Jonathan Germán "JoGo" Gómez Mendoza (born September 1, 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club PAOK. Born in the United States to Mexican parents, he has one previous friendly cap for the Mexico national team but has most recently represented the United States national team with multiple friendly caps.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Germán Gómez Mendoza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 1, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | North Richland Hills, Texas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | FC Dallas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | North Texas SC | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Louisville City FC | 36 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Real Sociedad B | 42 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Mirandés (loan) | 38 | (1) |
| 2024– | PAOK | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Mexico U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | United States | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | United States U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2023 | |||
Youth soccer
editGómez joined the FC Dallas academy in 2016, at the age of 12.[3] He progressed through the ranks starting with the U-13 side as a left winger.[3] During his three years with the FCD academy he transitioned to playing fullback.[3] After three years with the academy Gómez signed an amateur contract with FC Dallas's reserve side North Texas SC in USL League One at the age of 15.[3] During his time with North Texas, Gómez appeared in eight league matches and tallied 2 assists as part of their title-winning campaign in the 2019 USL League One season.[4]
Professional career
editLouisville City
editOn March 5, 2020, Louisville City FC announced that it had signed Gómez to a professional contract.[5] Gómez proceeded to appear 36 times in the USL Championship and score two goals in his bid to set a precedent within the club as a youth development player.[6] At the end of the 2021 USL Championship season, Gómez was named the 2021 USL Championship Young Player of the Year and also named to the USL Championship's All-League First Team.[7]
Real Sociedad
editOn September 30, 2021, Real Sociedad announced an agreement with Louisville City for the transfer of Gómez, with the player signing a contract until 2025 and being initially assigned to Real Sociedad B in Segunda División.[8] The deal took effect January 1, 2022.
On March 2, 2022, Gómez was included in Real Sociedad's La Liga matchday squad for the first time against RCD Mallorca.[9] On August 11, 2023, he joined Segunda División side Mirandés on a season-long loan deal.[10]
International career
editGómez was born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents and was extensively pursued by the national team federations of both countries. He represented both the United States and Mexico at the U16 level, including winning the 2019 UEFA Development Tournament and 2019 Nike International Friendlies with the United States U16s and third place at the 2019 Nordic Cup with Mexico U16s.[11][12]
Gómez was a non-roster trainee with Mexico during their loss to the United States in the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[13] Gómez was subsequently named to the United States provisional squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup although he did not make the final roster as the United States won the Final over Mexico.[14] In October 2021, Gómez played in a pair of friendlies for Mexico U20s in Europe.[15]
On December 3, 2021, Gómez was called up to the United States national team for a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16] On December 18, Gómez made his senior international debut as an 84th-minute substitute and his shot on goal was rebounded in by Cole Bassett for the United States' 1–0 victory.[17]
On April 21, 2022, Gómez was called up to the Mexico national team for a friendly match against Guatemala on April 27, in which he was subbed on in the 82nd minute.[18] He thus became the fourth player to be capped by both the United States and Mexico senior national teams.[19] Because both matches were friendlies, Gómez was not cap-tied to either nation.
In May 2022, Gómez was named to the provisional squads of both the United States U20s and Mexico U20s for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship but could not participate for either nation due to injury.[20] After the United States U20s won the tournament to qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2024 Olympics while Mexico U20s failed to qualify for either, Gómez was called up in September 2022 to the United States U20s for the 2022 Revelations Cup in Mexico. Gómez played in all three of the United States U20s' friendlies including against Mexico U20s.[21]
On January 18, 2023, Gómez was called up for the second time to the United States national team for friendly matches against Serbia and Colombia and made his first senior international start against Serbia.[22]
On May 20, 2023, Gómez scored the winning goal for the United States U20s in their opening match against Ecuador U20s at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Gómez played every match for the Americans as they won their first four matches before losing in the quarterfinal to the eventual champions Uruguay U20s.[23]
Personal life
editJonathan is the younger brother of soccer player Johan Gomez, who formerly played for North Texas SC and FC Porto.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of June 8, 2024[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| North Texas SC | 2019 | USL League One | 8 | 0 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Louisville City FC | 2020 | USL | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | USL | 26 | 2 | – | – | 3[b] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||||
| Real Sociedad B | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera División RFEF | 28 | 1 | – | – | – | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | – | – | – | 42 | 1 | |||||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 129 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in USL League One Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in USL Championship Playoffs
International
edit- As of match played January 26, 2023[25]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | |
Honors
editNorth Texas SC
- USL League One Regular Season Title: 2019
- USL League One Championship: 2019
Individual
- USL Championship All League First Team: 2021[26]
- USL Championship Young Player of the Year: 2021[27]
References
edit- ^ "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. June 18, 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: USA" (PDF). FIFA. May 22, 2023. p. 23. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Fifteen-Year-Old Jonathan Gomez Thrives For North Texas SC, Represents Future for FC Dallas". July 9, 2019. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Gomez | uslleagueone.com". www.uslleagueone.com. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ LouCity (March 5, 2020). "LouCity signs youth international Jonathan Gomez". LouCity. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Communications, LouCity (July 12, 2020). "LouCity opens Lynn Family Stadium with a bang, but Riverhounds rally". LouCity. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Louisville's Jonathan Gomez Voted Championship's Young Player of the Year". USL Championship. November 30, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Agreement for his transfer to Sanse". Real Sociedad. September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ "Jonathan Gómez incluido en convocatoria de la Real Sociedad para el partido ante Mallorca". ESPN. March 1, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Gómez, nuevo lateral izquierdo jabato" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Jonathan Gomez Biography". The Gomez Way. August 4, 2019.
- ^ "U16 BNT wins 2019 Nike Friendlies". TopDrawerSoccer. November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Jonathan Gomez shares what it's like to 'spar' with the Mexico national team". Getting CONCACAFed. June 18, 2021.
- ^ "LouCity's Gomez named US national team's preliminary roster for Concacaf Gold Cup". WDRB. June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Mexico U20s announce friendly games and call up list". SB Nation. October 5, 2021.
- ^ "BERHALTER CALLS 26 PLAYERS AHEAD OF USA-BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ON DEC. 18 IN CARSON, CALIF". US Soccer. December 3, 2021.
- ^ "United States beats 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina in LA friendly". ESPN. December 18, 2021.
- ^ Hernandez, Cesar (April 21, 2022). "Mexico call up dual nationals Jonathan Gomez, David Ochoa for Guatemala friendly". ESPN.com.
- ^ "USA-Mexico: Senior dual internationals". socceramerica.com. April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Gomez Is In United States And Mexico Preliminary Rosters For U-20 World Cup Qualifiers". The18.com. May 31, 2022.
- ^ "U-20 MYNT HEADS TO REVELATIONS CUP FOR MATCHES AGAINST PERU, MEXICO AND PARAGUAY". USSoccer.com. September 16, 2022.
- ^ "TWENTY-FOUR PLAYERS CALLED FOR USMNT BIOSTEEL JANUARY TRAINING CAMP TO KICK OFF 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP CYCLE". USSoccer.com. January 18, 2023.
- ^ "TWENTY-FOUR PLAYERS CALLED FOR USMNT BIOSTEEL JANUARY TRAINING CAMP TO KICK OFF 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP CYCLE". USSoccer.com. January 18, 2023.
- ^ Jonathan Gómez at Soccerway. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ^ "Jonathan Gómez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ Krysinsky, John (November 23, 2021). "Riverhounds SC veteran midfielder Kenardo Forbes named to All-USL Second Team". pittsburghsoccernow.com. Pittsburg, PA: Pittsburg Riverhounds. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ Crawford, Eric (November 30, 2021). "LouCity FC's Gomez named USL young player of the year, awaits USMNT call-up". wdrb.com. Louisville, KY: WDRB. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
External links
edit- Jonathan Gómez at USL League One
- Jonathan Gómez at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Gómez at Soccerway.com
- Jonathan Gómez at WorldFootball.net
- Jonathan Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jonathan Gómez at BDFutbol
- Jonathan Gómez at kicker (in German)
