| James Gomez | |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Bakary Sambouya, The Gambia |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Currentclub: | OB |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real de Banjul |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → AC Horsens (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | AC Horsens |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | OB |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Gambia U20[1] |
| Nationalteam2: | Gambia U23[2] |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 29 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 January 2024 |
James Gomez (born 14 November 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub, and the Gambia national team.
Having progressed through the academy of Real de Banjul, Gomez moved on loan to Danish club AC Horsens on 20 January 2020.[3] On 4 August, the loan was extended for another six months.[4] On 23 December 2020, he signed a permanent deal with the club on a contract until 2024.[5] ¨
On 19 July 2023, Gomez signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[6]
On 1 February 2024, Gomez signed a contract with Danish Superliga club Odense until 2028.[7]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AC Horsens (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| AC Horsens | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2021 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomez goal.