Jesús Alejandro Gómez (Mexican footballer)
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Full name | Jesús Alejandro Gómez Molina[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 22)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 9 | (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 6 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 |
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.
Club career
Atlas
Gómez 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)
In 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
Youth
Gómez 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
In 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
Club
- 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
- As of match played 31 May 2024[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Mexico | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Atlas
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
- ^ a b J. Gómez - Soccerway profile
- ^ "Historias de Cantera: Alejandro Gómez".
- ^ "Jesús Alejandro Gómez debuta con Atlas en Liga MX".
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Efraín Álvarez encabeza lista del Tri para el Premundial Sub-17".
- ^ "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
- Jesús Alejandro Gómez at Soccerway