Gabriel Enrique Gómez

Gabriel Gómez
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Enrique Gómez Giron
Date of birth 29 May 1984 (1984-05-29) (age 27)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Philadelphia Union
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)
2006–2007 Independiente Santa Fe 40 (1)
2007–2010 Belenenses 71 (3)
2010 Ermis 11 (1)
2011 La Equidad 14 (1)
2011 Indios Ciudad Juárez 8 (3)
2012– Philadelphia Union 0 (0)
National team
2003– Panama 74 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 December 2011

Gabriel Enrique Gómez Giron (born 29 May 1984 in Panama City) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

In his early career, Gómez - nicknamed Gavilán - rarely settled with a club, playing in both his country and Colombia. In 2007, he moved to Portugal and signed a three-year contract with C.F. Os Belenenses, who paid 300.000 to Independiente de Santa Fe.

Gómez made his Portuguese first division debut on 20 August 2007, in a 1–1 draw at Associação Naval 1º de Maio, being relatively used during his three-year stint, with the Lisbon side being relegated in 2009–10. In the very last minutes of the following summer transfer window, he moved to Cyprus and signed with Ermis Aradippou, reuniting with former Belenenses teammate Wender, but being released shortly after.

Gómez signed with Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union on 21 December 2011.[1]

International career

Gómez made his debut for Panama in 2003, against El Salvador. He represented the national team in three CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments.

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 August 2006 Estadio Nacional, Lima  Peru 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 12 July 2009 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale  Nicaragua 2–0 4–0 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3. 7 September 2010 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City  Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 3–0 Friendly
4. 25 March 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City  Bolivia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
5. 29 May 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City  Grenada 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6. 7 June 2011 Ford Field, Detroit  Guadeloupe 3–0 3–2 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7. 11 June 2011 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa  United States 2–0 2–1 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8. 12 November 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City  Costa Rica 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
2001 Envigado Categoría Primera A 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
2002 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2003 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Panama League Cup League Cup North America Total
2004 San Francisco Liga Panameña de Fútbol 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 171 0
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
2004 Deportivo Pasto Categoría Primera A 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Panama League Cup League Cup North America Total
2005 Tauro Liga Panameña de Fútbol 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
2005 Deportivo Pereira Categoría Primera A 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
2006 Santa Fe 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1
2007 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Europe Total
2007–08 Belenenses Primeira Liga 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
2008–09 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
2009–10 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Cyprus League Cypriot Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 Ermis Cypriot First Division 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Colombia League Cup League Cup South America Total
2011 La Equidad Categoría Primera A 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Mexico League Cup League Cup North America Total
2011–12 Indios Liga de Ascenso 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
USA League Open Cup League Cup North America Total
2012 Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Colombia 110 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 6
Panama 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2
Portugal 71 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 3
Cyprus 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Mexico 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 230 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 15

Statistics accurate as of 21 December 2011

International

National team Year Apps Goals
Panama
2003 4 0
2004 4 0
2005 20 0
2006 6 1
2007 6 0
2008 4 0
2009 7 1
2010 4 1
2011 18 5
Total 74 8

Statistics accurate as of 21 December 2011

References

  1. ^ "Union acquire Panamanian Gomez". Philadelphia Union. 21 December 2011. http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/news/2011/12/union-acquire-panamanian-gomez. Retrieved 21 December 2011. 

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