.jpg) Gómez withSeattle Sounders FC in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeimar Pastor Gómez Andrade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (age 33)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tadó, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Rosario Central | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | →Tiro Federal (loan) | 27 | (2) |
| 2016 | →Arsenal (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Independiente Rivadavia | 40 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Unión Santa Fe | 64 | (5) |
| 2020– | Seattle Sounders FC | 147 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:07, 25 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:50, 19 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Yeimar Pastor Gómez Andrade (born 30 June 1992) is a Colombian professionalfootballer who plays as acentre-back forMajor League Soccer clubSeattle Sounders FC.
Gómez was born on 30 June 1992 inTadó, a small municipality inChocó, Colombia.[2] Growing up, he was often cared for by his older sister or relatives while his parents, Jairo and Celestina, worked long hours at a local mine.[3] Gómez spent his childhood in Tadó playing football andbasketball; when he was six or seven, he began playing football for a local school as adefender.[3][4]
During his youth, he was inspired by famous football defenders includingLuis Amaranto Perea,Rio Ferdinand, andNemanja Vidić.[4] His first opportunity to train with a professional club came when he joinedBoyacá Chicó F.C. as a youth.[3] When Gómez was 14, he left Colombia upon the invitation of a teammate and began trying out for clubs inArgentina including Miter de Pérez andNewell's Old Boys.[5]
In 2009, Gómez joinedRosario Central's youth academy at the age of seventeen.[6] From 2011 to 2013, he made 29 appearances in the fourth division of theArgentine Football Association. He also made 28 appearances during the 2012–2013 season of theRosarina Football Association [es].[7] Gómez was then loaned toTiro Federal in 2013.[6] During their 2013–2014 season in thethird division of Argentine football, Gómez made his professional debut and ended the season with 27 appearances and two goals.[8]
Gómez returned to Rosario Central in 2014.[9] During the 2014 season, Gómez made four appearances in theArgentine Primera División and played in twoCopa Argentina matches. In 2015, Gómez made seventeen appearances in the Primera Division, fifteen of which were as a starter; he also made two appearances in Copa Argentina.[8] Due to his rough style of defending, he got the nicknamepatabrava and was the subject of a fan-made song derived from "Bailando".[10][11] In January 2016, Rosario Central loaned Gómez toArsenal de Sarandí.[12][13] There, Gómez had two appearances in the Primera Division for the 2016 season.[8]
In the summer of 2016, Gómez left Arsenal and joinedIndependiente Rivadavia.[14] During the club's 2016–2017 season, he made forty appearances as a starter inNacional B, the second division of Argentine football, and scored two goals. He also made one appearance for the club in Copa Argentina.[8]
In July 2017, Gómez joinedUnión de Santa Fe.[15] During his first season with club, Gómez made 25 appearances as a starter in the Primera Division and scored one goal in addition to making two appearances for the club in Copa Argentina.[8] Gómez started in the club's 1–0 victory at home againstIndependiente on 12 May 2018. The win qualified the Unión for the2019 Copa Sudamericana, their first in club history.[16] In the 2018–2019 season, Gómez made 24 appearances as a starter and scored two goals while also making two appearances in Copa Argentina.[8] He also had the record for the most interceptions and clearances out of any player in the 2018–2019 season.[17]
Gómez made two appearances in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana againstIndependiente del Valle from Ecuador.[8] The Unión won their first match at home against the Independiente in a 2–0 shutout where Gómez was recognized for his ability to shutdown the other team's offense.[18] In the second away match, the Unión lost to Independiente 2–0 with one of the goals coming from anown goal by Gómez; the Unión failed to advance to the second round of the tournament after losing a penalty shootout to break the tied aggregate score.[19]
On 15 October 2019, Gómez signed a new contract with the Unión for a term ending June 2022.[15] Gómez made 15 appearances and scored two goals in the Unión's 2019–2020 season in addition to one appearance in Copa Argentina.[8] On 22 January 2020, the Unión announced Gómez was transferring toSeattle Sounders FC ofMajor League Soccer. During Gómez's career with the Unión, he played a total of 74 games and scored five goals.[20]
On 5 February 2020, Gómez signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer.[21] His first season with the team was interrupted by theCOVID-19 pandemic, which left him unable to bring his family to the United States.[22]
Gómez made his debut for theColombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win overHonduras.[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tiro Federal (loan) | 2013–14 | Torneo Argentino A | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Rosario Central | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal (loan) | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Independiente Rivadavia | 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| Unión Santa Fe | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 2020 | MLS | 19 | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | MLS | 33 | 1 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | MLS | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | MLS | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Total | 113 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 267 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 14 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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