Diego Alexander Gómez Amarilla (born 27 March 2003) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

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club

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and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Gómez made his senior debut on 4 May 2022 against Caracas FC in the

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. Shortly after he made his league debut for Libertad against

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, where he was sent-off. Despite this, he became a regular in the centre of midfield for Libertad by June 2022. In August 2022 he scored his first senior league goals, scoring twice against

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. Gómez was awarded the best under-19 player award by Paraguayan news organisation Versus in 2022. On 20 July 2023, Gómez signed with

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for an undisclosed fee. On 21 February 2024, Gómez scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Real Salt Lake in the first game of the 2024 Major League Soccer season with the help of an assist from Luis Suárez.

International career

On 31 August 2022, at the age of 19, Gómez made his debut for the Paraguay senior team against Mexico. Later that year, he played as the Paraguay under-20 team secured victory at the

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held in Asunción, he was also part of the U20 team at the

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. In February 2024, he captained Paraguay U-23 team, and finished as the competition's joint top goalscorer with five goals, at the

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as his side won the tournament and a place at the

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Honours

Libertad * Paraguayan Primera División: 2022 Apertura, 2023 Apertura Inter Miami * Leagues Cup:

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References

2003 births Living people People from Misiones Department Paraguayan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan Primera División players Major League Soccer players Club Libertad footballers Inter Miami CF players Competitors at the 2022 South American Games South American Games medalists in football South American Games gold medalists for Paraguay {{Paraguay-footy-bio-stub