Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samaria Saraí Gómez Mejía | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 2002 | ||
Place of birth | San Martín, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward [2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Necaxa | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2019 | AD Legends | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Real Estelí | ? | (52) |
2021–2022 | Le Havre | 6 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Elpides Karditsas | ? | (14) |
2023–2024 | Bnot Netanya | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Necaxa | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020 | El Salvador U-20 | 3 | (1) |
2022– | El Salvador | 10 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024 |
Samaria Saraí Gómez Mejía (born 18 February 2002) is a Salvadoran footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Club Necaxa and the El Salvador women's national team. [3]
Gómez grew up in the San Martín municipality of San Salvador. [4] [5] As a child, she played in youth tournaments in San Bartolo and Ilopango, often as the only girl on her team. [6]
In 2017, the 15-year-old Gómez began playing for AD Legends' under-17 team, ultimately winning five consecutive championships with the side. [7]
In 2019, the 17-year-old Gómez moved to Nicaragua to sign with Real Estelí. [8] In 2021, she won back-to-back Nicaraguan women's football championships with the club. [7]
In October 2021, the 19-year-old Gómez signed with French team Le Havre AC. [9] She made her debut in a first-round Coupe de France victory over Valenciennes FC. [10]
Gómez scored for the first time or the club in the subsequent second-round match against OCNA, netting Le Havre's third goal in a 4–1 win. [11] On the final day of the season, Gómez was a 67th-minute substitute in a 4–0 win over FC Vendenheim that secured Le Havre's promotion to Division 1 Féminine. [12]
In September 2022, Gómez signed a one-year deal with Greek team Elpides Karditsas. [13] She made her Greek A Division debut on 20 November 2022, scoring a hat-trick in a 0–6 victory away to Avantes Chalkida. [14]
In September 2023, Gómez signed with Israeli team Bnot Netanya F.C. [15]
In June 2024, Gómez signed with Liga MX Femenil team Club Necaxa. [16]
On April 8, 2022, Gómez earned her first senior cap for El Salvador, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 win over Barbados. [2] [17]
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