Jesús Alejandro Gómez (Mexican footballer)
Jesús Alejandro Gómez Molina (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈsus ˈɣomeθ], born 31 January 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Tijuana and the Mexico national team.
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| Full name | Jesús Alejandro Gómez Molina[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2002[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Tijuana (on loan from Santos Laguna) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Atlas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Atlas | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Boavista (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Santos Laguna | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Tijuana (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mexico U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mexico U17 | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico U23 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAtlas
editGómez made his professional debut on 22 January 2019 with Atlas in the Copa MX group stage match against Leones Negros UdeG, losing 2–1.[2] On 29 March, he made his Liga MX debut against Santos Laguna in a 1–0 victory.[3]
Boavista (loan)
editIn August 2020, Gómez joined Portuguese club Boavista in a year-long loan.[4] He made his Primeira Liga debut with the club on 19 September against C.D. Nacional, playing as a starter and finishing in a 3–3 draw.[5]
International career
editYouth
editGómez was part of the under-17 side that participated at the 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,[6] where Mexico won the competition. He was included in the Best XI of the tournament.[7] He also participated at the 2019 U-17 World Cup,[8] where Mexico finished runner-up. Gómez was included in the France Football team of the tournament.[9]
Senior
editIn September 2020, less than a year following his participation at the U-17 World Cup, Gómez was called up to the senior national team by Gerardo Martino to participate in October friendlies against the Netherlands and Algeria.[10] He did not make any appearance in those matches and his senior debut would not occur until 31 of May 2024, in a friendly against Bolivia, in which Mexico would take a 1–0 win.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 1 April 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlas | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | 6 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Boavista (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 0 | – | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Santos Laguna | 2023–24 | Liga MX | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tijuana (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
International
edit- As of match played 31 May 2024[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editAtlas
Mexico Youth
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship: 2019
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2019
- Central American and Caribbean Games: 2023
Individual
- CONCACAF U-17 Championship Best XI: 2019
- France Football FIFA U-17 World Cup Best XI: 2019
References
edit- ^ a b J. Gómez - Soccerway profile
- ^ "Historias de Cantera: Alejandro Gómez".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jesús Alejandro Gómez debuta con Atlas en Liga MX". 30 March 2019.
- ^ Figueroa, Juan Manuel (25 August 2020). "¡Mexicano a Europa! Jesús Alejandro Gómez del Atlas se va al Boavista de Portugal". mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "El mexicano Jesús Alejandro Gómez jugó los 90 minutos en su debut en Portugal". 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17". 18 April 2019.
- ^ "TSG anuncia el XI Ideal Sub-17 de Concacaf 2019". Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ Medel, Édgar Malagón (7 October 2019). "Revelan lista del Tri para Mundial Sub-17; la encabeza la 'joya' que Zlatan alaba" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Notre équipe type de la Coupe du monde U17" [Our ideal U17 World Cup team]. France Football (in French). 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Selección Mexicana: Así la convocatoria vs Holanda y Argelia". AS. 30 September 2020.
- ^ Reséndiz, Mac (1 June 2024). "Selección Mexicana: ¿Quiénes debutaron ante Bolivia?". ESPNDeportes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Jesús Alejandro Gómez at Soccerway
- ^ Jesús Alejandro Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Jesús Alejandro Gómez at Soccerway