Vicente Gómez (footballer, born 1988)

José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez (born 31 August 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Vicente Gómez
Gómez with Las Palmas in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez
Date of birth (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Huracán
2009–2010 Las Palmas B 28 (1)
2010–2018 Las Palmas 223 (13)
2018–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 59 (0)
2020–2021 Kerala Blasters 19 (2)
2021–2022 Xanthi 28 (4)
Total 357 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Las Palmas

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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]

Deportivo

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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]

Kerala Blasters

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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]

Later career

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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]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[18]
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

References

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  1. ^ De la Santa, Mario (18 August 2018). "Vicente Gómez: "Se ha desnaturalizado la política de cantera"" [Vicente Gómez: "The youth system policy has now been perverted"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "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]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. ^ "El Valladolid golea a Las Palmas y encandila a Zorrilla" [Valladolid thrash Las Palmas and light Zorrilla up]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Cabrero y Barbosa deciden que no haya goles en Huesca" [Cabrero and Barbosa decide there's no goals in Huesca]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ "El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad" [Girona complete comeback against outnumbered UD]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Vicente Gómez renueva hasta el 2016" [Vicente Gómez renews until 2016]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Vicente Gómez renueva con Las Palmas hasta 2020" [Vicente Gómez renews with Las Palmas until 2020] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  8. ^ Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Athletic y Las Palmas firman un justo empate en un partido vibrante" [Athletic and Las Palmas sign fair draw in thrilling match]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 3 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Vicente Gómez nuevo jugador del Dépor 2018–2019" [Vicente Gómez new player of Dépor 2018–2019] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Vicente Gómez se despide del Dépor: "A veces no sale como uno quiere"" [Vicente Gómez says goodbye to Dépor: "Sometimes things don't work out as one wants"]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. ^ "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez Umpierrez". Goal. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. ^ Thoyakkat, Harigovind (23 September 2020). "Kerala Blasters sign Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez on three-year deal". Khel Now. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ^ Ajith Kumar, P.K. (6 December 2020). "ISL 2020–21: Angulo brace guides Goa to win over Kerala Blasters". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  15. ^ Zaidi, Waseem (12 June 2021). "Kerala Blasters release six overseas players ahead of new season". Khel Now. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. ^ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ" [Αnnouncement] (in Greek). Xanthi F.C. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. ^ Fontecha, Kevin (26 January 2023). "La UD repatria a Vicente Gómez, que ya trabaja en el club" [UD send Vicente Gómez back home, and he is already working at the club]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  18. ^ Vicente Gómez at Soccerway
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