Jonathan Gómez (footballer, born 2003)

Jonathan Germán "JoGo" Gómez Mendoza (born on September 1, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Mirandés, on loan from Real Sociedad B. Born in the United States to Mexican parents, he has one previous friendly cap for the Mexico national team but has most recently represented the United States national team with multiple friendly caps.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Mendoza.
Jonathan Gómez
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Germán Gómez Mendoza[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-01) September 1, 2003
Place of birth North Richland Hills, Texas, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Mirandés
(on loan from Real Sociedad)
Number 24
Youth career
2016–2019 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 North Texas SC 8 (0)
2020–2021 Louisville City FC 36 (2)
2022– Real Sociedad B 42 (1)
2023– → Mirandés (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 United States U16 6 (1)
2019 Mexico U16 1 (0)
2019 United States U17
2021 Mexico U20 2 (0)
2022–2023 United States U20 11 (1)
2022 Mexico 1 (0)
2021– United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 28, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2023

Youth soccer

Gómez joined the FC Dallas academy in 2016, at the age of 12.[3] He progressed through the ranks starting with the U-13 side as a left winger.[3] During his three years with the FCD academy he transitioned to playing fullback.[3] After three years with the academy Gómez signed an amateur contract with FC Dallas's reserve side North Texas SC in USL League One at the age of 15.[3] During his time with North Texas, Gómez appeared in eight league matches and tallied 2 assists as part of their title-winning campaign in the 2019 USL League One season.[4]

Professional career

Louisville City

On March 5, 2020, Louisville City FC announced that it had signed Gómez to a professional contract.[5] Gómez proceeded to appear 36 times in the USL Championship and score two goals in his bid to set a precedent within the club as a youth development player.[6] At the end of the 2021 USL Championship season, Gómez was named the 2021 USL Championship Young Player of the Year and also named to the USL Championship's All-League First Team.[7]

Real Sociedad

On September 30, 2021, Real Sociedad announced an agreement with Louisville City for the transfer of Gómez, with the player signing a contract until 2025 and being initially assigned to Real Sociedad B in Segunda División.[8] The deal took affect January 1, 2022.

On March 2, 2022, Gómez was included in Real Sociedad's La Liga matchday squad for the first time against RCD Mallorca.[9] On August 11, 2023, he joined Segunda División side Mirandés on a season-long loan deal.[10]

International career

Gómez was born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents and has been extensively pursued by the national team federations of both countries. He represented both the United States and Mexico at the U16 level, including winning the 2019 UEFA Development Tournament and 2019 Nike International Friendlies with the United States U16s and third place at the 2019 Nordic Cup with Mexico U16s.[11][12]

Gómez was a non-roster trainee with Mexico during their loss to the United States in the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals.[13] Gómez was subsequently named to the United States provisional squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup although he did not make the final roster as the United States won the Final over Mexico.[14] In October 2021, Gómez played in a pair of friendlies for Mexico U20s in Europe.[15]

On December 3, 2021, Gómez was called up to the United States national team for a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16] On December 18, Gómez made his senior international debut as an 84th minute substitute and his shot on goal was rebounded in by Cole Bassett for the United States' 1–0 victory.[17]

On April 21, 2022, Gómez was called up to the Mexico national team for a friendly match against Guatemala on April 27, in which he was subbed on in the 82nd minute.[18] He thus became the fourth player to be capped by both the United States and Mexico senior national teams.[19] Because both matches were friendlies, Gómez was not cap-tied to either nation.

In May 2022, Gómez was named to the provisional squads of both the United States U20s and Mexico U20s for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship but could not participate for either nation due to injury.[20] After the United States U20s won the tournament to qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2024 Olympics while Mexico U20s did not qualify for either, Gómez was called up in September 2022 to the United States U20s for the 2022 Revelations Cup in Mexico. Gómez played in all three of the United States U20s' friendlies including against Mexico U20s.[21]

On January 18, 2023, Gómez was called up for the second time to the United States national team for friendly matches against Serbia and Colombia and made his first senior international start against Serbia.[22]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of soccer player Johan Gómez, who formerly played for North Texas SC before moving to FC Porto.

Career statistics

Club
As of August 28, 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Texas SC 2019 USL League One 80––1[lower-alpha 1]090
Louisville City FC 2020 USL 100–––100
2021 USL 262––3[lower-alpha 2]0292
Total 362––30392
Real Sociedad B 2021–22 Segunda División 140–––140
2022–23 Primera División RFEF 281–––281
Total 421–––421
Mirandés (loan) 2023–24 Segunda División 30–––30
Career total 893000040933
  1. Appearance(s) in USL League One Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs

International
As of match played January 26, 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 202110
202310
Career total20

Honors

North Texas SC

Individual

References
  1. "National team roster, 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. 18 June 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: USA" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 23. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. "Fifteen-Year-Old Jonathan Gomez Thrives For North Texas SC, Represents Future for FC Dallas". 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021.
  4. "Jonathan Gomez | uslleagueone.com". www.uslleagueone.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. LouCity (5 March 2020). "LouCity signs youth international Jonathan Gomez". LouCity. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. Communications, LouCity (12 July 2020). "LouCity opens Lynn Family Stadium with a bang, but Riverhounds rally". LouCity. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. "Louisville's Jonathan Gomez Voted Championship's Young Player of the Year". USL Championship. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. "Agreement for his transfer to Sanse". Real Sociedad. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. "Jonathan Gómez incluido en convocatoria de la Real Sociedad para el partido ante Mallorca". ESPN. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. "Jonathan Gómez, nuevo lateral izquierdo jabato" (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. "Jonathan Gomez Biography". The Gomez Way. 4 August 2019.
  12. "U16 BNT wins 2019 Nike Friendlies". TopDrawerSoccer. 19 November 2019.
  13. "Jonathan Gomez shares what it's like to 'spar' with the Mexico national team". Getting CONCACAFed. 18 June 2021.
  14. "LouCity's Gomez named US national team's preliminary roster for Concacaf Gold Cup". WDRB. 18 June 2021.
  15. "Mexico U20s announce friendly games and call up list". SB Nation. 5 October 2021.
  16. "BERHALTER CALLS 26 PLAYERS AHEAD OF USA-BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ON DEC. 18 IN CARSON, CALIF". US Soccer. 3 December 2021.
  17. "United States beats 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina in LA friendly". ESPN. 18 December 2021.
  18. Hernandez, Cesar (21 April 2022). "Mexico call up dual nationals Jonathan Gomez, David Ochoa for Guatemala friendly". ESPN.com.
  19. "USA-Mexico: Senior dual internationals". socceramerica.com. 27 April 2022.
  20. "Jonathan Gomez Is In United States And Mexico Preliminary Rosters For U-20 World Cup Qualifiers". The18.com. 31 May 2022.
  21. "U-20 MYNT HEADS TO REVELATIONS CUP FOR MATCHES AGAINST PERU, MEXICO AND PARAGUAY". USSoccer.com. 16 September 2022.
  22. "TWENTY-FOUR PLAYERS CALLED FOR USMNT BIOSTEEL JANUARY TRAINING CAMP TO KICK OFF 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP CYCLE". USSoccer.com. 18 January 2023.
  23. Jonathan Gómez at Soccerway. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  24. "Jonathan Gómez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  25. Krysinsky, John (November 23, 2021). "Riverhounds SC veteran midfielder Kenardo Forbes named to All-USL Second Team". pittsburghsoccernow.com. Pittsburg, PA: Pittsburg Riverhounds. Archived from the original on November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  26. Crawford, Eric (November 30, 2021). "LouCity FC's Gomez named USL young player of the year, awaits USMNT call-up". wdrb.com. Louisville, KY: WDRB. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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