Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan

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who currently plays as a defender for and

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the Brazilian Serie A club

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and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Lanús

Gómez is considered one of the most promising defenders of Paraguay, who began his playing career at Libertad. In the summer of 2014, Gómez left Libertad to play for

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side

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. Gustavo Gomez's Lanus conceded a mere 10 goals in 17 games en route to securing 2016 Argentine Primera Division title.

AC Milan

On 5 August 2016, Gómez completed a move to

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for a fee reported to be in the region of €8.5 million, signing a 5-year contract. He is the first ever Paraguayan footballer to play for Milan. After joining the club he chose number 15, in tribute of his former

teammate,

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who died in a car accident. On 27 August 2016, he made his full debut for Milan in

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against

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, where Napoli beat Milan 4–2.

Palmeiras

On 2 August 2018, Gómez was announced for

on a one year loan deal. Being considered by supporters as one of the best centerbacks of Palmeiras history, he helped the team win one Campeonato Brasileiro in 2018, two Copa Libertadores in 2020 and 2021, and the Copa do Brasil also in 2020.

International career

Gustavo's first selection to the Paraguay national team was for a friendly against

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in August 2013. On 7 September 2013 he debuted against

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at the age of 20 years old . In that game he scored his first international goal. He has since been a regular fixture for

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. He played for Paraguay in the

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in 2016, where he started all the 3 games for them.

Style of play

Gustavo is a strong defender capable of playing in any position at the back. He is a hard tackler and good in the air. He was instrumental in Lanus's style of building attacks from behind.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

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

Honours

Club

;Libertad *

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

: 2012 Clausura, 2014 Apertura ;Lanus *

: 2016 ;Milan *

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: 2016 ;Palmeiras *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

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Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça d ...

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

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Individual

U-20 South American Championship The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and es, Torneo Juventudes de América, "Campeonato Sudamericano Sub 20" or pt, Juventude da América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American ...

Team of the Tournament:

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Team of the Season: 2013 *

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Team of the Season: 2014–15 *

Team of the Season: 2016 * Bola de Prata: 2019, 2020, 2022 *

Team of the Tournament:

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022 *

Team of the Season:

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Bronze Ball: 2020, 2021 *South American Team of the Year: 2020, 2021 *South American Defender of the Year: 2020, 2021 *

Paraguayan Footballer of the Year The Paraguayan Footballer of the Year is an award given to the best Paraguayan professional football player every year. The award began officially in 1997 and it is presented by Paraguayan newspaper ''ABC Color ''ABC Color'' is a major Parag ...

: 2021 *

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CONMEBOL Team of the Year: 2021 *

Team of the Year:

Notes

In isolation, ''Gómez'' is pronounced .

References

External links

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