Gabriel Enrique Gómez

For the Latin poet, see Gabriel Gomez (poet). For Colombian footballer, see Gabriel Jaime Gómez Jaramillo. For the politician, see Gabriel E. Gomez.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Girón.

Gabriel Gómez
Personal information
Gómez playing with the Philadelphia Union
Full name	Gabriel Enrique Gómez Girón
Date of birth	(1984-05-29) 29 May 1984
Place of birth	Panama City, Panama
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cartaginés
Number	6
Youth career
	Sporting '89
	Envigado
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2003	Envigado	32	(1)
2004	San Francisco	17	(1)
2004	Deportivo Pasto	13	(1)
2005	Tauro	13	(1)
2005	Deportivo Pereira	11	(2)
2006–2008	Santa Fe	40	(1)
2007–2008	→ Belenenses (loan)	25	(1)
2008–2010	Belenenses	46	(2)
2010	Ermis	11	(1)
2011	La Equidad	13	(1)
2011	Indios	8	(3)
2012	Philadelphia Union	24	(6)
2013	Atlético Junior	16	(0)
2013–2014	San Francisco	28	(2)
2014–	Herediano	41	(1)
2016–	→ Cartaginés (loan)	10	(1)
National team^‡
2003–	Panama	117	(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2016

Gabriel Enrique Gómez Girón (born 29 May 1984 in Panama City) is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Costa Rican club C.S. Cartaginés on loan from C.S. Herediano as a defensive midfielder.

His own notwithstanding, he played professionally in six countries, mainly Colombia and Portugal.

Gómez was Panama's all-time record cap holder, appearing in more than 100 internationals and representing the nation in six Gold Cup tournaments.^[1]

Club career

In his early career, Gómez – nicknamed Gavilán (Hawk) – rarely settled with a club, playing in both his country and Colombia. In 2007 he moved to Portugal and signed for C.F. Os Belenenses initially on a one-year loan,^[2]^[3] from Club Santa Fe whom he had joined in December 2005.^[4]

Gómez made his Primeira Liga debut on 20 August 2007 in a 1–1 draw at Associação Naval 1º de Maio, being relatively used during his three-year stint as the Lisbon side was eventually relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season.^[5] In the very last minutes of the following summer transfer window, he moved to Cyprus and signed with Ermis Aradippou, reuniting with former Belenenses teammate Wender.

In August 2011, after a spell back in Colombia with La Equidad alongside countrymen Gabriel Torres and Román Torres,^[6] Gómez teamed up with compatriot Blas Pérez at Mexican Ascenso MX side Indios de Ciudad Juárez.^[7] He signed for the Philadelphia Union of the Major League Soccer on 21 December 2011,^[8] scoring his first league goal in the season opener against the Portland Timbers (1–3 away loss).

In December 2012 Gómez returned to Colombia, to play for Junior FC.^[9] He continued changing clubs and countries in quick succession in the following years, representing San Francisco F.C.^[10] and C.S. Herediano.^[11]

International career

Gómez represented the Panamian under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, in the United Arab Emirates.^[12] He made his debut for the full side in a game against El Salvador for the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup, and went on to play for his country on more than 100 occasions, including in 27 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.^[12]^[13]

International goals

Scores and results list Panama's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 August 2006	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Peru	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	12 July 2009	University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, United States	Nicaragua	2–0	4–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	7 September 2010	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	3–0	Friendly
4.	25 March 2011	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Bolivia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
5.	29 May 2011	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Grenada	1–0	2–0	Friendly
–	7 June 2011	Ford Field, Detroit, United States	Guadeloupe	3–0	3–2	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
6.	11 June 2011	Raymond James, Tampa, United States	United States	2–0	2–1	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.	12 November 2011	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Costa Rica	1–0	2–0	Friendly
8.	14 November 2012	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Spain	1–5	1–5	Friendly
9.	31 May 2014	Toyota Park, Chicago, United States	Serbia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
10.	8 January 2016	Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama	Cuba	1–0	4–0	Copa América Centenario qualifying play-offs

Personal life

Gómez married former model Ingrid González, sister of former international goalkeeper Donaldo González,^[14] fathering two children.

Statistics

Club

As of 25 October 2012^[15]^[16]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Colombia			League		Cup		League Cup		South America		Total
2001	Envigado	Categoría Primera A	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	1
2002			14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
2003			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Panama			League		Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2004	San Francisco	Liga Panameña de Fútbol	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
Colombia			League		Cup		League Cup		South America		Total
2004	Deportivo Pasto	Categoría Primera A	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Panama			League		Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2005	Tauro	Liga Panameña de Fútbol	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Colombia			League		Cup		League Cup		South America		Total
2005	Deportivo Pereira	Categoría Primera A	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
2006	Santa Fe		26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	1
2007	Santa Fe		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
2007–08	Belenenses	Primeira Liga	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
2008–09			20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2
2009–10			26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Cyprus			League		Cypriot Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2010–11	Ermis	Cypriot First Division	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Colombia			League		Cup		League Cup		South America		Total
2011	La Equidad	Categoría Primera A	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Mexico			League		Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2011–12	Indios	Liga de Ascenso	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
USA			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2012	Philadelphia Union	Major League Soccer	24	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	7
Total	Colombia		110	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	6
	Panama		30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	2
	Portugal		71	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	71	3
	Cyprus		11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	Mexico		8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
	USA		24	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	26	7
Career total			254	21	2	1	0	0	0	0	256	22

International

As of 30 March 2016

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Panama
	2003	4	0
	2004	5	0
	2005	20	0
	2006	6	1
	2007	7	0
	2008	4	0
	2009	6	1
	2010	4	1
	2011	17	4
	2012	6	1
	2013	13	0
	2014	8	1
	2015	14	0
	2016	3	1
Total		117	10

Honours

Country

CONCACAF Gold Cup: Runner-up 2005, 2013; Third place 2015

References

↑ "Panama – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "Contrata club de Bulgaria a panameño "Pistolero" Garcés" [Bulgarian club hires Panamanian "Gunfighter" Garcés] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "Chegou o panamiano Gabriel Gomez" [Panamanian Gabriel Gomez has arrived] (in Portuguese). Record. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
↑ "Panameño Gabriel Gómez jugará con Independiente Santa Fe de Colombia la Copa Libertadores" [Panamanian Gabriel Gómez to play Libertadores Cup with Independiente Santa Fe] (in Spanish). Tera Deportes. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "Gómez: «Tenho pena de sair»" [Gómez: «I feel sorry for leaving»] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
↑ "Gómez a Colombia" [Gómez to Colombia] (in Spanish). Panamá Fútbol. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "“Indios” con otro refuerzo panameño" [“Indians” with another Panamanian addition] (in Spanish). Panamá Fútbol. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "Union acquire Panamanian Gomez". Philadelphia Union. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
↑ "Gabriel Gómez es el primer refuerzo del Atlético Junior para el 2013" [Gabriel Gómez is first Atlético Junior addition for 2013] (in Spanish). El País. December 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "Oficial: Gabriel "Gavilán" Gómez ha fichado por el San Francisco F.C." [Official: Gabriel "Hawk" Gómez has signed for San Francisco F.C.] (in Spanish). San Francisco F.C. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "Panameño Gabriel Gómez es el nuevo refuerzo de Herediano" [Panamanian Gabriel Gómez is Herediano's new addition] (in Spanish). Al Día. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
1 2 Gabriel Gómez – FIFA competition record
↑ "Gabriel Enrique Gómez – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ ""Quiero dejar a mi país en alto"" ["I want to fly my country's flag high"] (in Spanish). Panamá América. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
↑ "G. Gómez". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
↑ "Gabriel Gómez". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

External links

Gabriel Gómez at footballzz.co.uk
Gabriel Gómez profile at ForaDeJogo
Gabriel Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com

Panama squads

Panama squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up

1 Penedo 2 Rivera 3 Moreno 4 J. Torres 5 Baloy 6 Gómez 7 Jo. Dely Valdés 8 Blanco 9 Ju. Dely Valdés 10 Medina 11 Brown 12 Calderon 13 Solanilla 14 R. Torres 15 Phillips 16 Guardia 17 Henríquez 18 Tejada 19 Avila 20 Mitre 21 Rodríguez 22 McFarlane 23 González Coach: Hernández

Panama squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Penedo 2 Rivera 3 Moreno 4 J. Pérez 5 Torres 6 Gómez 7 B. Pérez 8 Blanco 9 Garcés 10 Escobar 13 Aguilar 12 McFarlane 14 Torres 15 Phillips 17 L. Henríquez 19 Muñoz 20 Mitre 21 A. Henríquez 22 Herrera 23 Baloy (c) 25 Calderón 26 Anderson Coach: Guimarães

Panama squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Penedo 2 Rivera 3 Moreno 4 J. Torres 5 R. Torres 6 Gómez 7 Pérez 8 Blanco 9 Garcés 10 Barahona 11 Herrera 12 McFarlane 13 Solanilla 14 Gun 15 Phillips 16 M. Torres 17 Muñoz 18 Tejada 19 Rodríguez 20 Escobar 21 Henríquez 22 Calderón 23 Baloy Coach: Stempel

Panama squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists

1 Penedo 3 Cummings 4 Haywood 5 R. Torres 6 Gómez 7 Pérez 8 G. Torres 9 Addles 10 Barahona 11 Cooper 12 Mejía 13 Machado 14 Dasent 15 Davis 16 Rentería 17 L. Henríquez 18 Tejada 19 Quintero 20 Godoy 21 A. Henríquez 22 Bonaga 23 Baloy (c) 24 Melgar Coach: Dely Valdés

Panama squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up

1 Penedo 2 Parris 3 Cummings 4 C. Rodríguez 5 R. Torres (c) 6 Gómez 7 B. Pérez 8 Sánchez 9 G. Torres 10 Bonaga 11 Waterman 12 Mejía 13 Cedeño 14 J. Pérez 15 Á. Rodríguez 16 Blackburn 17 Miller 18 Jiménez 19 Quintero 20 Godoy 21 Dixon 22 Escobar 23 Chen Coach: Dely Valdés

Panama squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Third Place

1 Penedo 2 Pimentel 3 Cummings 4 Stephens 5 R. Torres (c) 6 G. Gómez 7 Pérez 8 G. Torres 9 Nurse 10 Tejada 11 Cooper 12 Mejía 13 Machado 14 Camargo 15 Davis 16 Blackburn 17 Henríquez 18 Pinzón 19 Quintero 20 Godoy 21 Calderón 22 Arroyo 23 Patrick Coach: H. Gómez

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