Herculez Gomez
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hérculez Gómez Hurtado | ||
| Date of birth | April 6, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxnard, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Cruz Azul | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | San Diego Gauchos | 17 | (17) |
| 2002–2006 | LA Galaxy | 53 | (16) |
| 2003 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2004 | → San Diego Sockers (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Colorado Rapids | 37 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Kansas City Wizards | 34 | (1) |
| 2010 | Puebla | 15 | (10) |
| 2010–2011 | Pachuca | 29 | (5) |
| 2011 | Estudiantes Tecos | 16 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Santos Laguna | 45 | (13) |
| 2013–2015 | Tijuana | 21 | (1) |
| 2014 | → UANL (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Puebla (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | Toronto FC | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 345 | (85) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2013 | United States | 24 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 17, 2013 |
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Hérculez Gómez Hurtado (born April 6, 1982) is a retired American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
Gomez, the oldest of five children, was born in Oxnard, California to Mexican-American parents. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and played on the soccer team at Las Vegas High School.
Gomez started his career in 2001 with Cruz Azul of the México Primera División on their second-division squad, and transferred to second-division team Aguilas Blancas de Puebla later that year. The following season, he returned to the Primera División with Durango. However, playing opportunities were scarce for him there, so he left, thinking he would quit the sport, but instead he joined the San Diego Gauchos of the USL D-3 Pro League in 2002, where he excelled, scoring seventeen goals in seventeen appearances. The Los Angeles Galaxy staff noticed him during a friendly match and he joined the team in September.
Gomez broke his foot while on loan to the Seattle Sounders of the United Soccer Leagues, and recovery took a long time. When he was able to play again, he joined the San Diego Sockers of the Major Indoor football League. He returned to the Galaxy for the 2005 season on a developmental contract, but played well enough to make it to the first team. His big chance came when Landon Donovan was called up to the national team. Donovan's absence gave Gomez many more starts at striker, and he was able to shine as a breakout goal-scorer.
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