page_title: Papu Gómez
hierarchical_section_title: Papu Gómez
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Alejandro Darío "Papu" Gómez, calciatore italo-argentino.
context_page_description: Alejandro Darío Gómez, known as Papu Gómez, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward, winger or as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Atalanta, where he is team captain, and the Argentina national football team.
  Gómez started his club career in his home country with Arsenal de Sarandí, before joining San Lorenzo in 2009. The following year, he was signed by Italian club Catania. In 2013, he joined Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv, where he remained for a single season, before returning to Italy to play for Atalanta.
  Although he was born in Argentina, Gómez is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, having gained Italian citizenship on 14 May 2016, as his wife is an Italian citizen. He made his senior international debut for Argentina in a friendly against Singapore in 2017, during which he also scored his first international goal.
context_section_description: Alejandro Darío Gómez (American Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo ðaˈɾi.o ˈɣomes]; born 15 February 1988), known as Papu Gómez, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward, winger or as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Atalanta, where he is team captain, and the Argentina national football team.
  Gómez started his club career in his home country with Arsenal de Sarandí, before joining San Lorenzo in 2009. The following year, he was signed by Italian club Catania. In 2013, he joined Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv, where he remained for a single season, before returning to Italy to play for Atalanta.
  Although he was born in Argentina, Gómez is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, having gained Italian citizenship on 14 May 2016, as his wife is an Italian citizen. He made his senior international debut for Argentina in a friendly against Singapore in 2017, during which he also scored his first international goal.
caption: Gómez with Atalanta in 2017
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