 Gómez withPalmeiras in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan Bautista, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Libertad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Libertad | 47 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Lanús | 58 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | AC Milan | 18 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Palmeiras (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2019– | Palmeiras | 211 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Paraguay U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Paraguay U20 | 25 | (3) |
| 2013– | Paraguay | 86 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:25, 18 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:20, 15 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back for andcaptains bothCampeonato Brasileiro Série A clubPalmeiras and theParaguay national team.
Gómez is considered one of the most promising defenders of Paraguay, who began his playing career atLibertad. In the summer of 2014, Gómez leftLibertad to play forArgentine Primera División sideLanús.[2] Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title.
On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move toAC Milan for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract.[3] He is the first ever Paraguayan footballer to play for Milan. After joining the club he chose number 15, in tribute of his formerLanús teammate,Diego Barisone who died in a car accident.[4]On 27 August 2016, he made his full debut for Milan inSerie A againstNapoli, where Napoli beat Milan 4–2.
On 2 August 2018, Gómez was announced forPalmeiras on a one-year loan deal. Being considered by supporters as one of the best centerbacks of Palmeiras' history, he helped the team achieve threeBrasileirão titles in 2018, 2022, and 2023, twoCopa Libertadores trophies in 2020 and 2021, fourCampeonato Paulista victories in 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 oneRecopa Sudamericana in 2022, oneCopa do Brasil in 2020 and oneSupercopa do Brasil in 2023.[5]
In June 2024, Gómez reached the mark of 37 goals scored with the alviverde shirt, with this, he became the defender with the most goals in the history of Palmeiras, surpassingLuís Pereira.[6]
Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguay national team was for a friendly againstGermany in August 2013.[7] On 7 September 2013, he debuted againstBolivia at the age of 20, and in that game he scored his first international goal. He played in the four editions of Copa América (Centenario, 2019, 2021, and 2024), having been the captain of the Paraguayan national team in the first two editions.[8]
Gómez is adefender known for his feisty style of play and for his leadership skills. He is a complete defender who excels in defense, aerial play, and tackling, but is also capable of contributing to playmaking.[9] He prioritizes defensive quality and physical strength, qualities that have made him one of the best defenders in South American football and an idol at Palmeiras, where he is captain.[10]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Libertad | 2011 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 23 | 1 | — | — | 10[c] | 2 | — | 33 | 3 | |||||
| 2014 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 47 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 57 | 7 | |||||
| Lanús | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 | — | 5 | 3 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 4 | |||
| Milan | 2016–17 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Palmeiras (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[f] | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10[f] | 1 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2020 | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13[f] | 2 | 2[g] | 0 | 56 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12[f] | 1 | 5[h] | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12[f] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 58 | 11 | ||
| 2023 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11[f] | 3 | 1[i] | 0 | 63 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8[f] | 2 | 1[i] | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10[f] | 1 | 4[g] | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| Total | 186 | 20 | 65 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 79 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 369 | 41 | ||
| Career total | 309 | 25 | 65 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 91 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 506 | 52 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 2013 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco,Asunción, Paraguay |  Bolivia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 5 March 2014 | Estadio Nacional,San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 June 2019 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 2 July 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Pedro Ludovico,Goiânia, Brazil |  Peru | 1–0 | 3–3(3–4p) | 2021 Copa América |
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