Gustavo Gómez

Gustavo Gómez
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Place of birth San Juan Bautista, Paraguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
(on loan from Milan)
Number 15
Youth career
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Libertad 47 (5)
2014–2016 Lanús 58 (0)
2016– Milan 19 (0)
2018– → Palmeiras (loan) 11 (2)
National team‡
2010 Paraguay U17 13 (1)
2012–2013 Paraguay U20 25 (3)
2013– Paraguay 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2018

Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo ˈɣomes];[lower-alpha 1] born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras on loan from Milan.

Club career

Gustavo Gómez was born in Misiones, Paraguay, on May 6, 1993.

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 23 November 2017 [7]
Paraguay League Cup South America Other Total
ClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Libertad 2011 Primera División 20—00—20
2012 20—00—20
2013 231—10[lower-alpha 2]2—333
2014 204—00—204
Paraguay Total 475—102—577
Argentina League Copa Argentina South America Other Total
ClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2014 Primera División 150103[lower-alpha 3]0—180
2015 270534[lower-alpha 2]1—364
2016 1601000—170
Argentina Total 5807371—724
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Other Total
ClubSeasonDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milan 2016–17 Serie A 18010——190
2017–18 100010—20
Italy Total 1901010—210
Career total 1245831830015011
  1. ↑ In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomes].
  2. 1 2 All appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
  3. ↑ 1 appearance in Copa Sudamericana, 2 appearances in Recopa Sudamericana.

International

As of 12 June 2018[7]
Paraguay football team
YearAppsGoals
2013 3 1
2014 6 1
2015 1 0
2016 10 0
2017 5 0
2018 2 0
Total272

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2013Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Bolivia4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.5 March 2014Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Club

Libertad
Lanus
Milan

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ 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)
    2. ↑ WELCOME GUSTAVO GOMEZ! | AC Milan www.acmilan.com. 5 August 2016
    3. ↑ http://www.ilmilanista.it/gazzanet/milan-gustavo-gomez-potrebbe-indossare-la-maglia-numero-15/?refresh_ce-cp
    4. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Gustavo Gomez al Palmeiras" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    5. ↑ Convocatoria Amistoso vs. Alemania (14-08-2013) Selección Paraguaya de Fútbol. (in Spanish)
    6. ↑ FIFA World Cup Brazil: Paraguay-Bolivia - Overview FIFA.com. 6 September 2013.
    7. 1 2 Gustavo Gómez at Soccerway
    8. ↑ "Gómez, Gustavo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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