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who played as a winger.

Club career

Pachuca

Julio Gomez (La Momia) made his debut for CF Pachuca against

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in January 2011, in a game of 2011 Clausura He was then loaned to Correcaminos and scored 13 goals in Clausura 2015. He was declared MVP by Correcaminos. Then Pachuca loaned him to Cafetaleros de Tapachula for the 2015–16 season.

International career

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Gómez was a regular starter in Mexico's squad. In the second match against Congo; Gómez scored one of the two goals from Mexico. In the semifinal match against

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he scored two goals, the first of them in the third minute. In the play that derived in the second goal for Mexico, an

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by Jonathan Espericueta, Gomez's head collided with

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's, after which he was left lying on the field, bleeding heavily. With no substitutions left, he returned to the field and scored the winning goal with a memorable bicycle kick in the last minutes of the match, and gave Mexico the pass to the final against

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. He was not a starter in the final. However, he entered the game in the 80th minute, receiving a standing ovation from the fans. Mexico ended up defeating Uruguay 2–0, winning the championship. Gómez was awarded the

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of the tournament. In total, he scored three goals, and participated in all seven games - six as starter, and as a substitute in the final.

Honours

Mexico U17 *

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Mexico U20 *

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Individual *

Golden Ball:

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Julio 1994 births Living people Footballers from Tamaulipas Sportspeople from Tampico, Tamaulipas Men's association football wingers Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers C.F. Pachuca players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Coras FC footballers Atlético Zacatepec players Liga MX players