
Full name Alberto Gómez Carbonell[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Guantánamo, Cuba
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Atlético Vega Real
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Guantánamo
2017– Atlético Vega Real
International career
2011– Cuba 44 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2018

Alberto Gómez Carbonell (born 12 February 1988) is a Cuban footballer who plays for Dominican club Atlético Vega Real as a midfielder.

Club career[edit]

Nicknamed Beto, Gómez played for hometown team Guantánamo, before signing professional terms with Dominican club Atlético Vega Real alongside compatriot Roberto Peraza.[2]

International career[edit]

He made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2011 friendly match against Nicaragua and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 44 caps, scoring 2 goals.[3] He represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches[4][5] and played at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[6]
Number Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 October 2012 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Panama 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 22 March 2016 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba  Bermuda 1–0 2–1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alberto Gómez at Soccerway
  2. ^ Futbolistas cubanos fichan por el Atlético Vega Real - Cubanet (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  4. ^ Alberto GómezFIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ Alberto GómezFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ "Gómez, Alberto". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 January 2017.