Papu Gómez
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Gómez with Atalanta in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alejandro Darío Gómez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, left winger, attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2003–2006 | Arsenal de Sarandí | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 77 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | San Lorenzo | 48 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Catania | 106 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Atalanta | 209 | (50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Sevilla | 66 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Monza | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Argentina | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:27, 21 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 3 December 2022 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alejandro Darío Gómez (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo ðaˈɾi.o ˈɣomes]; born 15 February 1988), known as Papu Gómez, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward, left winger or attacking midfielder. He is banned from competing professionally until October 2025 due to having failed an anti-doping test.
Gómez started his club career in his home country with Arsenal de Sarandí in 2005, before joining San Lorenzo in 2009. The following year, he was signed by Italian club Catania. In 2013, he joined Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv, where he remained for a single season, before returning to Italy to play for Atalanta. In 2019–20, Gómez set the Serie A record for most assists in a single season with sixteen, and was named to the Serie A Team of the Year.
Although he was born in Argentina, Gómez is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, having gained Italian citizenship on 14 May 2016. He made his senior international debut for Argentina in a friendly against Singapore in 2017, during which he also scored his first international goal. He later took part in Argentina's victorious 2021 Copa América and 2022 FIFA World Cup campaigns.