Julio Gómez González

Julio Gómez
Personal information
Full nameJulio Enrique Gómez González
Date of birthAugust 13, 1994
Place of birthTampico, Tamaulipas, México
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
UAT
Number7
Youth career
2010-2011Pachuca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–Pachuca9(0)
2014Guadalajara (loan)7(0)
2015–Correcaminos UAT (loan)4(0)
National team
2011Mexico U177(3)
2013–Mexico U204(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 21, 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 11, 2011

Julio Enrique Gómez González (born August 13, 1994 in Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican footballer who plays for Correcaminos UAT on loan from Pachuca, in the Ascenso MX.[1] Julio Gómez is mostly used as a Winger but can also play as an Attacking midfielder.

Career

CF Pachuca

Julito Gomez (La Momia) made his debut for CF Pachuca's against Santos Laguna on January 2011, in a game of 2011 Clausura[2]

International career

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Gómez was a regular starter in Mexico´s squad. In the second match against Congo; Gómez scored one of the 2 goals from Mexico.[3]

In the semifinal match against Germany he scored 2 goals, the first of them at minute 3'. In the play that derived in the second goal for Mexico, an Olympic goal by Jonathan Espericueta, Gomez's head collided with Samed Yeşil's, after which he was left lying on the field, bleeding heavily. With no substitutions left, he returned to the field and scored the winning goal with a memorable bicycle kick on the last minutes of the match, and gave Mexico the pass to the final against Uruguay.[4] That was a match Gómez will never forget as he debuted with Pachuca on the Estadio Corona, and also there he scored his goals against Germany.

He was not a starter in the final. However, he entered the game at minute 80', being received with a standing ovation by the fans. Mexico ended up defeating Uruguay 2-0, winning the championship.[5]

Gómez was awarded the Golden Ball of the tournament. In total, he scored 3 goals, and participated in all 7 games - six as starter, and as a substitute in the final.[6]

2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Gomez also scored the winning goal in extra time of the final of this tournament, this time against the USA, again with an overhead bicycle kick.

Honours

International

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. Julio Gómez González Liga MX stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
  2. "Debut Tuzo a los 16 años" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-07-08.
  3. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Mexico 2:1 Congo". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  4. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Germany 2:3 Mexico". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  5. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Uruguay 0:2 Mexico". Retrieved 2011-07-12.
  6. "Gomez It's hard to take it all in". Retrieved 2011-07-12.