Gabriel Enrique Gómez

Gabriel Enrique Gómez Girón (born 29 May 1984) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for San Francisco F.C. as a defensive midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Girón.
Gabriel Gómez
Gómez lining up for Panama at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Enrique Gómez Girón
Date of birth (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Francisco
Youth career
Sporting '89
Envigado
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Envigado 32 (1)
2004 San Francisco 17 (1)
2004 Deportivo Pasto 13 (1)
2005 Tauro 13 (1)
2005 Deportivo Pereira 11 (2)
2006–2008 Santa Fe 40 (1)
2007–2008 → Belenenses (loan) 25 (1)
2008–2010 Belenenses 46 (2)
2010 Ermis 11 (1)
2011 La Equidad 14 (1)
2011 Indios 8 (3)
2012 Philadelphia Union 24 (6)
2013 Atlético Junior 16 (0)
2013–2014 San Francisco 28 (2)
2014–2016 Herediano 41 (1)
2016 → Cartaginés (loan) 12 (1)
2016 Deportes Tolima 18 (2)
2017–2019 Atlético Bucaramanga 82 (3)
2020– San Francisco 7 (1)
National team
2003–2018 Panama 149 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2020

His own notwithstanding, he played professionally in six countries, mainly Colombia and Portugal.

Gómez is Panama's all-time record cap holder, appearing in 149 internationals and representing the nation in seven Gold Cup tournaments and the 2018 World Cup.[2]

Club career

In his early career, Panama City-born Gómez – nicknamed Gavilán (Hawk)[3][4]– rarely settled with a club, playing in both his country and Colombia. In 2007, he moved to Portugal and signed for C.F. Os Belenenses initially on a one-year loan,[5][6] from Club Santa Fe whom he had joined in December 2005.[7]

Gómez made his Primeira Liga debut on 20 August 2007 in a 1–1 draw at Associação Naval 1º de Maio,[8] being relatively used during his three-year stint as the Lisbon side were eventually relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season.[9] In the very last minutes of the following summer transfer window, he moved to Cyprus and signed with Ermis Aradippou FC, reuniting with former Belenenses teammate Wender.

In August 2011, after a spell back in Colombia with La Equidad alongside countrymen Gabriel Torres and Román Torres,[10] Gómez teamed up with compatriot Blas Pérez at Mexican Ascenso MX side Indios de Ciudad Juárez.[11] He signed for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on 21 December 2011,[12] scoring his first league goal in the season opener against the Portland Timbers (1–3 away loss).

Gómez returned to Colombia in December 2012, to play for Junior FC.[13] He continued changing clubs and countries in quick succession in the following years, representing San Francisco F.C.[14] and C.S. Herediano.[15]

International career

Gómez represented the Panamanian under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates.[16] He made his debut for the full side in a game against El Salvador for the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup, and went on to play for his country on more than 100 occasions, including in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[16][17]

Gómez was named in the 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[18] He made his debut in the competition on 18 June at the age of 34 years and 20 days, playing the entire 0–3 group stage defeat to Belgium;[19] late in the same month, he announced his retirement from international play.[20]

Personal life

Gómez married former model Ingrid González, sister of former international goalkeeper Donaldo González,[21] fathering two children.

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 May 2018[22][23][24]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Envigado 2001 151———151
2002 140———140
2003 30———30
Total 321———321
San Francisco 2004 171———171
Pasto 2004 131———131
Tauro 2005 131———131
Deportivo Pereira 2005 112———112
Santa Fe 2006 261——91352
2007 140———140
Total 401——91492
Belenenses (loan) 2007–08 251101000271
Belenenses 2008–09 2022030—252
2009–10 2603010—300
2010–11 000010—10
Total 4625050—562
Ermis 2010–11 11121——111
La Equidad 2011 141———141
Indios 2011–12 83———83
Philadelphia Union 2012 24621——267
Junior 2013 16030——190
San Francisco 2013–14 282———282
Herediano 2014–15 321——61382
2015–16 90——20110
Total 411——81492
Cartaginés (loan) 2015–16 121———121
Deportes Tolima 2016 18230—00212
Atlético Bucaramanga 2017 26110——271
2018 10010——110
Total 36120——381
Career Total 405281826017244632

    International
    As of 28 June 2018[17]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Panama
    200340
    200450
    2005210
    200661
    200780
    200850
    200971
    201041
    2011185
    201261
    2013140
    201481
    2015140
    2016111
    2017111
    201870
    Total14912

    International goals
    As of 28 June 2018. Panama score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gómez goal.[17]
    #DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1.15 August 2006Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Peru2–02–0Friendly
    2.12 July 2009University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States Nicaragua2–04–02009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    3.7 September 2010Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Trinidad and Tobago3–03–0Friendly
    4.25 March 2011 Bolivia1–02–0
    5.29 May 2011 Grenada1–02–0
    6.7 June 2011Ford Field, Detroit, United States Guadeloupe3–03–22011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    7.11 June 2011Raymond James, Tampa, United States United States2–02–12011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
    8.12 November 2011Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Costa Rica1–02–0Friendly
    9.14 November 2012 Spain1–51–5
    10.31 May 2014Toyota Park, Bridgeview, United States Serbia1–11–1
    11.8 January 2016Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Cuba1–04–0Copa América Centenario qualifying play-offs
    12.28 March 2017 United States1–11–12018 World Cup qualification

    Honours

    Panama

    References
    1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
    2. Mamrud, Roberto (5 July 2018). "Panama – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
    3. "Gabriel 'Gavilán' Gómez les dedicará el título de Herediano a sus padres fallecidos" [Gabriel 'Hawk' Gómez will dedicate Herediano title to his deceased parents]. La Nación (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
    4. Fonseca, Graciela (18 July 2017). ""Gavilán" Gómez: un viejo conocido de la Tricolor" ["Hawk" Gómez: an old acquaintance of the Tricolor] (in Spanish). CR Hoy. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
    5. "Contrata club de Bulgaria a panameño "Pistolero" Garcés" [Bulgarian club hires Panamanian "Gunfighter" Garcés] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    6. "Chegou o panamiano Gabriel Gomez" [Panamanian Gabriel Gomez has arrived]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
    7. "Panameño Gabriel Gómez jugará con Independiente Santa Fe de Colombia la Copa Libertadores" [Panamanian Gabriel Gómez to play Libertadores Cup with Independiente Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Tera Deportes. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    8. "Francisco Chaló estreia-se na Liga com um ponto" [Francisco Chaló makes League debut with one point]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 21 August 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
    9. Pereira, Carla (14 August 2010). "Gómez: "Tenho pena de sair"" [Gómez: "I feel sorry for leaving"]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
    10. "Gómez a Colombia" [Gómez to Colombia] (in Spanish). Panamá Fútbol. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    11. ""Indios" con otro refuerzo panameño" ["Indians" with another Panamanian addition] (in Spanish). Panamá Fútbol. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    12. "Union acquire Panamanian Gomez". Philadelphia Union. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
    13. Cantillo Arrieta, Juan Manuel (28 December 2012). "Gabriel Gómez es el primer refuerzo del Atlético Junior para el 2013" [Gabriel Gómez is first Atlético Junior addition for 2013]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    14. Ramos R., Ariel A. (9 August 2013). "Oficial: Gabriel "Gavilán" Gómez ha fichado por el San Francisco F.C." [Official: Gabriel "Hawk" Gómez has signed for San Francisco F.C.] (in Spanish). San Francisco F.C. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    15. Masís, Fiorella (21 May 2014). "Panameño Gabriel Gómez es el nuevo refuerzo de Herediano" [Panamanian Gabriel Gómez is Herediano's new addition]. Al Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
    16. Gabriel Gómez – FIFA competition record
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    18. "Panamá da la lista de los 23 jugadores que irán al Mundial de Rusia 2018" [Panama release list of 23 players who will go to 2018 Russia World Cup]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
    19. Glendenning, Barry (18 June 2018). "Belgium 3–0 Panama". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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    21. Figueroa, Carlos (20 June 2007). ""Quiero dejar a mi país en alto"" ["I want to fly my country's flag high"] (in Spanish). Panamá América. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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