Santiago Gómez (footballer, born 1996)

Santiago Manuel Gómez (born 3 February 1996) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for Liga Nacional club Antigua.

Santiago Gómez

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Manuel Gómez[1]
Date of birth	(1996-02-03) 3 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Antigua
Number	14
Youth career
2010–2017	Independiente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Independiente	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Deportivo Armenio (loan)
2018–2021	Deportivo Armenio
2021	Guillermo Brown	14	(0)
2022–	Excursionistas	32	(15)
2023	→ Real Cartagena (loan)	38	(19)
2024	Deportivo Pereira	8	(0)
2024-	Antigua	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Deportivo Armenio

Born in Villa Mercedes in the San Luis Province of Argentina, Gómez trialled with Argentine Primera División sides Independiente, Boca Juniors and Lanús in 2010, signing with the former.^[2][3] On 27 January 2017, he signed a professional contract with the club, before being loaned to Primera C Metropolitana side Deportivo Armenio for two-and-a-half years.^[2] Despite the contract being valid for four years, in early 2018 Gómez requested that he be released from his contract, and he joined Deportivo Armenio on a permanent basis as a free agent.^[3]

The 2018–19 season started well for Gómez; in the club's first thirteen games, he scored eight goals.^[3][4] In August 2019, he suffered a fracture to the metatarsal on his right foot, and was out of action until November of the same year.^[5][6] In August 2020, following the postponement of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, Gómez confirmed that he still had a contract with Deportivo Armenio until 2021.^[7]

Guillermo Brown and Excursionistas

Following Khalil Caraballo's long-term injury, Guillermo Brown signed Gómez on a contract until December 2022 to cover the striker's absence in June 2021.^[8] Following one season with Guillermo Brown, in which he failed to score in fourteen appearances, he joined Primera C Metropolitana side Excursionistas.

Loan to Real Cartagena

In November 2022, Gómez signed a new two-year deal with Excursionistas, before the club announced he would be spending the 2023 season with Colombian Categoría Primera B side Real Cartagena.^[9] He marked his debut with two goals and an assist, as Real Cartagena beat Patriotas Boyacá 3–2.^[10] He continued his goal-scoring form, scoring eight goals in his first seventeen appearances, and began drawing the attention of first-division sides Atlético Junior and Once Caldas in May 2023.^[11][12]

The following month, he broke Emanuel Molina's record as the top Argentine scorer for Real Cartagena with two goals against Deportes Quindío, taking his tally to ten.^[13] On 10 June 2023, Gómez was left out of Real Cartagena's squad for their league game against Fortaleza C.E.I.F., with football journalist Diego Rueda stating that he had reached an agreement an unnamed top-flight club in Colombia, with Atlético Bucaramanga also being touted as an interested party.^[14]

A day later, Gómez himself stated that he had agreed personal terms with Atlético Junior, and was waiting for the clubs to sign the appropriate paperwork.^[15] However, despite these strong links, Gómez declared on 21 June that he would be staying with Real Cartagena, saying: "I want to stay, focus on the preseason to meet the goal of promotion".^[16]

Deportivo Pereira

After finishing the 2023 season as second-top scorer to Jhonier Alfonso of Fortaleza C.E.I.F., Gómez was announced as a new signing for Categoría Primera A side Deportivo Pereira.^[17] However, just a month into his contract with Deportivo, in which he was seen to have underperformed, having scored no goals, he was linked with a move back to Real Cartagena.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 August 2023.^[19][20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Independiente	2016–17	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deportivo Armenio	2016–17	Primera C Metropolitana	77	28	0	0	0	0	77	28
	2017–18
	2018–19
	2019–20	Primera B Metropolitana	15	2	1[a]	0	0	0	16	2
	Total		92	30	1	0	0	0	93	30
Guillermo Brown	2021	Primera Nacional	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Excursionistas	2022	Primera C Metropolitana	32	15	0	0	0	0	32	15
	2023		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		32	15	0	0	0	0	32	15
Real Cartagena (loan)	2023	Categoría Primera B	38	19	3[b]	1	0	0	26	12
Deportivo Pereira	2024	Categoría Primera A	8	0	3[b]	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			184	64	7	1	0	0	191	65

Notes

1. Appearances in the Copa Argentina
2. Appearances in the Copa Colombia

References

1. Santiago Gómez at WorldFootball.net
2. Castro, Dario (9 February 2017). "Primer contrato y préstamo" [First contract and loan]. infiernorojo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
3. Tagliaferri, Guillermo (1 November 2018). "Santiago Gómez, el goleador que grita en Armenio" [Santiago Gómez, the scorer who shouts in Armenio]. clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
4. Clemente, Juan Manuel (16 December 2018). ""Nos quedan 19 finales"" ["We have 19 finals left"]. ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
5. "El delantero de Armenio Santiago Gómez sufrió una lesión" [Armenio striker Santiago Gómez suffered an injury]. eldiariodeescobar.com.ar (in Spanish). 19 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. Ludueña, Diego (30 October 2019). "Gómez: "Estoy esperando el alta médica con muchas ganas"" [Gómez: "I am looking forward to the medical discharge"]. mundoascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
7. Fernández, Diego (7 August 2020). "Santiago Gómez: "Tenemos un plantel completamente nuevo"" [Santiago Gómez: "We have a completely new squad"]. soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
8. "Santiago Gómez ya se entrena en Guillemo Brown" [Santiago Gómez is already training at Guillemo Brown]. diariojornada.com.ar (in Spanish). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
9. "El goleador del Villero que seguirá en el exterior" [The Villero scorer who will continue abroad]. soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
10. Caballero Villa, Carlos (10 February 2023). "¿Quién es Santiago Gómez?, el del doblete en el triunfo de Real Cartagena" [Who is Santiago Gómez?, the one with the double in the victory of Real Cartagena]. eluniversal.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
11. Otero, David (28 May 2023). ""Hay que estar a la altura de lo que es el Junior": Delantero argentino Santiago Gómez" ["You have to live up to what the Junior is": Argentine striker Santiago Gómez]. caracol.com.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
12. Vega, Ricardo (1 June 2023). "Se preocupa Real Cartagena: Santiago Gómez es sondeado por otro club de la A" [Real Cartagena is concerned: Santiago Gómez is probed by another A club]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
13. Vega, Ricardo (4 June 2023). "Santiago Gómez es el argentino con más goles en la historia de Real Cartagena" [Santiago Gómez is the Argentine with the most goals in the history of Real Cartagena]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
14. "¿Adiós, Vaquero? Santiago Gómez ya tendría equipo y dejaría Real Cartagena" [Goodbye, Cowboy? Santiago Gómez would already have a team and would leave Real Cartagena]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
15. Mattar Cadena, Joshua (11 June 2023). "Santiago Gómez, mucho más cerca de Junior" [Santiago Gómez, much closer to Junior]. co.clarosports.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
16. "Ni Junior ni Bucaramanga: Santiago Gómez escogió su equipo para el segundo semestre" [Neither Junior nor Bucaramanga: Santiago Gómez chose his team for the second semester]. fanaticos.com.co (in Spanish). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
17. "Santiago Gómez será nuevo jugador del Deportivo Pereira" [Santiago Gómez will be a new Deportivo Pereira player]. eldeportivo.com.co (in Spanish). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. Anaya, Lucho (22 February 2024). "¿Santiago Gómez volverá a Real Cartagena? "Sería ideal poderlo tener"" [Will Santiago Gómez return to Real Cartagena? "It would be ideal to have it"]. primertiempo.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
19. Santiago Gómez at BDFA (in Spanish)
20. Santiago Gómez at Soccerway