 Gómez with Inter Miami in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Libertad | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Libertad | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Inter Miami | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Paraguay U20 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Paraguay U23 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Paraguay | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:18, 4 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 22 February 2024 (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]
Club career[edit]
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] On 21 February 2024, Gómez scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Real Salt Lake in the first game of the 2024 Major League Soccer season with the help of an assist from Luis Suárez.[6]
International career[edit]
On 31 August 2022, at the age of 19, Gómez made his debut for the Paraguay senior team against Mexico. Later that year, he played as the Paraguay under-20 team secured victory at the 2022 South American Games held in Asunción,[7] he was also part of the U20 team at the 2023 South American U-20 Championship in Colombia.
In February 2024, he captained Paraguay U-23 team, and finished as the competition's joint top goalscorer with five goals, at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament as his side won the tournament and a place at the 2024 Olympic Games.[8]
Honours[edit]
Libertad
Inter Miami
References[edit]
- ^ "Diego Alexander Gomez Amarilla". Soccerway.
- ^ ""It's about to go to..."; Official status of Diego Gómez 'leaks' after exposed interest from Palmeiras". Bolavip.com.
- ^ "Diego Gómez scores a double in Libertad's 3-1 victory over 12 de Octubre (I)". TYCSports.com.
- ^ ""It was a very incredible year for me"". Versus.lanacion.com.
- ^ "Inter Miami CF Signs Paraguayan International Diego Gómez". intermiamicf.com.
- ^ Booth, Chuck (21 February 2024). "Inter Miami vs. Real Salt Lake score: Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez assists lead to win in MLS opener". CBS Sports Network. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Diego Gómez, year of debut and consolidation". ABC.com.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (12 February 2024). "Almada powers Argentina, Gómez leads Paraguay to 2024 Olympics". Mlssoccer. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (20 August 2023). "Lionel Messi & Inter Miami are Leagues Cup champions!". MLS Soccer. Retrieved 21 August 2023.