Mauricio Alejandro Gómez Rios (born March 5, 1989) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker.

Mauricio Gómez
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Alejandro Gómez Rios
Date of birth (1989-03-05) March 5, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Laja, Chile
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Universidad de Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Universidad de Chile 27 (5)
2010Universidad de Concepción (loan) 23 (3)
2011 Santiago Morning 20 (6)
2012 Rangers 33 (7)
2013 Ñublense 14 (2)
2013 Ñublense B 4 (2)
2013–2014 Rangers 33 (10)
2015–2016 Deportes Temuco 41 (6)
2016–2017 Universitario de Sucre 16 (3)
2017 Iberia 15 (7)
2018 Santiago Wanderers 6 (0)
2018 Deportes Recoleta 8 (0)
Total 240 (51)
International career
2009 Chile U20 4 (3)
2009 Chile U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Gómez nickname is "Hormona" because on his youth squads he was usually taller than his teammates. He came through the youth system of Universidad de Chile, being the top scorer at most levels.[1] His professional debut came in the 2006 Clausura tournament against Cobreloa, in which he scored. Since his debut he has not seen much playing time. He also received some criticism from Universidad de Chile's former coach Arturo Salah. For Apertura 2010 Tournament he will play for Universidad de Concepción of Chile, on loan for 1 year.

International career edit

Gómez represented Chile U20 in the 2009 South American Championship, scoring 3 goals.[1] In addition, he took part of the Chile U21 squad that won the 2009 Toulon Tournament.[2]

Honours edit

Club edit

Universidad de Chile
Deportes Temuco

International edit

Chile U21

References edit

  1. ^ a b Briso, Juan Ignacio. "Perfiles del Sudamericano Sub-20: Mauricio Gómez (Chile)". www.goal.com (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Torneo Maurice Revello (Esperanzas de Toulon)". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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