Vicente Gómez (footballer, born 1988)

José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez (born 31 August 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Umpiérrez.

Vicente Gómez
Gómez with Las Palmas in 2015
Personal information
Full name José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez
Date of birth (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Huracán
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Huracán
2009–2010 Las Palmas B 28 (1)
2010–2018 Las Palmas 223 (13)
2018–2020 Deportivo La Coruña 59 (0)
2020–2021 Kerala Blasters 19 (2)
2021–2022 Xanthi 28 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Gómez made his debut as a senior with AD Huracán in 2007. In the summer of 2009, he moved to UD Las Palmas; initially assigned to the C team, he spent the entire season with the reserves in Tercera División.

On 22 June 2010, Gómez was definitely promoted to the main squad.[1] He made his professional debut on 1 September, starting and scoring his side's second goal in a 5–3 away loss against Real Valladolid in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[2] He first appeared in the Segunda División three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for David González in a 0–0 away draw with SD Huesca.[3]

On 24 September 2011, Gómez scored his first goals at that level, netting a brace in a 4–2 defeat at Girona FC – he was also sent off later in the same match.[4] On 8 June 2012, he signed a new four-year contract running until 2016.[5]

Gómez appeared in 31 games and scored three goals during the 2014–15 campaign, as the club returned to La Liga after 13 years.[6] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 22 August 2015, replacing Hernán in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[7]

Deportivo

On 17 August 2018, Gómez signed a three-year contract with second-tier Deportivo de La Coruña.[8] During his spell at the Estadio Riazor he made 60 appearances across all competitions, being relegated in 2020.[9]

Kerala Blasters

On 23 September 2020, aged 32, Gómez joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal.[10][11] He scored his first goal on 6 December, in the last minute of the 3–1 home defeat of FC Goa.[12]

Gómez left the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 12 June 2021.[13]

Xanthi

On 20 August 2021, Gómez agreed to a contract at Super League Greece 2 club Xanthi FC.[14]

Career statistics
As of 21 August 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Las Palmas 2010–11 Segunda División 2601100271
2011–12 Segunda División 2921000302
2012–13 Segunda División 2405100291
2013–14 Segunda División 3851000395
2014–15 Segunda División 3132000333
2015–16 La Liga 2115000261
2016–17 La Liga 2921000302
2017–18 La Liga 2503000280
Las Palmas total 223131920024515
Deportivo 2018–19 Segunda División 3400000340
2019–20 Segunda División 2501000260
Deportivo total 5901000600
Kerala Blasters 2020–21 Indian Super League 1920000192
Xanthi 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 300152020032317

    References
    1. "Juanpe, Vitolo, Vicente Gómez y Jonathan Viera se incorporan al primer equipo" [Juanpe, Vitolo, Vicente Gómez and Jonathan Viera are added to the first team]. Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
    2. "El Valladolid golea a Las Palmas y encandila a Zorrilla" [Valladolid thrash Las Palmas and light Zorrilla up]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
    3. "Cabrero y Barbosa deciden que no haya goles en Huesca" [Cabrero and Barbosa decide there's no goals in Huesca]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
    4. "El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad" [Girona complete comeback against outnumbered UD]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
    5. "Vicente Gómez renueva hasta el 2016" [Vicente Gómez renews until 2016]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
    6. "Vicente Gómez renueva con Las Palmas hasta 2020" [Vicente Gómez renews with Las Palmas until 2020] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
    7. Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
    8. "Vicente Gómez nuevo jugador del Dépor 2018–2019" [Vicente Gómez new player of Dépor 2018–2019] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
    9. "Vicente Gómez se despide del Dépor: "A veces no sale como uno quiere"" [Vicente Gómez says goodbye to Dépor: "Sometimes things don't work out as one wants"]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
    10. "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez Umpierrez". Goal. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
    11. Thoyakkat, Harigovind (23 September 2020). "Kerala Blasters sign Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez on three-year deal". Khelnow. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
    12. Ajith Kumar, P.K. (6 December 2020). "ISL 2020–21: Angulo brace guides Goa to win over Kerala Blasters". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
    13. Zaidi, Waseem (12 June 2021). "Kerala Blasters release six overseas players ahead of new season". Khel Now. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
    14. "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ" [Αnnouncement] (in Greek). Xanthi F.C. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
    15. Vicente Gómez at Soccerway
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