James Gomez (footballer)

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James Gomez
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Gomez with Gambia in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bakary Sambouya, The Gambia [1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 OB
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2020 Real de Banjul
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 Real de Banjul
2020 → AC Horsens (loan) 4 (0)
2021–2023 AC Horsens 69 (2)
2023–2024 Sparta Prague 5 (0)
2024– OB 27 (1)
International career‡
Gambia U20 [2]
Gambia U23 [3]
2021– Gambia 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024

James Gomez (born 14 November 2001) is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub, and the Gambia national team.

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Club career

Having progressed through the academy of Real de Banjul, Gomez moved on loan to Danish club AC Horsens on 20 January 2020. [4] On 4 August, the loan was extended for another six months. [5] On 23 December 2020, he signed a permanent deal with the club on a contract until 2024. [6]

On 19 July 2023, Gomez signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague. [7]

On 1 February 2024, Gomez signed a contract with Danish Superliga club Odense until 2028. [8]

International career

He made his debut for Gambia national football team on 8 June 2021 in a friendly against Togo and scored the only goal of the game. [9]

He was selected for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022, in which the Gambia participates for the first time, and was featured in a 1-0 victory against Mauritania where he was a holder in central defense. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2022 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Danish Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Horsens (loan) 2019–20 Danish Superliga 30000030
AC Horsens 2020–21 Danish Superliga1312000151
2021–22 Danish 1st Division 3102000330
2022–23 Danish Superliga1410000141
Career total6124000652

    International

    As of match played 8 June 2022 [1]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Gambia 202141
    202280
    Total121
    Scores and results list Gambia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gomez goal.
    List of international goals scored by James Gomez
    No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
    18 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, TurkeyFlag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1–01–0Friendly [12]

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    References

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    2. ↑ "AC Horsens signs James Gomez". The Point. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    3. ↑ "AC Horsens extends James Gomez contract". gambia.com. 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
    4. ↑ Otte, Mads; Kommune, kl 05:48 Bemærk: Artiklen er mere end 30 dage gammel Mads Otte Journalist Lokalreporter i Horsens (21 January 2020). "Horsens lejer forsvarsspiller i Gambia". TV2 ØSTJYLLAND (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    5. ↑ Poulsen, Tommy (4 August 2020). "AC Horsens forlænger med James Gomez". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
    6. ↑ Poulsen, Tommy (23 December 2020). "AC Horsens køber James Gomez". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
    7. ↑ "Pátá letní posila pro Spartu. Gambijský stoper z Dánska podepsal na více let". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
    8. ↑ Šťastný, Pavel (1 February 2024). "Omyl Gomez: kiksy a rychlý útěk. Sparta tolik neztratí, poučila se". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
    9. ↑ "Gambia v Togo game report". National Football Teams. 8 June 2021.
    10. ↑ "CAN 2021 - Groupe F : L'équipe type après la première journée". Africa Foot United (in French). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.[ dead link ]
    11. ↑ James Gomez at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
    12. ↑ "Gambia - Togo 1:0 (Friendlies 2021, June)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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