Sergi Gómez Solà (born 28 March 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains La Liga club Espanyol

Sergi Gómez
Gómez warming up for Celta in 2017
Personal information
Full name Sergi Gómez Solà[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Arenys de Mar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Espanyol
Number 3
Youth career
1998–2004 Canet de Mar
2004–2006 Mataró
2006–2011 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Barcelona B 96 (3)
2010 Barcelona 0 (0)
2014–2018 Celta 111 (1)
2018–2021 Sevilla 54 (0)
2021– Espanyol 94 (2)
International career
2008–2009 Spain U17 15 (1)
2010 Spain U18 2 (0)
2010–2011 Spain U19 13 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U21 9 (0)
2014–2016 Catalonia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Club career

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Barcelona

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Gómez in action for Barcelona B

Born in Arenys de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gómez arrived in FC Barcelona's youth academy at the age of 14.[2] Even though he appeared in only three Segunda División B games for the B side in the 2009–10 season, he would later play an essential role in their Segunda División successful promotion play-offs, after injury to fellow youth graduate Andreu Fontàs.[3]

On 13 August 2010, as first-team manager Pep Guardiola provided Barça's Spanish internationals with needed rest, Gómez was included in the nineteen-man squad to face Sevilla FC in the first leg of the 2010 edition of the Supercopa de España. He made his competitive debut in that match, playing 90 minutes in a 3–1 away loss.[4][5][6]

Gómez was exclusively associated to the youth teams and the reserves during his spell at the Camp Nou, however.[7][8]

Celta

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On 1 July 2014, free agent Gómez signed a three-year contract with RC Celta de Vigo.[9] He made his La Liga debut on 13 September when he came as a 75th-minute substitute in a 2–2 home draw against Real Sociedad,[10] and he finished his first season with 22 appearances to help to a final eighth position.[11]

Gómez scored his first goal in the top flight on 5 November 2017, opening an eventual 3–1 win over Athletic Bilbao also at Balaídos.[12][13]

Sevilla

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Gómez joined Sevilla FC on 23 July 2018, on a four-year deal.[14] An undisputed starter under Pablo Machín,[15] he was deemed surplus to requirements after the appointment of Julen Lopetegui.[16]

Espanyol

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On 28 July 2021, Gómez signed a three-year contract with RCD Espanyol, newly promoted to the top tier.[17]

International career

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After representing Spain at under-17,[18] under-19[19] and under-21 levels, Gómez was called up to the full side by manager Luis Enrique on 15 March 2019, for two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Norway and Malta.[20]

Career statistics

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As of 28 May 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2009–10 Segunda División B 9 1 9 1
2010–11 9 0 9 0
2011–12 21 0 21 0
2012–13 21 2 21 2
2013–14 36 0 36 0
Total 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 3
Barcelona 2010–11 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Celta 2014–15 La Liga 22 0 4 0 26 0
2015–16 31 0 6 0 37 0
2016–17 25 0 6 1 5[b] 0 36 1
2017–18 33 1 2 0 35 1
Total 111 1 18 1 5 0 134 2
Sevilla 2018–19 La Liga 32 0 2 0 13[b] 0 1[a] 0 48 0
2019–20 13 0 3 0 5[b] 0 21 0
2020–21 9 0 4 0 3[c] 0 0 0 16 0
Total 54 0 9 0 21 0 1 0 85 0
Espanyol 2021–22 La Liga 31 1 4 1 35 2
2022–23 29 0 1 0 30 0
Total 60 1 5 1 65 2
Career total 321 5 32 2 26 0 2 0 381 7
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Supercopa de España
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Barcelona

Sevilla

Spain U19

Spain U17

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sergi Gómez". Diario AS. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sergi Gómez cumple 26 años" [Sergi Gómez turns 26]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "El triplete de Sergi Gómez" [Sergi Gómez's treble]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 June 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Nine B team players in squad for Seville". FC Barcelona. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Debutan Miño, Sergi Gómez, Romeu y Adriano" [Debut for Miño, Sergi Gómez, Romeu and Adriano] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 14 August 2010. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. ^ a b Campos, Tomás (14 August 2010). "El Sevilla le chafa el 'Plan B' a Guardiola" [Sevilla jinx Guardiola's 'Plan B']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Sergi Gómez: "El equipo está anímicamente bien"" [Sergi Gómez: "The team is in a good place psychologically"] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  8. ^ Cervelló Herrero, Laia (4 May 2014). "Sergi Gómez: "Merecimos, al menos, el empate"" [Sergi Gómez: "We merited a draw, to say the least"] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ^ Conde, Jaime (1 July 2014). "Sergi Gómez firma por el Celta hasta 2017" [Sergi Gómez signs with Celta until 2017]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  10. ^ Campos, Tomás (14 September 2014). "Otro ejercicio de fe de la Real" [Another exercise in faith from Real]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Sergi Gómez cumplió 100 partidos con el Celta en Primera ante Las Palmas" [Sergi Gómez celebrated 100 matches with Celta in Primera against Las Palmas]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  12. ^ "El Athletic entrega el partido en 10 minutos (3–1)" [Athletic give away match in 10 minutes (3–1)] (in Spanish). EITB. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Sergi Gómez no ve imposible la selección" [Sergi Gómez does not think national team is an impossibility]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 11 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Sergi Gómez: Reinforcement for the backline". Sevilla FC. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  15. ^ García, Basilio (26 October 2018). "Sergi Gómez, el fijísimo de Machín" [Sergi Gómez, starter for Machín and then some] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  16. ^ Fernández, A. (26 July 2019). "Primera criba de Lopetegui" [Lopetegui starts rummaging]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Sergi Gómez, nuevo jugador del Espanyol" [Sergi Gómez, new player of Espanyol] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  18. ^ "La sub 17 empezará la próxima semana a preparar el Mundial" [The under 17s will start World Cup preparations next week]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  19. ^ a b "Campeones de Europa sub'19" [Under'19 European champions]. Faro de Vigo (in Spanish). 1 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  20. ^ "OFFICIAL | Call-up for the first two EURO Qualifier matches". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  21. ^ "Sergi Gómez". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  22. ^ Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3–2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Consuelo de bronce" [Bronze consolation]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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