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Maxi Gómez
Uruguayan footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is González.
Maximiliano "Maxi" Gómez González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaksi ˈɣomes]; born 14 August 1996) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Uruguay national team.
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![]() Gómez with Valencia in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maximiliano Gómez González[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 27)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Paysandú, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
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– | Trabzonspor | 27 | (5) |
2023–2024 | → Cádiz (loan) | 31 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Uruguay | 32 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2023 |
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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.