Elías Gómez (footballer, born 1994) explained

Elías Gómez (footballer, born 1994) should not be confused with Elías Gómez (footballer, born 1986).

Elías Gómez
Fullname:Elías José Gómez
Birth Date:9 June 1994
Birth Place:Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
Height:[1]
Position:Left-back
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:2006–2013
Youthclubs1:Rosario Central
Years1:2013–2020
Clubs1:Rosario Central
Caps1:22
Goals1:0
Years2:2013
Clubs2:→ Sportivo Las Heras (loan)
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:Defensa y Justicia (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Argentinos Juniors (loan)
Caps4:26
Goals4:3
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Argentinos Juniors
Caps5:49
Goals5:3
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:River Plate
Caps6:31
Goals6:0
Years7:2023–
Caps7:30
Goals7:1
Club-Update:12:03, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Elías José Gómez (born 9 June 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Vélez Sarsfield.[2]

Career

Gómez began his career with Rosario Central in the youth team, joining in 2006.[3] Before starting his senior career with Rosario Central, he had a short loan spell with Sportivo Las Heras in 2013.[4] He featured for the first time for Rosario Central on 23 November 2013 during a defeat away to Olimpo.[2] [5] He subsequently made sixteen appearances across the following three campaigns in all competitions.[2] On 2 February 2016, Defensa y Justicia completed the loan signing of Gómez.[2] He remained with the club for the 2016 and 2016–17 seasons, playing in twelve matches before returning to Rosario in June 2017.[2]

In January 2019, Gómez joined fellow top-flight side Argentinos Juniors on loan.[2] [6] He scored his first senior goal on 18 February against Estudiantes.[2] Twelve months after arriving, in January 2020, Argentinos purchased Gómez permanently as the defender signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7]

At the end of January 2022, Gómez joined River Plate on a deal until the end of 2025.[8]

Career statistics

.[2] [4]

Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosario Central2012–13Primera B Nacional00000000
2013–14Primera División40000040
20147000000070
201550100060
20160000000000
2016–1700000000
2017–183020000050
2018–19300000000030
2019–200000000000
Total22030000000250
Sportivo Las Heras (loan)2012–13Torneo Argentino B10000010
Defensa y Justicia (loan)2016Primera División10000010
2016–1790200000110
Total100200000120
Argentinos Juniors (loan)2018–19Primera División10200003[9] 000132
2019–2016100000000161
Argentinos Juniors6010102000100
Total32310105000393
Career total65360105000773

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elías Gómez . es . Club Atlético River Plate . 27 September 2022.
  2. News: Elías Gómez profile. 29 April 2018. Soccerway. 29 April 2018.
  3. News: Elías Gómez, el juvenil que concentra por primera vez. 29 April 2018. Rosario Central. 22 November 2013.
  4. News: Elías Gómez profile. 29 April 2018. BDFA. 29 April 2018.
  5. News: Elías Gómez, tras su buen debut: Sería lindo jugar en el Gigante. 29 April 2018. Rosario3. 26 November 2013.
  6. News: Cómo se preparan los rivales directos de Belgrano. 3 January 2019. Mundod Lavoz. 3 January 2019.
  7. News: Argentinos Juniors compró la mitad del pase de Elías Gómez. 11 July 2020. TyC Sports. 3 January 2020.
  8. https://www.tycsports.com/river-plate/quien-es-elias-gomez-el-jugador-que-river-le-arrebato-a-independiente-id407141.html Quién es Elías Gómez, el jugador que River le arrebató a Independiente
  9. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana