| Vicente Gómez | |
| Fullname: | José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Las Palmas, Spain |
| Height: | 1.870NaN0 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Years1: | 2007–2009 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2010–2018 |
| Caps3: | 223 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps4: | 59 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps5: | 19 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 357 |
| Totalgoals: | 20 |
José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez (born 31 August 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Gómez made his debut as a senior with AD Huracán in 2007. In the summer of 2009, he moved to UD Las Palmas; initially assigned to the C team, he spent the entire season with the reserves in the Tercera División.[1]
On 22 June 2010, Gómez was definitely promoted to the main squad.[2] He made his professional debut on 1 September, starting and scoring his side's second goal in a 5–3 away loss against Real Valladolid in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[3] He first appeared in the Segunda División three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for David González in the 0–0 draw at SD Huesca.[4]
On 24 September 2011, Gómez scored his first goals at that level, netting a brace in a 4–2 defeat at Girona FC – he was also sent off later in the same match.[5] On 8 June 2012, he signed a new four-year contract running until 2016.[6]
Gómez appeared in 31 games and scored three goals during the 2014–15 campaign, as the club returned to La Liga after 13 years.[7] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 22 August 2015, replacing Hernán in a 1–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid.[8] He scored his first goal the following 3 January, in a 2–2 draw against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés Stadium.[9]
On 17 August 2018, Gómez signed a three-year contract with second-tier Deportivo de La Coruña.[10] During his spell at the Estadio Riazor he made 60 appearances across all competitions, being relegated in 2020.[11]
On 23 September 2020, aged 32, Gómez joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal.[12] [13] He scored his first goal on 6 December, in the last minute of the 3–1 home win over FC Goa.[14]
Gómez left the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 12 June 2021.[15]
On 20 August 2021, Gómez agreed to a contract at Xanthi F.C. in the Super League Greece 2.[16] After retiring, he returned to Las Palmas to work as a scout.[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Las Palmas | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Las Palmas total | 223 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 15 | |||
| Deportivo | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Deportivo total | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Xanthi | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Career totals | 329 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 21 | |||