Diego Gómez
Gómez training with Inter Miami in 2023
Personal information
Full name Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla
Date of birth (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003
Place of birth San Juan Bautista, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Miami
Number 8
Youth career
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Libertad 40 (5)
2023– Inter Miami 3 (1)
International career‡
2022– Paraguay 4 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Paraguay
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:51, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla (born 27 March 2003) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Paraguay national team.[1]

Career

Gómez made his senior debut on 4 May 2022 against Caracas FC in the Copa Libertadores. Shortly after he made his league debut for Libertad against Club Olimpia, where he was sent-off. Despite this, he became a regular in the centre of midfield for Libertad by June 2022.[2] In August 2022 he scored his first senior league goals, scoring twice against Club 12 de Octubre SD.[3] Gómez was awarded the best under-19 player award by Paraguayan news organisation Versus in 2022.[4]

On 20 July 2023, Gómez signed with Major League Soccer side Inter Miami for an undisclosed fee.[5]

International career

On 31 August 2022, Gómez made his debut for the Paraguay senior team against Mexico. He played as the Paraguay under-20 team secured victory at the 2022 South American Games in October 2022.[6]

Honours

Libertad

Inter Miami

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Alexander Gomez Amarilla". Soccerway.
  2. ↑ ""It's about to go to..."; Official status of Diego Gómez 'leaks' after exposed interest from Palmeiras". Bolavip.com.
  3. ↑ "Diego Gómez scores a double in Libertad's 3-1 victory over 12 de Octubre (I)". TYCSports.com.
  4. ↑ ""It was a very incredible year for me"". Versus.lanacion.com.
  5. ↑ "Inter Miami CF Signs Paraguayan International Diego Gómez". intermiamicf.com.
  6. ↑ "Diego Gómez, year of debut and consolidation". ABC.com.
  7. ↑ Sigal, Jonathan (20 August 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.