Julio Gómez
Gómez in 2010
Personal information
Full name Julio Enrique Gómez González
Date of birth (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994
Place of birth Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
2010–2011 Pachuca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Pachuca 9 (0)
2014–2017 Guadalajara 7 (0)
2015UAT (loan) 5 (0)
2015Cafetaleros (loan) 16 (2)
2016Chiapas (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017Coras (loan) 27 (3)
2017Zacatepec (loan) 4 (0)
2018 Cruz Azul Hidalgo 15 (3)
2018–2019 Loros UdeC 29 (7)
2020 San José 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Mexico U17 7 (3)
2013 Mexico U20 3 (2)
2014 Mexico U21 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
First placeFIFA U-17 World Cup2011 Mexico
First placeCONCACAF U-20 Championship2013 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2020

Julio Enrique Gómez González (born 13 August 1994), also known as "La Momia", is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]

Club career

Pachuca

Julio Gomez (La Momia) made his debut for CF Pachuca against Santos Laguna in January 2011, in a game of 2011 Clausura He was then loaned to Correcaminos and scored 13 goals in Clausura 2015. He was declared MVP by Correcaminos. Then Pachuca loaned him to Cafetaleros de Tapachula for the 2015–16 season.[3]

International career

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Gómez was a regular starter in Mexico's squad. In the second match against Congo; Gómez scored one of the two goals from Mexico.[4]

In the semifinal match against Germany he scored two goals, the first of them in the third minute. In the play that derived in the second goal for Mexico, an Olympic goal by Jonathan Espericueta, Gomez's head collided with Samed Yeşil's, after which he was left lying on the field, bleeding heavily. With no substitutions left, he returned to the field and scored the winning goal with a memorable bicycle kick in the last minutes of the match, and gave Mexico the pass to the final against Uruguay.[5]

He was not a starter in the final. However, he entered the game in the 80th minute, receiving a standing ovation from the fans. Mexico ended up defeating Uruguay 2–0, winning the championship.[6]

Gómez was awarded the Golden Ball of the tournament. In total, he scored three goals, and participated in all seven games - six as starter, and as a substitute in the final.[7]

Honours

Mexico U17

Mexico U20

Individual

References

  1. "Julio Enrique Gómez González" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "J. GÓMEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. "Debut Tuzo a los 16 años" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Mexico 2:1 Congo". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  5. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Germany 2:3 Mexico". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  6. "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Uruguay 0:2 Mexico". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  7. "Gomez It's hard to take it all in". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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