Maxi Gómez

Maxi Gómez
Gómez with Valencia in 2020
Personal information
Full name Maximiliano Gómez González
Date of birth (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996
Place of birth Paysandú, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Defensor Sporting
Number 9
Youth career
Litoral
2013–2015 Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Defensor Sporting 47 (28)
2017–2019 Celta 71 (30)
2019–2022 Valencia 96 (22)
2022–2024 Trabzonspor 27 (5)
2023–2024Cádiz (loan) 31 (0)
2025- Defensor Sporting 0 (0)
International career
2017– Uruguay 32 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023

Maximiliano "Maxi" Gómez González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaksi ˈɣomes]; born 14 August 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Defensor Sporting and the Uruguay national team.

Having begun his career with Defensor Sporting, he moved to Spain in 2017, where he made 167 La Liga appearances and scored 51 goals for Celta and Valencia.

A full international for Uruguay since 2017, Gómez was selected for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022 and the Copa América in 2019 and 2021.