Samaria Gómez | |
Fullname: | Samaria Saraí Gómez Mejía |
Birth Date: | 18 February 2002 |
Birth Place: | San Martín, El Salvador |
Height: | 1.56m[1] |
Position: | Forward[2] |
Currentclub: | Necaxa |
Clubnumber: | 9 |
Youthyears1: | 2017–2019 |
Youthclubs1: | AD Legends |
Years1: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs1: | Real Estelí |
Caps1: | ? |
Goals1: | 52 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | Le Havre |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | Elpides Karditsas |
Caps3: | ? |
Goals3: | 14 |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs4: | Bnot Netanya |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Necaxa |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
Nationalteam1: | El Salvador U-20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
Nationalteam2: | El Salvador |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
Pcupdate: | 28 June 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 4 June 2024 |
Samaria Saraí Gómez Mejía (born 18 February 2002) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Necaxa and the El Salvador women's national team.
Gómez grew up in the San Martín municipality of San Salvador.[3] [4] As a child, she played in youth tournaments in San Bartolo and Ilopango, often as the only girl on her team.[5]
In 2017, the 15-year-old Gómez began playing for AD Legends' under-17 team, ultimately winning five consecutive championships with the side.[6]
In 2019, the 17-year-old Gómez moved to Nicaragua to sign with Real Estelí.[7] In 2021, she won back-to-back Nicaraguan women's football championships with the club.
In October 2021, the 19-year-old Gómez signed with French team Le Havre AC.[8] She made her debut in a first-round Coupe de France victory over Valenciennes FC.[9]
Gómez scored for the first time or the club in the subsequent second-round match against OCNA, netting Le Havre's third goal in a 4–1 win.[10] On the final day of the season, Gómez was a 67th-minute substitute in a 4–0 win over FC Vendenheim that secured Le Havre's promotion to Division 1 Féminine.[11]
In September 2022, Gómez signed a one-year deal with Greek team Elpides Karditsas.[12] She made her Greek A Division debut on 20 November 2022, scoring a hat-trick in a 0–6 victory away to Avantes Chalkida.[13]
In September 2023, Gómez signed with Israeli team Bnot Netanya F.C.[14]
On April 8, 2022, Gómez earned her first senior cap for El Salvador, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 win over Barbados.[15]