Elías José Gómez (born 9 June 1994) is an Argentine professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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Vélez Sarsfield Velez may refer to:
People
* Vélez (name), a Spanish surname, including a list of people with the name
Places
* Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain
* Vélez Sársfield (barrio), Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Vélez-Blanco, Spain
* Vélez-Málaga, Spain
* Vé ...
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Career
Gómez began his career with
Rosario Central
Club Atlético Rosario Central (), more commonly referred to as Rosario Central, or simply Central, is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División. The club was officially founded on 24 December 1889, ...
in the youth team, joining in 2006.
Before starting his senior career with Rosario Central, he had a short loan spell with
Sportivo Las Heras in 2013.
He featured for the first time for Rosario Central on 23 November 2013 during a defeat away to
Olimpo.
He subsequently made sixteen appearances across the following three campaigns in all competitions.
On 2 February 2016,
Defensa y Justicia
Club Social y Deportivo Defensa y Justicia, commonly known as Defensa y Justicia, is an Argentine football club from Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, established in 1935. completed the loan signing of Gómez.
He remained with the club for the
2016
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and
2016–17 seasons, playing in twelve matches before returning to Rosario in June 2017.
In January 2019, Gómez joined fellow
top-flight side
Argentinos Juniors
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on loan.
He scored his first senior goal on 18 February against
Estudiantes.
Twelve months after arriving, in January 2020, Argentinos purchased Gómez permanently as the defender signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.
At the end of January 2022, Gómez joined
River Plate on a deal until the end of 2025.
Career statistics
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Honours
Vélez Sarsfield
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Argentine Primera División
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2024
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gómez, Elías
1994 births
Living people
People from Rosario Department
Argentine men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Primera Nacional players
Torneo Argentino B players
Argentine Primera División players
Rosario Central footballers
Defensa y Justicia footballers
Argentinos Juniors footballers
Club Atlético River Plate footballers
Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
Footballers from Santa Fe Province
21st-century Argentine sportsmen