Joseph Dave Gomez ( hold 23 May 1997 ) is an english professional football player who plays as a center bet on for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team. Gomez began his career at Charlton Athletic, breaking into the inaugural team at 17 and playing one full aged season before joining Liverpool in June 2015. After establishing himself as a first-team even, Gomez struggled with injuries, but appeared in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final as Liverpool won the competition. He played in the final of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup with Liverpool winning the contest for the first time in the club ‘s history. He was part of the team that won the 2019–20 Premier League, Liverpool ‘s first league title in 30 years.
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Gomez has represented England at every tied and played every minute of every match when England won the 2014 UEFA european Under-17 Championship. He made his debut for the England aged team in November 2017 .
Club career [edit ]
Charlton Athletic [edit ]
Gomez was born in Catford, Greater London [ 5 ] to a gambian father and an english mother. [ 6 ] He joined the academy at nearby Charlton Athletic at the age of 10, [ 7 ] making his debut for the club ‘s under-18 team at good 13 years honest-to-god. [ 8 ] Despite strong interest from other clubs, [ 9 ] Gomez signed his foremost professional compress with Charlton in October 2014. [ 10 ] His elder introduction came under director Bob Peeters in a 4–0 League Cup victory over Colchester United at The Valley on 12 August 2014, playing the fully 90 minutes as the right back. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] A week late he made his league debut in a 3–2 dwelling gain against Derby County in the Championship. [ citation needed ] Gomez went on to make 24 appearances during his beginning season including 18 starts, at right back and in his favored situation of concentrate back. [ citation needed ]
liverpool [edit ]
Gomez lining up for Liverpool in 2017 On 20 June 2015, Premier League club Liverpool signed Gomez on a five-year contract for a fee of £3.5 million. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] He made his debut against Stoke City on 9 August, starting as a leave back in a 1–0 win, assisting Philippe Coutinho ‘s match-winning finish in the 86th minute. [ 15 ] On 13 October 2015, Gomez suffered a season ending anterior cruciate ligament wound while playing for England U21. [ 16 ] A entire year later, Gomez returned to full first-team train on 13 October 2016. [ 17 ] On 13 November, Gomez played 45 minutes in a buttocks closed doors friendly. [ 18 ] On 8 January 2017, Gomez made his first gear start in official first-team equal since the injury, in FA Cup link against Plymouth Argyle. [ 19 ]
2017–18 season [edit ]
On 23 August 2017, Gomez made his european introduction, in a 4–2 succeed over Hoffenheim in the UEFA Champions League play-off. [ 20 ] Due to the injury of Nathaniel Clyne, Gomez was the first choice right back for the first half of the season ; even starting in games against rivals Arsenal and Manchester United ; against the former he assisted the first goal in an eventual 4–0 gain, and his performance against the latter receiving praise from fans. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] In late March 2018, it was confirmed how Gomez would miss the future few games as a solution of suffering an injury during an external friendly game. [ 25 ] In May 2018, Gomez undergo surgery to his ankle injury, with Liverpool confirming via their official web site that Gomez would n’t play in Liverpool ‘s last fixtures of the season, including the 2018 UEFA Champions League final examination. [ 26 ] Overall, Gomez made 31 appearances across the season for Liverpool. [ 27 ]
2018–19 season [edit ]
As a leave of the doubtful seaworthiness of regular first-team defenders Dejan Lovren and Joël Matip, Gomez played as first-choice kernel back in Liverpool ‘s first games of the season aboard Virgil van Dijk, receiving praise for his performances and receiving the man of the match for his performance in a 2–1 gain over Leicester City on 1 September. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] He continued to feature in defense for the clubhouse during the open half of the season before suffering a fracture leg in December following a challenge by Burnley defender Ben Mee. In February of the following year, he underwent surgery in an attack to assist his convalescence from the injury. [ 31 ] Regaining seaworthiness in April, Gomez made a substitute appearance for Liverpool in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final, which the cabaret won. [ 32 ]
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2019–20 season [edit ]
Gomez began the following season deputising for the in-form Joël Matip, who had become a mainstay aboard Virgil vanguard Dijk during Gomez ‘s wound layoff the previous season. Gomez found himself recalled to the starting lineup following injury problems for Matip, and earned praise after a murder of clean sheets in the Winter months as Liverpool extended a significant tip at the top of the Premier League table. Gomez was singled out for praise for his leadership and composure during a 1–0 victory over rivals Everton in the FA Cup in January ; a match in which Gomez was the only senior musician in the back-line after James Milner ‘s early passing. [ 33 ]
2020–21 season [edit ]
Gomez provided a brilliant serve for Diogo Jota in their Champions League away game against Atalanta, where Liverpool won 5–0. Gomez suffered a tendon wound to his left stifle whilst away on international duty with England and undergo successful surgery on 11 November 2020 to correct the damage. [ 34 ] This left Liverpool with an injury crisis at the center of their refutation, following the ACL injury of Gomez ‘ centre-back partner Virgil Van Dijk. FIFA agreed to pay Liverpool £2 million in compensation to cover Gomez ‘s wages whilst he was injured. [ 35 ]
International career [edit ]
Gomez has been capped by England at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. [ 36 ] In May 2014, he was part of the team that won the 2014 UEFA european Under-17 Championship in Malta, playing every moment of England ‘s five matches and being named in UEFA ‘s team of the tournament. [ 37 ] Through his don he could have been eligible to play for Gambia. [ 6 ] On 25 August 2015, he received his first call-up to the under-21 police squad. [ 38 ] On 30 August 2017, Gomez was announced as England U21 captain ahead of the qualify political campaign for the 2019 UEFA european Under-21 Championship. [ 39 ] He received his first call-up to the England aged team in November 2017. [ 40 ] He made his England introduction against Germany at Wembley Stadium in a friendly match, coming on as a utility to replace Phil Jones in a 0–0 draw. [ 41 ] Gomez received a valet of the equal award in the succeed game for his operation against Brazil, earning praise for a number of crucial interceptions, and with his ability to nullify the threat of the stream populace read transfer holder, Neymar. [ 42 ]
style of play [edit ]
Gomez prefers to play as a center back but can besides play as a full back on either side. [ 43 ] He has been described as a complete football player and composed ball-playing center back with his style of play being compared to that of Rio Ferdinand whom he idolised growing up. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] Gomez is besides noted for his athleticism, pace and persuasiveness ; he is able to produce mighty and dangerous runs up-field on the counter-attack and in defense is rarely physically dominated by an adversary. [ 37 ] [ 45 ] [ 46 ]
personal life [edit ]
Gomez met his wife, Tamara, in 2014, on a bus on his way to school. They live in concert in Formby, on the outskirts of Liverpool. They got married in July 1 2021 [ 47 ] Gomez is a cousin of striker Muhammadu Faal, who presently plays for Enfield Town. [ 48 ]
career statistics [edit ]
cabaret [edit ]
- As of match played 27 October 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Charlton Athletic
2014–15[49]
Championship
21
0
1
0
2
0
—
—
24
0
Liverpool
2015–16[50]
Premier League
5
0
0
0
0
0
2[a]
0
—
7
0
2016–17[51]
Premier League
0
0
3
0
0
0
—
—
3
0
2017–18[27]
Premier League
23
0
1
0
1
0
6[b]
0
—
31
0
2018–19[52]
Premier League
16
0
0
0
0
0
9[b]
0
—
25
0
2019–20[53]
Premier League
28
0
2
0
2
0
7[b]
0
4[c]
0
43
0
2020–21[54]
Premier League
7
0
0
0
1
0
3[b]
0
1[d]
0
12
0
2021–22[55]
Premier League
2
0
0
0
2
0
3[b]
0
—
7
0
Total
81
0
6
0
6
0
30
0
5
0
128
0
Career total
102
0
7
0
8
0
30
0
5
0
152
0
International [edit ]
- As of match played 8 October 2020[56]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2017
2
0
2018
4
0
2019
2
0
2020
3
0
Total
11
0
Honours [edit ]
Liverpool
England U17
England
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Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2014[37]
References [edit ]
- Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
- Profile at the Football Association website
- Joe Gomez – UEFA competition record (archive)
