| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Darío Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | February 15, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Capital Federal, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Calcio Catania | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005-2010 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 77 | (16) |
| 2009-2010 | → San Lorenzo (loan) | 47 | (8) |
| 2010- | Calcio Catania | 51 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U-20 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alejandro Darío Gómez (born 15 February 1988 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football second striker who currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A.
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Gómez began his career with the youth squad of Argentine side Arsenal de Sarandí, made his professional debut for the club in 2003. He was officially called-up to the prima squadra in 2005, but had to wait until the Apertura 2006 tournament to establish himself as a first team regular. He made 15 appearances and scored 2 goals in the tournament, helping Arsenal to claim a 5th place finish. Gómez is a dynamic attacking midfielder who is renowned for his skill, high work-rate and powerful long range goals. Gómez scored two important goals of his career on November 30, 2007 in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana 2007 final against América to give Arsenal a valuable 3-2 lead going into the second leg. Between 2005 and 2009, the young midfielder made 77 total appearances in the league alone, also scoring 16 goals, at the mere age of 21. In 2009, the player was sold to fellow Argentine side San Lorenzo de Almagro.
In 2009 he was signed by San Lorenzo for the Cluasura 2009 tournament, San Lorenzo paid 2 million dollars for half of his booking contract. It took very little time for the 21 year old to establish himself has a first team regular, as in just 1 year, the player made 47 appearances and also scored on 8 occasions in the league fixtures alone. His impressive qualities eventually saw him catch the eyes of several high scouts, and in July 2010, the player transferred to the Italian Serie A, with Sicilian giants, Calcio Catania.
On July 21, 2010, it was officially confirmed that the 22 year old attacking midfielder had transferred to the Sicilian side. It has been touted that he was signed as a replacement for star midfielder, Jorge Andres Martinez, who had transferred to Serie A giants, Juventus earlier in the month. Gómez participated in his first friendly match for the Sicilian club, in a 1-0 win against Greek side Iraklis on July 30, 2010. In his first season in the Italian Serie A, Gómez instantly inserted himself into the starting eleven, for the Sicilians, and has been an integral part to their formation, and helped the team reach a 13th place finish along with a third consecutive season in which the club broke their all time high points total in the Serie A.
In 2007 Gómez was picked to represent the Argentina Under-20 team at the 2007 South American Youth Championship in Paraguay. Later that year he was part of the Argentina squad that won the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada.
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Argentina Under-20 | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2007 | Arsenal de Sarandí | Copa Sudamericana |
| 2008 | Arsenal de Sarandí | Suruga Bank Championship |
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