Gustavo Gómez

Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo ˈɣomes]; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for and captains the Brazilian Serie A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Portillo.
Gustavo Gómez
Gómez with Palmeiras in 2018
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo
Date of birth (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993
Place of birth San Juan Bautista, Paraguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 15
Youth career
Libertad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Libertad 47 (5)
2014–2016 Lanús 58 (0)
2016–2019 Milan 18 (0)
2018–2019 → Palmeiras (loan) 28 (5)
2019– Palmeiras 75 (5)
National team‡
2010 Paraguay U17 13 (1)
2012–2013 Paraguay U20 25 (3)
2013– Paraguay 59 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:56, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Lanús

Gómez is considered one of the most promising defenders of Paraguay, who began his playing career at Libertad. In the summer of 2014, Gómez left Libertad to play for Argentine Primera División side Lanús.[1] Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title.

Milan

On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to A.C. Milan for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract.[2] He is the first ever Paraguayan footballer to play for Milan. After joining the club he chose number 15, in tribute of his former Lanús teammate, Diego Barisone who died in a car accident. [3] On 27 August 2016, he made his full debut for Milan in Serie A against Napoli, where Napoli beat Milan 4–2.

Palmeiras

On 2 August 2018, Gómez was announced for Palmeiras on a one year loan deal. Being considered by supporters as one of the best centerbacks of Palmeiras history, he helped the team win one Campeonato Brasileiro in 2018, two Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, and the Copa do Brasil also in 2020.[4]

International career

Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguayan national team was for the friendly against Germany in August 2013.[5] On 7 September 2013 he debuted against Bolivia at the age of 20 years old . In that game he scored his first international goal.[6] He has since been a regular fixture for Paraguay. He played for Paraguay in the Copa América Centenario in 2016, where he started all the 3 games for them.

Style of play

Gustavo is a strong defender capable of playing in any position at the back. He is a hard tackler and good in the air. He was instrumental in Lanus's style of building attacks from behind.

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 December 2021.[7]
Club Season League National Cup Continental State League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Libertad 2011 Paraguayan Primera División 20—00——20
2012 20—00——20
2013 231—10[lower-alpha 1]2——333
2014 204—00——204
Total 475—102——577
Lanús 2014 Argentine Primera División 150101[lower-alpha 1]0—2[lower-alpha 2]0180
2015 270534[lower-alpha 1]1——364
2016 1601000——170
Total 5807351—20724
Milan 2016–17 Serie A 18010———190
2017–18 00001[lower-alpha 3]0——10
Total 1801010——200
Palmeiras (loan) 2018 Série A 142003[lower-alpha 4]1——173
2019 62206[lower-alpha 4]18[lower-alpha 5]1—224
Total 204209281—397
Palmeiras 2019 Série A 161004[lower-alpha 4]0——201
2020 2117213[lower-alpha 4]213[lower-alpha 5]12[lower-alpha 6]0566
2021 2010012[lower-alpha 4]15[lower-alpha 5]13[lower-alpha 7]0403
Total 573722931825011610
Career total 200121755482637030428
  1. All appearances in Copa Sudamericana.
  2. All appearances in Recopa Sudamericana.
  3. All appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  4. All appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  5. All appearances in Campeonato Paulista.
  6. All appearances in FIFA Club World Cup.
  7. One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana.

International
As of 24 March 2022.[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 201331
201471
201510
2016100
201760
201820
2019121
202040
2021121
202220
Total594

International goals
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2013Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Bolivia4–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.5 March 2014Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Costa Rica1–21–2Friendly
3.9 June 2019Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Guatemala1–02–0
4.2 July 2021Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico, Goiânia, Brazil Peru1–03–32021 Copa América

Honours

Club
Libertad
Lanus
Milan
Palmeiras
Paraguay U-20
  • Copa Ciudad de Arequipa: 2012

Individual

Notes

    In isolation, Gómez is pronounced [ˈɡomes].

    References
    1. Gustavo Gómez es el segundo refuerzo (Gustavo Gómez is the second reinforcement) Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Club Lanus. 29 June 2014. (in Spanish)
    2. WELCOME GUSTAVO GOMEZ! | AC Milan Archived 2016-08-08 at the Wayback Machine www.acmilan.com. 5 August 2016
    3. http://www.ilmilanista.it/gazzanet/milan-gustavo-gomez-potrebbe-indossare-la-maglia-numero-15/?refresh_ce-cp
    4. "UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Gustavo Gomez al Palmeiras" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
    5. Convocatoria Amistoso vs. Alemania (14-08-2013) Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Selección Paraguaya de Fútbol. (in Spanish)
    6. FIFA World Cup Brazil: Paraguay-Bolivia - Overview Archived 2017-06-13 at the Wayback Machine FIFA.com. 6 September 2013.
    7. Gustavo Gómez at Soccerway
    8. "Gómez, Gustavo". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
    9. "Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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