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(Redirected from Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez) Spanish footballer 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 (age 36)
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)
Total 357 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 the Tercera División.

On 22 June 2010, Gómez was definitely promoted to the main squad. 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. He first appeared in the Segunda División three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for David González in the 0–0 draw at SD Huesca.

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. On 8 June 2012, he signed a new four-year contract running until 2016.

Gómez appeared in 31 games and scored three goals during the 2014–15 campaign, as the club returned to La Liga after 13 years. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 22 August 2015, replacing Hernán in a 1–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid. He scored his first goal the following 3 January, in a 2–2 draw against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés Stadium.

Deportivo

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

Kerala Blasters

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

Gómez left the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 12 June 2021.

Later career

On 20 August 2021, Gómez agreed to a contract at Xanthi F.C. in the Super League Greece 2. After retiring, he returned to Las Palmas to work as a scout.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Las Palmas 2010–11 Segunda División 26 0 1 1 0 0 27 1
2011–12 Segunda División 29 2 1 0 0 0 30 2
2012–13 Segunda División 24 0 5 1 0 0 29 1
2013–14 Segunda División 38 5 1 0 0 0 39 5
2014–15 Segunda División 31 3 2 0 0 0 33 3
2015–16 La Liga 21 1 5 0 0 0 26 1
2016–17 La Liga 29 2 1 0 0 0 30 2
2017–18 La Liga 25 0 3 0 0 0 28 0
Las Palmas total 223 13 19 2 0 0 242 15
Deportivo 2018–19 Segunda División 34 0 0 0 0 0 34 0
2019–20 Segunda División 25 0 1 0 0 0 26 0
Deportivo total 59 0 1 0 0 0 60 0
Kerala Blasters 2020–21 Indian Super League 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
Xanthi 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 28 4 1 0 0 0 29 4
Career totals 329 19 21 2 0 0 350 21

References

  1. De la Santa, Mario (18 August 2018). "Vicente Gómez: "Se ha desnaturalizado la política de cantera"" [Vicente Gómez: "The youth system policy has now been perverted"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "El Girona remonta ante una UD en inferioridad" [Girona complete comeback against outnumbered UD]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  6. "Vicente Gómez renueva hasta el 2016" [Vicente Gómez renews until 2016]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  7. "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.
  8. Malagón, Manuel (22 August 2015). "Al Atlético le falta" [Atlético lack something]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. "Athletic y Las Palmas firman un justo empate en un partido vibrante" [Athletic and Las Palmas sign fair draw in thrilling match]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 3 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. "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.
  11. "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.
  12. "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez Umpierrez". Goal. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. Thoyakkat, Harigovind (23 September 2020). "Kerala Blasters sign Spanish midfielder Vicente Gomez on three-year deal". Khel Now. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. 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.
  15. Zaidi, Waseem (12 June 2021). "Kerala Blasters release six overseas players ahead of new season". Khel Now. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ" [Αnnouncement] (in Greek). Xanthi F.C. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  17. Fontecha, Kevin (26 January 2023). "La UD repatria a Vicente Gómez, que ya trabaja en el club" [UD send Vicente Gómez back home, and he is already working at the club]. Canarias7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  18. Vicente Gómez at Soccerway

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