Gustavo Gómez
{{short description|Paraguayan footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Gómez|Portillo|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gustavo Gómez
| image = Gustavo-Gomez-Palmeiras-Athletico-jul-2022-2.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Gómez with Palmeiras in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|05|6}}
| birth_place = San Juan Bautista, Paraguay
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Palmeiras
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Libertad
| years1 = 2011–2014
| clubs1 = Libertad
| caps1 = 47
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = Lanús
| caps2 = 58
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016–2019
| clubs3 = AC Milan
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = → Palmeiras (loan)
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2019–
| clubs5 = Palmeiras
| caps5 = 192
| goals5 = 17
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Paraguay U17
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam2 = Paraguay U20
| nationalcaps2 = 25
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2013–
| nationalteam3 = Paraguay
| nationalcaps3 = 79
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| club-update = 23:25, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:20, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
}}
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo ({{IPA|es-419|ɡusˈtaβo ˈɣomes|lang}}; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team.
Club career
=Lanús=
Gómez is considered 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.[http://www.clublanus.com/futbol/profesional/noticia/id/6929 Gustavo Gómez es el segundo refuerzo (Gustavo Gómez is the second reinforcement)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195021/http://www.clublanus.com/futbol/profesional/noticia/id/6929 |date=2014-07-14 }} Club Lanus. 29 June 2014. {{in lang|es}} Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title.
=AC Milan=
On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to AC Milan for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract.[https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/club/2016-08-05/welcome-gustavo-gomez WELCOME GUSTAVO GOMEZ! | AC Milan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808161042/http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/club/2016-08-05/welcome-gustavo-gomez |date=2016-08-08 }} www.acmilan.com. 5 August 2016 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.
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. Being considered by supporters as one of the best centerbacks of Palmeiras' history, he helped the team achieve three Brasileirão titles in 2018, 2022, and 2023, two Copa Libertadores trophies in 2020 and 2021, three Campeonato Paulista victories in 2020, 2022 and 2023, the Recopa Sudamericana in 2022, one Copa do Brasil in 2020 and the Supercopa do Brasil in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/milan/?action=read&idtmw=1141845|access-date=3 August 2018|title=UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Gustavo Gomez al Palmeiras|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163506/https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/milan/?action=read&idtmw=1141845|archive-date=3 August 2018|url-status=live}}
International career
Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguay national team was for a friendly against Germany in August 2013.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140427010857/http://www.seleccionparaguaya.org/amistoso-vs-alemania-14-08-2013-c32 Convocatoria Amistoso vs. Alemania (14-08-2013)]}} Selección Paraguaya de Fútbol. {{in lang|es}}
On 7 September 2013, he debuted against Bolivia at the age of 20, and in that game he scored his first international goal.[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258419/match=300180947/index.html FIFA World Cup Brazil: Paraguay-Bolivia - Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613004157/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258419/match=300180947/index.html |date=2017-06-13 }} FIFA.com. 6 September 2013.
He has since been a regular fixture 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, being a hard tackler and good in the air. He was instrumental in Lanús' style of building attacks from behind during his time at the club.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|8 November 2024}}{{Soccerway|gustavo-gomez/170091}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State league{{efn|Includes Campeonato Paulista}} !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia, Copa do Brasil}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Libertad
|2011 |rowspan="4"|Paraguayan Primera División |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2012
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013
|23 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2014
|20 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 57 | 7 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Lanús
|2014 |rowspan="3"|Argentine Primera División |15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|27 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2016
|16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Milan
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |18 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Palmeiras (loan)
|2018 |rowspan="2"|Série A |14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=COL|Appearances in Copa Libertadores}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2019
|6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6{{efn|name=COL}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 7 | ||
| rowspan="7"|Palmeiras
|2019 |rowspan="6"|Série A |16 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=COL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2020
|21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13{{efn|name=COL}} | 2 | 2{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 56 | 6 | |
| 2021
|20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12{{efn|name=COL}} | 1 | 5{{efn|One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2022
|30 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12{{efn|name=COL}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 11 | |
| 2023
|32 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11{{efn|name=COL}} | 3 | 1{{efn|name=SDB|Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil}} | 0 | 63 | 6 | |
| 2024
|23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=COL}} | 2 | 1{{efn|name=SDB}} | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!142 | 15 | 50 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 281 | 21 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!285 | 24 | 58 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 85 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 469 | 48 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 19 November 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53594/Gustavo_Gomez.html|title=Gómez, Gustavo|website=National Football Teams|access-date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819054519/http://national-football-teams.com/player/53594/Gustavo_Gomez.html|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=live}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan=12|Paraguay
|2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total | 78 | 4 |
|---|
:Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gómez goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Gustavo Gómez !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
| align="center"|1 | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | {{fb|BOL}} | align="center"|4–0 | align="center"|4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 5 March 2014 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | {{fb|CRC}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | 9 June 2019 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | {{fb|GUA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|4 | 2 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil | {{fb|PER}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|3–3 {{pso|3–4}} | 2021 Copa América |
Honours
Libertad
Lanus
Milan
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2018, 2022, 2023
- Copa do Brasil: 2020
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
- Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
- Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2021
Individual
- U-20 South American Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013
- Paraguayan Primera División Team of the Season: 2013
- Copa Argentina Team of the Season: 2014–15
- Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2016
- Bola de Prata: 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/bola-de-prata/artigo/_/id/6389730/bola-de-prata-veja-como-ficou-a-selecao-do-campeonato-brasileiro-2019|title=Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019|publisher=ESPN Brasil|language=pt|date=9 December 2019|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209222614/https://www.espn.com.br/futebol/bola-de-prata/artigo/_/id/6389730/bola-de-prata-veja-como-ficou-a-selecao-do-campeonato-brasileiro-2019|archive-date=9 December 2019|url-status=live}} 2020, 2022, 2024
- Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020, 2021, 2022{{Cite web |date=31 October 2022 |title=(FOTO) El 11 ideal de la Copa Libertadores 2022 |url=https://onefootball.com/es/noticias/foto-el-11-ideal-de-la-copa-libertadores-2022-36140778 |access-date=2 November 2022 |website=OneFootball |language=es}}
- Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2020{{cite web|access-date=2023-03-07|title=Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha|url=https://trofeumesaredonda.com.br/historico/2020/|website=trofeumesaredonda.com.br}}
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Copa do Brasil Team of the Season: 2020
- South American Footballer of the Year Bronze Ball: 2020, 2021
- South America Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- South American Defender of the Year: 2020, 2021
- Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 2021
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Year: 2021
- Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2022, 2023{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/sp/futebol/campeonato-paulista/noticia/2023/04/10/sem-abel-palmeiras-domina-selecao-do-paulistao-veja-time-ideal.ghtml|title=Sem Abel, Palmeiras domina seleção do Paulistão; veja time ideal e outros prêmios|trans-title=Without Abel, Palmeiras dominate the Paulistão best XI; see the team and other awards|publisher=ge|language=pt-BR|date=10 April 2023|accessdate=12 April 2023}}
Notes
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In isolation, Gómez is pronounced {{IPA|es|ˈɡomes|}}.
References
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External links
- {{Fichajes|j170091_gustavo-raul-gomez-portillo}}
- {{NFT player|53594}}
{{Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras squad}}
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