Yeimar Gómez
.jpg) Gómez in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeimar Pastor Gómez Andrade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tadó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Rosario Central | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Tiro Federal (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Arsenal (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Independiente Rivadavia | 40 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Unión Santa Fe | 64 | (5) |
| 2020– | Seattle Sounders FC | 113 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:02, 6 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:50, 19 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Yeimar Pastor Gómez Andrade (born 30 June 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
Club career
[edit]Gómez made his professional debut for Tiro Federal while on loan from Rosario Central. He made 66 appearances in two and a half seasons with Unión de Santa Fe.
On February 5, 2020, Gómez signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[2] His first season with the team was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which left him unable to bring his family to the United States.[3]
International career
[edit]Gómez made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on November 26, 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tiro Federal (loan) | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino A | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Rosario Central | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2020 | MLS | 19 | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 33 | 1 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | MLS | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | MLS | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Total | 113 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 6 | ||
| Career totals | 267 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 January 2022[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Seattle Sounders FC
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Seattle Sounders FC" (PDF). FIFA. February 7, 2023. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Cardillo, Julian (February 5, 2020). "Seattle Sounders add Colombian defender Yeimar Gomez Andrade". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ Evans, Jayda (March 26, 2021). "'We're all equal': Sounders' Yeimar meets challenge of adapting to U.S. amid COVID-19 pandemic, racial reckoning". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Colombia vs. Honduras". Soccerway.com. January 21, 2022.
- ^ Yeimar Gómez at Soccerway. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Yeimar Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
[edit]- Yeimar Gómez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Yeimar Gómez at Soccerway
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