Dani Gómez (footballer, born 1998)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Gómez Alcón | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Alcorcón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Valencia (on loan from Levante) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Estudiantes Alcorcón | ||
| 2009–2011 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2011–2017 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Real Madrid B | 51 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tenerife (loan) | 38 | (9) |
| 2020– | Levante | 96 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | → Espanyol (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Valencia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 8 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Daniel "Dani" Gómez Alcón (born 30 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Valencia, on loan from Levante.
Club career
[edit]Born in Alcorcón, Community of Madrid, Gómez joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011, from AD Alcorcón. Promoted to the reserves for the 2017–18 season, he made his senior debut on 19 August 2017, starting and scoring his team's only in a 2–1 Segunda División B home loss against CF Rayo Majadahonda.
On 26 July 2018, Gómez renewed his contract with Los Blancos.[1] On 15 July of the following year, he agreed to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side CD Tenerife.[2]
Gómez made his professional debut on 17 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for José Naranjo in a 2–0 away loss against Real Zaragoza.[3] He scored his first goal in the second division on 15 September, netting the fourth in a 4–0 away routing of Albacete Balompié.
On 31 July 2020, after scoring 11 goals overall in the previous campaign, Gómez signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD.[4][5] On 22 August 2022, after the club's relegation, he moved on loan to RCD Espanyol in the top tier, for one year.[6]
On 2 August 2024, Gómez joined city neighbours Valencia CF on loan with a buy option.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 17 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid Castilla | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 26 | 8 | — | — | 2[a] | 2 | 28 | 10 | |||
| Total | 51 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 16 | ||
| Tenerife (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 11 | ||
| Levante | 2020–21 | La Liga | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 28 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 80 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 14 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2022–23 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Valencia (loan) | 2024–24 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 178 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 194 | 41 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the 2019 Segunda División B play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ "El Madrid renueva a una joya de la cantera" [Madrid renew one pearl of the youth setup] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Dani Gómez deja el Castilla y es el tercer refuerzo del Tenerife" [Dani Gómez leaves Castilla and is the third addition of Tenerife] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Luis Suárez ya muerde en el estreno del Zaragoza" [Luis Suárez already bites in Zaragoza's debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Dani Gómez, new Levante UD player after transfer agreement with Real Madrid". Levante UD. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Official Announcement: Dani Gómez". realmadrid.com. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "El Levante UD y el RCD Espanyol acuerdan la cesión de Dani Gómez" [Levante UD and RCD Espanyol agree the loan of Dani Gómez] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL DANI GÓMEZ". Valencia CF. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Daniel Gómez Alcón at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Real Madrid profile
- Dani Gómez at BDFutbol
- Dani Gómez at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Alcorcón
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from the Community of Madrid
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- CD Tenerife players
- Levante UD footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Valencia CF players