Alejandro Darío Gómez
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alejandro Darío Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atalanta | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Arsenal de Sarandí | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Arsenal de Sarandí | 77 | (16) |
| 2009–2010 | San Lorenzo | 48 | (8) |
| 2010–2013 | Catania | 106 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | 23 | (3) |
| 2014– | Atalanta | 95 | (26) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U20 | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:06, 1 June 2017 (UTC). |
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Alejandro Darío Gómez (born 15 February 1988), nicknamed Papu, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward, winger or as an attacking midfielder for Italian club Atalanta. He is a dynamic player who is renowned for his technical skills, high work-rate and powerful long range goals, undeniably one of the best in that position in Italy. Gómez is a dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, having gained Italian citizenship on 14 May 2016, as his wife is an Italian citizen.
Gómez began his career playing with the youth squad of Argentine side Arsenal de Sarandí, debuting for the team in 2003. Two years later, he was officially called up to the first team, but did not feature as a regular with the side until the 2006 Torneo Apertura, during which he scored 2 goals in 15 appearances, as Arsenal finished the season in 5th place.
On 30 November 2007, Gómez scored the 2 most important goals up to that point of his career in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana Finals, away against favourites Club América of Mexico's Liga MX, giving Arsenal a valuable 3–2 lead going into the second leg. Arsenal lost the 5 December return leg 2–1, but won their premier championship on the away goals rule.
San Lorenzo de Almagro signed Gómez for a 2 million dollar transfer fee, half of his estimated market value, in time for the 2009 Clausura tournament. His impressive play, including netting 8 times in 48 appearances for Los Santos, attracted the attention of several high-profile scouts. This led to his transfer to Italian Serie A Catania in July 2010, for €3 million.
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