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

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Paraguay national team. A versatile player, he can be deployed as a

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or winger.

Club career

Libertad

Gómez made his senior debut for Libertad on 4 May 2022 against

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in the

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. Shortly after he made his league debut for the club 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 Club 12 de Octubre SD. Gómez was awarded the best under-19 player award by Paraguayan news organisation Versus in 2022.

Inter Miami

On 20 July 2023, Gómez signed with

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side

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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

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in the first game of the

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with the help of an assist from

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Brighton and Hove Albion

On 10 December 2024, Gomez agreed to join

club

on 1 January 2025 until 30 June 2030, in a deal believed to be worth about £14 million. He made his official debut on 19 January 2025 in a 3–1 win against

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. On 25 May 2025, he netted his first Premier League goal in a 4–1 away win over

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on the final matchday of the 2024–25 season.

International career

On 31 August 2022, at the age of 19, Gómez made his debut for the

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senior team against

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. Later that year, he played as the Paraguay under-20 team secured victory at the

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held in

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, he was also part of the U20 team at the

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in Colombia. 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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. On 10 September, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–0 victory over

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in Paraguay's CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Libertad *

Paraguayan Primera División The División Profesional de la Paraguayan Football Association, Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (; "Professional Division of the Paraguayan Football Association"), also known as the Primera División (; "first division"), or due to sponsorship ...

: 2022 Apertura, 2023 Apertura Inter Miami *

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: 2023 Paraguay U20 *

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Paraguay U23 *

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Individual * APF

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Young Revelation Footballer of the Season: 2022 *CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament top scorer:

*Major League Soccer Best Under-22 Player of the Season: 2024 *2024 Olympic Athlete, by the

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: 2024 *

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: 2024

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gómez, Diego 2003 births Living people Footballers 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 Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Paraguay 21st-century Paraguayan sportsmen