James Gomez (born 14 November 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub, and the Gambia national team.
.jpg) Gomez with Gambia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bakary Sambouya, The Gambia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Real de Banjul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Real de Banjul | ||
| 2020 | → AC Horsens (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | AC Horsens | 69 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Sparta Prague | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | OB | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Gambia U20[2] | |||
| Gambia U23[3] | |||
| 2021– | Gambia | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Having progressed through the academy of Real de Banjul, Gomez moved on loan to Danish club AC Horsens on 20 January 2020.[4] On 4 August, the loan was extended for another six months.[5] On 23 December 2020, he signed a permanent deal with the club on a contract until 2024.[6]¨
On 19 July 2023, Gomez signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[7]
On 1 February 2024, Gomez signed a contract with Danish Superliga club Odense until 2028.[8]
International career edit
He made his debut for Gambia national football team on 8 June 2021 in a friendly against Togo and scored the only goal of the game.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 23 October 2022[10]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Horsens (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AC Horsens | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 61 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | ||
International edit
- As of match played 8 June 2022[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomez goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 June 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Togo
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [11] |
References edit
- ^ a b c "James Gomez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "AC Horsens signs James Gomez". The Point. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "AC Horsens extends James Gomez contract". gambia.com. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Otte, Mads; Kommune, kl 05:48 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Mads Otte Journalist Lokalreporter i Horsens (21 January 2020). "Horsens lejer forsvarsspiller i Gambia". TV2 ØSTJYLLAND (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Poulsen, Tommy (4 August 2020). "AC Horsens forlænger med James Gomez". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Poulsen, Tommy (23 December 2020). "AC Horsens køber James Gomez". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Pátá letní posila pro Spartu. Gambijský stoper z Dánska podepsal na více let". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Šťastný, Pavel (1 February 2024). "Omyl Gomez: kiksy a rychlý útěk. Sparta tolik neztratí, poučila se". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Gambia v Togo game report". National Football Teams. 8 June 2021.
- ^ James Gomez at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Gambia - Togo 1:0 (Friendlies 2021, June)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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