# Gustavo Gómez

Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (Latin American Spanish:; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team.

## Club career
### Lanús

Gómez is considered one of the most promising defenders of Paraguay, who began his playing career at Libertad. In the summer of 2014, Gómez left Libertad to play for Argentine Primera División side Lanús. Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title.

### AC Milan

On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to AC Milan for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract. He is the first ever Paraguayan footballer to play for Milan. After joining the club he chose number 15, in tribute of his former Lanús teammate, Diego Barisone who died in a car accident.
On 27 August 2016, he made his full debut for Milan in Serie A against Napoli, where Napoli beat Milan 4–2.

### Palmeiras

On 2 August 2018, Gómez was announced for Palmeiras on a one-year loan deal. Being considered by supporters as one of the best centerbacks of Palmeiras' history, he helped the team achieve three Brasileirão titles in 2018, 2022, and 2023, two Copa Libertadores trophies in 2020 and 2021, three Campeonato Paulista victories in 2020, 2022 and 2023, the Recopa Sudamericana in 2022, one Copa do Brasil in 2020 and the Supercopa do Brasil in 2023.

## International career

Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguay national team was for a friendly against Germany in August 2013. On 7 September 2013, he debuted against Bolivia at the age of 20, and in that game he scored his first international goal. He has since been a regular fixture for Paraguay. He played for Paraguay in the Copa América Centenario in 2016, where he started all the 3 games for them.

## Style of play

Gustavo is a strong defender capable of playing in any position at the back, being a hard tackler and good in the air. He was instrumental in Lanús' style of building attacks from behind during his time at the club.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 8 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State league | State league | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Libertad | 2011 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Libertad | 2012 | Paraguayan Primera División | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Libertad | 2013 | Paraguayan Primera División | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 3 |
| Libertad | 2014 | Paraguayan Primera División | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 |
| Libertad | Total | Total | 47 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 57 | 7 |
| Lanús | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lanús | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 4 |
| Lanús | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Lanús | Total | Total | 58 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 4 |
| Milan | 2016–17 | Serie A | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Milan | 2017–18 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Milan | Total | Total | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Palmeiras (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 |
| Palmeiras (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Palmeiras (loan) | Total | Total | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 7 |
| Palmeiras | 2019 | Série A | 16 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Palmeiras | 2020 | Série A | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
| Palmeiras | 2021 | Série A | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Palmeiras | 2022 | Série A | 30 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 11 |
| Palmeiras | 2023 | Série A | 32 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 6 |
| Palmeiras | 2024 | Série A | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Palmeiras | Total | Total | 142 | 15 | 50 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 281 | 21 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 285 | 24 | 58 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 85 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 469 | 48 |
* ↑ Includes Campeonato Paulista
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia, Copa do Brasil
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ One appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
* 1 2 Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Paraguay | 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2014 | 7 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2019 | 12 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2021 | 12 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Paraguay | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 78 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gómez goal.
List of international goals scored by Gustavo Gómez :
| 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 (3–4 p) | 2021 Copa América |

## Honours

Libertad
* Paraguayan Primera División: 2012C, 2014A
Lanus
* Argentine Primera División: 2016
Milan
* Supercoppa Italiana: 2016
Palmeiras
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2018, 2022, 2023
* Copa do Brasil: 2020
* Supercopa do Brasil: 2023
* Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2022
* Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
* FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2021
Individual
* U-20 South American Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013
* Paraguayan Primera División Team of the Season: 2013
* Copa Argentina Team of the Season: 2014–15
* Argentine Primera División Team of the Season: 2016
* Bola de Prata: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
* Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020, 2021, 2022
* Best Centre-back in Brazil: 2020
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022
* Copa do Brasil Team of the Season: 2020
* South American Footballer of the Year Bronze Ball: 2020, 2021
* South America Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
* South American Defender of the Year: 2020, 2021
* Paraguayan Footballer of the Year: 2021
* IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Year: 2021
* Campeonato Paulista Team of the Year: 2022, 2023