Elías José Gómez (born 9 June 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Gómez began his career with

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in the youth team, joining in 2006. Before starting his senior career with Rosario Central, he had a short loan spell with Sportivo Las Heras in 2013. He featured for the first time for Rosario Central on 23 November 2013 during a defeat away to Olimpo. He subsequently made sixteen appearances across the following three campaigns in all competitions. On 2 February 2016,

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completed the loan signing of Gómez. He remained with the club for the

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and 2016–17 seasons, playing in twelve matches before returning to Rosario in June 2017. In January 2019, Gómez joined fellow top-flight side

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on loan. He scored his first senior goal on 18 February against Estudiantes. Twelve months after arriving, in January 2020, Argentinos purchased Gómez permanently as the defender signed a three-and-a-half-year contract. At the end of January 2022, Gómez joined River Plate on a deal until the end of 2025.

Career statistics

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gómez, Elías 1994 births Living people People from Rosario Department Argentine men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Primera Nacional players Torneo Argentino B players Argentine Primera División players Rosario Central footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Footballers from Santa Fe Province 21st-century Argentine sportsmen