Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez

Vicente Gómez
Personal information
Full name José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez
Date of birth (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Las Palmas
Number 4
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2009 Huracán
2009–2010 Las Palmas B 28 (1)
2010– Las Palmas 162 (11)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Umpiérrez.

José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez (born 31 August 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Las Palmas as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Gómez made his debuts as a senior with AD Huracán in 2007. In the 2009 summer, he moved to UD Las Palmas; initially assigned to the C-team, he spent the entire season with the reserves in Tercera División.

On 22 June 2010, Gómez was definitely promoted to the main squad.[1] On 1 September he made his professional debut, starting and scoring his team's second in a 3–5 away loss against Real Valladolid for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[2]

Gómez made his league debut three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for David González in a 0–0 away draw against SD Huesca for the Segunda División championship.[3] On 24 September 2011 he scored his first goals in that level, netting a brace in a 2–4 loss at Girona FC – he was also sent off later in the same match.[4]

On 8 June 2012, Gómez signed a new four-year contract with the Amarillos, running until 2016.[5] He appeared in 31 matches and scored three goals during the 2014–15 season, as his side returned to La Liga after 13 years.

Gómez made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 22 August 2015, replacing Hernán in a 0–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Juanpe, Vitolo, Vicente Gómez y Jonathan Viera se incorporan al primer equipo" [Juanpe, Vitolo, Vicente Gómez and Jonathan Viera are added to the first team] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "El Valladolid golea a Las Palmas y encandila a Zorrilla" [Valladolid thrashes Las Palmas and light Zorrilla up] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cabrero y Barbosa deciden que no haya goles en Huesca" [Cabrero and Barbosa decide there's no goals in Huesca] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad" [Girona completes comeback against outnumbered UD] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vicente Gómez renueva hasta el 2016" [Vicente Gómez renews until 2016] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lacks something] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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