Borja Gómez

Not to be confused with Borja Pérez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

For the motorcycle racer, see Borja Gómez (motorcyclist).

Borja Gómez Pérez (born 14 May 1988) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Borja Gómez

Gómez in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Borja Gómez Pérez[1]
Date of birth	(1988-05-14) 14 May 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
2005–2007	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Alcorcón	86	(0)
2010–2011	Rayo Vallecano	11	(0)
2011–2012	Karpaty Lviv	25	(0)
2012	→ Granada (loan)	19	(0)
2012–2015	Granada	12	(0)
2013–2014	→ Hércules (loan)	10	(0)
2014–2015	→ Lugo (loan)	30	(1)
2015–2016	Oviedo	15	(0)
2017	Murcia	9	(0)
2017–2018	Logroñés	5	(0)
2018	S.S. Reyes	13	(0)
2018–2020	East Bengal	19	(1)
Total		254	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gómez was born in Madrid. An unsuccessful graduate from Real Madrid's youth system, he made his professional debut with another team in the community, AD Alcorcón, going on to spend three full seasons in the Segunda División B.

In the 2010–11 campaign, Gómez had his first Segunda División experience, with another club from the Spanish capital, Rayo Vallecano. On 2 March 2011, after having played all the minutes in his 11 league appearances – mainly due to Iván Amaya's injury, however, as he was never part of manager José Ramón Sandoval's plans (a claim which the latter denied)^[2][3]– he signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Karpaty Lviv.^[4]

Gómez returned to his homeland the ensuing winter transfer window, joining Granada CF initially on loan.^[5] His first game in La Liga took place on 21 January 2012, when he featured the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 away loss against RCD Espanyol;^[6] during his two-year spell at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes, he made 31 competitive appearances.^[7]

In the following years, Gómez alternated between the second and third tier of Spanish football, representing Hércules CF, CD Lugo, Real Oviedo, Real Murcia CF^[8] and UD Logroñés.^[9] While at the service of the third club, he suffered a right knee injury in January 2016 that sidelined him for seven months.^[10]

On 23 August 2018, Gómez signed with East Bengal FC of the Indian I-League.^[11] In January 2020, after spending several months on the sidelines due to injury, he returned home for personal reasons, and eventually asked to be released.^[12]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Alcorcón	2007–08[13]	Segunda División B	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	2008–09[13]	Segunda División B	34	0	0	0	6[a]	0	40	0
	2009–10[13]	Segunda División B	31	0	6	1	6[a]	0	43	1
	Total		86	0	6	1	12	0	104	1
Rayo Vallecano	2010–11[13]	Segunda División	11	0	2	0	—		13	0
Karpaty Lviv	2010–11[14]	Ukrainian Premier League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2011–12[14]	Ukrainian Premier League	18	0	2	0	4[b]	0	24	0
	Total		25	0	2	0	4	0	31	0
Granada (loan)	2011–12[13]	La Liga	19	0	0	0	—		19	0
Granada	2012–13[13]	La Liga	12	0	0	0	—		19	0
Hércules (loan)	2013–14[13]	Segunda División	10	0	2	0	—		12	0
Lugo (loan)	2014–15[13]	Segunda División	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
Oviedo	2015–16[13]	Segunda División	15	0	2	0	—		17	0
Murcia	2016–17[13]	Segunda División B	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Logroñés	2017–18[13]	Segunda División B	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
S.S. Reyes	2017–18[13]	Segunda División B	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
East Bengal	2018–19[14]	I-League	19	1	0	0	0	0	19	1
	2019–20[c]	I-League	—		—		—		—
Career total			254	2	16	1	16	0	286	3

1. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Injured

References

1. "Borja Gómez" (in Spanish). La Preferente. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
2. "Borja Gómez: "Salí del Rayo porque Sandoval no confiaba en mí"" [Borja Gómez: "I left Rayo because Sandoval did not trust me"]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
3. "Sandoval y sus jugadores se 'desmarcan' del Marca" [Sandoval and his players 'unmark' Marca] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
4. "Borja Gomez Perez becomes Karpaty player". FC Karpaty Lviv. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
5. "Borja Gómez llega cedido al Granada hasta final de temporada" [Borja Gómez arrives on loan at Granada until end of the season]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 January 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
6. "El Espanyol golea al Granada y duerme en puestos europeos (3–0)" [Espanyol rout Granada and sleep in European places (3–0)] (in Spanish). RTVE. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
7. Navarro, Antonio (25 January 2017). "Borja Gómez ficha por el Real Murcia" [Borja Gómez signs for Real Murcia]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
8. "El Real Murcia ficha a Borja Gómez" [Real Murcia sign Borja Gómez]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
9. Martínez, Rubén (24 August 2017). "Borja Gómez completa la defensa de la UD Logroñés" [Borja Gómez completes UD Logroñés' defence] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
10. "Borja Gómez será baja los próximos siete meses" [Borja Gómez out of action for the next seven months]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
11. "East Bengal FC continues to build a solid team by signing on stellar Spanish central defender Borja Gómez Pérez". East Bengal FC. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
12. "East Bengal: Alejandro Menendez asks for new Indian signings". Yahoo! Sports. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
13. "Borja Gómez: Borja Gómez Pérez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
14. "Borja Gómez". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

External links

• Borja Gómez at BDFutbol
• Borja Gómez at Futbolme (in Spanish)