James Gomez
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001
Place of birth Bakary Sambouya near Brikama, Gambia[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2020 Real de Banjul
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Real de Banjul
2020 → AC Horsens (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2023 AC Horsens 69 (2)
2023– Sparta Prague 3 (0)
International career‡
Gambia U20[2]
Gambia U23[3]
2021– Gambia 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023

James Gomez (born 14 November 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Czech First League club Sparta Prague, and the Gambia national team.

Club career

Having progressed through the academy of Real de Banjul, Gomez moved on loan to Danish club AC Horsens on 20 January 2020.[4] On 4 August, the loan was extended for another six months.[5] On 23 December 2020, he signed a permanent deal with the club on a contract until 2024.[6]¨

On 19 July 2023, Gomez signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[7]


International career

He made his debut for Gambia national football team on 8 June 2021 in a friendly against Togo and scored the only goal of the game.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Horsens (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 30000030
AC Horsens 2020–21 Danish Superliga 1312000151
2021–22 Danish 1st Division 3102000330
2022–23 Danish Superliga 1410000141
Career total 6124000652

    International

    As of match played 8 June 2022[1]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Gambia 202141
    202280
    Total121
    Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomez goal.
    List of international goals scored by James Gomez
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
    1 8 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey  Togo 1–0 1–0 Friendly [10]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "James Gomez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
    2. ↑ "AC Horsens signs James Gomez". The Point. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    3. ↑ "AC Horsens extends James Gomez contract". gambia.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    4. ↑ Otte, Mads; Kommune, kl 05:48 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Mads Otte Journalist Lokalreporter i Horsens (21 January 2020). "Horsens lejer forsvarsspiller i Gambia". TV2 ØSTJYLLAND (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    5. ↑ Poulsen, Tommy (4 August 2020). "AC Horsens forlænger med James Gomez". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
    6. ↑ Poulsen, Tommy (23 December 2020). "AC Horsens køber James Gomez". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
    7. ↑ "Pátá letní posila pro Spartu. Gambijský stoper z Dánska podepsal na více let". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
    8. ↑ "Gambia v Togo game report". National Football Teams. 8 June 2021.
    9. ↑ James Gomez at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
    10. ↑ "Gambia - Togo 1:0 (Friendlies 2021, June)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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