Emmanuel Gómez

Emmanuel Gómez (born December 20, 1990, in Dippa Kunda) is a Gambian footballer. He formerly played Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Emmanuel Gómez
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990
Place of birth Dippa Kunda, The Gambia
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2004–2007 Samger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Samger
2009–2010 Toronto FC 9 (0)
2011–2014 Samger
2014 Lansdowne Bhoys
2015 Clarkstown SC Eagles
International career‡
2008–2011 Gambia U-20 9 (0)
2012–2013 Gambia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 16, 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 16, 2013

Career

Professional

Gómez began his professional career with Samger of the Gambian Championnat National D1, where he is considered to be one of the top young centre backs in his nation.

His appearances with the Gambian Under-20 national team sparked interest among many Major League Soccer clubs. In early 2009, Gómez signed with Toronto FC[1] along with fellow countrymen Amadou Sanyang. He made his debut for Toronto on 6 June 2009, in a game against Los Angeles Galaxy.[2]

Gomez in his second season with Toronto failed to make any appearances with the club due to knee injury that he picked up during the pre-season training. Gomez was released by Toronto FC on March 1, 2011.[3]

Afterwards, he returned to Samger FC.[4] He has since made a full recovery from his injury and has played over 80 senior matches since then.

In 2014, he played for Lansdowne Bhoys FC.[5] In 2015, he played for Clarkstown SC Eagles.[6]

Gomez is married. He also has two daughters. His wife and two children reside in his native Gambia

International

Gómez has represented his nation at various youth levels and has two caps at senior level.[7]

Career stats
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC 2009 Major League Soccer 90–0010100
2010 00–000000
Career total 90000010100

References
  1. Gambian players sign MLS contracts Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Major League Soccer: Box Score: Main". Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
  3. "Emmanuel Gomez Waived". March 2011.
  4. Khoury, Anthony (April 12, 2021). "50 Nations - Every country and their first players to represent Toronto FC". Waking the Red.
  5. Riordan, John (January 1, 2014). "Jamaican lions helping make Lansdowne roar". Irish Examiner.
  6. "Clarkstown Eagles Advance in NPSL Playoffs". National Premier Soccer League. July 23, 2015.
  7. "Gómez, Emmanuel". National Football Teams.
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