Gustavo Gómez

Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo ˈɣomes]; 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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Portillo.
Gustavo Gómez
Gómez with Palmeiras in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993[1]
Place of birth San Juan Bautista, Paraguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
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 AC Milan 18 (0)
2018–2019 → Palmeiras (loan) 28 (5)
2019– Palmeiras 143 (18)
International career‡
2010 Paraguay U17 13 (1)
2012–2013 Paraguay U20 25 (3)
2013– Paraguay 64 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:56, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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.[2] 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.[3] 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. [4] 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 win two Campeonatos Brasileiro in 2018 and 2022, two Copas Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, three Campeonatos Paulista in 2020, 2022 and 2023, one SouthAmerican Recopa in 2022, one Supercopa do Brasil in 2023 and the Copa do Brasil in 2020.[5]

International career

Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguay national team was for a friendly against Germany in August 2013.[6] On 7 September 2013 he debuted against Bolivia at the age of 20 years old . In that game he scored his first international goal.[7] 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. 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 17 July 2023.[8]
Club Season League State league[lower-alpha 1] National cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Libertad 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 20——00—20
2012 20——00—20
2013 231——10[lower-alpha 3]2—333
2014 204——00—204
Total 475——102—577
Lanús 2014 Argentine Primera División 150—101[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0180
2015 270—534[lower-alpha 3]1—364
2016 160—1000—170
Total 580—735120724
Milan 2016–17 Serie A 180—10——190
2017–18 00—001[lower-alpha 5]0—10
Total 180—1010—200
Palmeiras (loan) 2018 Série A 142—003[lower-alpha 6]1—173
2019 6281206[lower-alpha 6]1—224
Palmeiras 2019 Série A 161—004[lower-alpha 6]0—201
2020 2111317213[lower-alpha 6]22[lower-alpha 7]0566
2021 201510012[lower-alpha 6]13[lower-alpha 8]0403
2022 30911040122105811
2023 140535114010394
Total 121164261836477026232
Career total 2432142626680108040043
  1. Includes Campeonato Paulista
  2. Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia, Copa do Brasil
  3. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  5. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  7. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana

International
As of 17 July 2023.[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201331
201471
201510
2016100
201760
201820
2019121
202040
2021121
202270
202320
Total664

Honours

Club
Libertad
Lanus
Milan
Palmeiras

Individual

Notes

    In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomes].

    References
    1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
    2. 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)
    3. WELCOME GUSTAVO GOMEZ! | AC Milan Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine www.acmilan.com. 5 August 2016
    4. http://www.ilmilanista.it/gazzanet/milan-gustavo-gomez-potrebbe-indossare-la-maglia-numero-15/?refresh_ce-cp
    5. "UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Gustavo Gomez al Palmeiras" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    6. Convocatoria Amistoso vs. Alemania (14-08-2013) Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Selección Paraguaya de Fútbol. (in Spanish)
    7. FIFA World Cup Brazil: Paraguay-Bolivia - Overview Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine FIFA.com. 6 September 2013.
    8. Gustavo Gómez at Soccerway
    9. "Gómez, Gustavo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
    10. "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.
    11. "(FOTO) El 11 ideal de la Copa Libertadores 2022". OneFootball (in Spanish). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
    12. "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha". trofeumesaredonda.com.br. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
    13. "Sem Abel, Palmeiras domina seleção do Paulistão; veja time ideal e outros prêmios" [Without Abel, Palmeiras dominate the Paulistão best XI; see the team and other awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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