Alexi Gómez Explained

Alexi Gómez
Fullname:Edwin Alexi Gómez Gutiérrez
Birth Date:4 March 1993
Birth Place:Callao, Peru
Currentclub:Deportivo Garcilaso
Clubnumber:7
Position:Winger
Years1:2011
Caps1:15
Goals1:2
Years2:2012
Clubs2:León de Huánuco
Caps2:22
Goals2:1
Years3:2013–2014
Caps3:61
Goals3:4
Years4:2014–2015
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2016
Caps5:21
Goals5:2
Years6:2016–2019
Caps6:45
Goals6:16
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Atlas (loan)
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Minnesota United (loan)
Caps8:18
Goals8:0
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Gimnasia (loan)
Caps9:3
Goals9:1
Years10:2019
Clubs10:Melgar (loan)
Caps10:18
Goals10:0
Years11:2020
Caps11:19
Goals11:2
Years12:2021
Caps12:23
Goals12:2
Years13:2022
Caps13:9
Goals13:3
Years14:2023-
Caps14:33
Goals14:4
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2013–
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:21:43, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Ntupdate:20 October 2017

Edwin Alexi Gómez Gutiérrez (born 4 March 1993) is a Peruvian footballer.

Club career

Gómez started his Youth career in Escuela de La Policía. He then went to Sporting Cristal, Esther Grande de Bentín and in 2008 and 2009 played for Club Andrés Campeón – ADC. In 2010, he went for trials to Platense, Tigre, River Plate and Velez Sarsfield where he stayed 6 months in Velez Sarsfield and was going to make his Reserve debut for the Argentinian Club, but got injured with a broken bone in his foot and had to go through surgery. He returned to Peru and continued his senior career playing for Hijos de Acosvinchos in the Segunda División in 2011.[1] Then he had his first chance in the top-flight by joining León de Huánuco in January 2012. He made his Torneo Descentralizado debut on matchday one in 2–2 draw away to Alianza Lima.[2] He finished his debut season in the Descentralizado with 21 league appearances and 1 goal.[1]

In 2013, he became Peruvian National League Champion scoring in the penalty shootouts in Huancayo against Real Garcilaso del Cusco with Universitario de Deportes achieving the club's 26th National Title.

He also scored in Copa Libertadores 2014 against The Strongest from La Paz, Bolivia. He scored a penalty.

He was the best left winger in U20 South American Championship in 2013 scoring against Uruguay in the first match.

In the Peruvian Top Team he was in the Starting XI in the match Argentina 3 – 1 Perú in Buenos Aires in World Cup 2014 Qualifiers. He assisted Claudio Pizarro in the first goal.

Style of Play

Gomez is left footed. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as an offensive left winger, defensive and offensive central midfielder, right inverse winger or even striker #11.

Honours

Club

Universitario de Deportes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player – Edwuin Gómez. 2 February 2013. footballdatabase.eu.
  2. Web site: Match: Alianza Lima 2–2 León de Huánuco . 2 February 2013. footballdatabase.eu.