Carla Gómez Torres (born 28 February 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Women's Premier League.

Carla Gómez
Personal information
Full name Carla Gómez Torres
Date of birth (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Riyadh
Youth career
2009–2010 Espanyol
2010–2012 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 CE Sant Gabriel 78 (18)
2015–2016 UD Granadilla Tenerife 30 (4)
2016–2017 Zaragoza 29 (2)
2017–2020 Santa Teresa 36 (1)
2020–2021 Real Unión de Tenerife 24 (5)
2021–2022 Real Oviedo 30 (1)
2022–2023 Racing de Santander 26 (4)
2023– Al-Riyadh 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023

Club career edit

Carla Gómez developed in the youth teams of RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona. Between 2012 and 2015, she played for CE Sant Gabriel, where she played in the Primera División and scored 14 goals in the 2014–15 season where she finished top 7 in the top scorers. In the summer of 2015, she signed with Canary Islands based team UD Granadilla Tenerife.,[1] where she stayed for only one season. The following year she joined Zaragoza. From 2017 to 2020 she played for Santa Teresa, In June 2018, she extended her contract with the club for few more seasons.[2] in the '20–'21 season, she played for Real Unión de Tenerife. On 4 June 2021, Tenerife announced the departure of Gómez from the team.[3] In the following two years, she has played for Real Oviedo and Racing de Santander.

In September 2023, Al-Riyadh announced the signing of Gómez for one season.[4][5] On 4 November 2023, she debuted for the team coming as a substitute in the 65th minute in a 0–4 loss to Al-Hilal.[6] She scored her first goal for the team in the round of 16 of 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup match against Al-Hmmah.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Granadilla Tenerife Sur 2015/16: el fútbol canario sigue de enhorabuena". vavel.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Carla Gómez permanecerá un año más en el Santa Teresa" [Carla Gómez will remain at Santa Teresa for another year]. extremadura7dias.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Acuerdo mutuo para la salida de Irene Rodríguez Basilio, Elena Pradilla Aranda, Carla Gómez Torres, Berta Méndez y Yanira de la Guardia". realuniondetenerife.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ "La futbolista de Terrassa Carla Gómez fitxa per l'Al Riyadh saudita" [The footballer from Terrassa, Carla Gómez, signs with the Saudi club Al Riyadh.]. diarideterrassa.com (in Spanish). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Two Spanish Players Lead Al-Riyadh in the Saudi Women's Premier League". aawsat.com (in Arabic). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Al-Riyadh Vs. Al-Hilal – Match Report". int.soccerway.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad Advance to the Quarterfinals of the Saudi Women's Cup". kooora.com (in Arabic). 24 November 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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