Paraguayan footballerIn this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is Portillo.

Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (American Spanish::; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for and captains the Brazilian Serie A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Lanús
  • 1.2 Milan
  • 1.3 Palmeiras
• 2 International career
• 3 Style of play
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 International
    • 4.2.1 International goals
• 5 Honours
  • 5.1 Club
  • 5.2 Individual
• 6 Notes
• 7 References
• 8 External links

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 L* conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division *le.

Milan

On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to A.C. 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 win one Campeonato Brasileiro in 2018, two Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, and the Copa do Brasil also in 2020.

International career

Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguayan national team was for the friendly against Germany in August 2013.On 7 September 2013 he debuted against Bolivia at the age of 20 years old. 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. He is a hard tackler and good in the air. He was instrumental in L*'s style of building attacks from behind.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 December 2021.

International

As of 24 March 2022.

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

Libertad

• Paraguayan Primera División: 2012 Clausura, 2014 Apertura

L*

• Argentine Primera División: 2016

Milan

• Supercoppa Italiana: 2016

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2018
• Campeonato Paulista: 2020, 2022
• Copa do Brasil: 2020
• Copa Libertadores: 2020, 2021
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2022

Paraguay U-20

• Copa Ciudad de Arequipa: 2012

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
• CONMEBOL Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2020, 2021
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2020, 2021
• Copa do Brasil Team of the Season: 2020
• South American Footballer of the Year Bronze Ball: 2020, 2021
• South American Team of the Year: 2020, 2021
• 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

Notes

In isolation, Gómez is pronounced .

References

External links

• Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo at Fichajes.com
• Gustavo Gómez at National-Football-Teams.com