Julio Enrique Gómez González[a] (born 13 August 1994), also known as "La Momia" (The Mummy), is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]
 Gómez in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Julio Enrique Gómez González | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → UAT (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Cafetaleros (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Chiapas (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Coras (loan) | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Zacatepec (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editPachuca
editJulio 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
edit2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
editGómez 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
editMexico U17
Mexico U20
Individual
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball: 2011
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is González.
References
edit- ^ "Julio Enrique Gómez González" (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "J. GÓMEZ". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Debut Tuzo a los 16 años" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Mexico 2:1 Congo". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Germany 2:3 Mexico". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Uruguay 0:2 Mexico". Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Gomez It's hard to take it all in". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.