José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez (born 31 August 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
![]() Gómez with Las Palmas in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez | ||
Date of birth | (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Huracán | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Huracán | ||
2009–2010 | Las Palmas B | 28 | (1) |
2010–2018 | Las Palmas | 223 | (13) |
2018–2020 | Deportivo La Coruña | 59 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Kerala Blasters | 19 | (2) |
2021–2022 | Xanthi | 28 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 1 May 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Gómez made his debut as a senior with AD Huracán in 2007. In the summer of 2009, he moved to UD Las Palmas; initially assigned to the C team, he spent the entire season with the reserves in Tercera División.[citation needed]
On 22 June 2010, Gómez was definitely promoted to the main squad.[1] He made his professional debut on 1 September, starting and scoring his side's second goal in a 5–3 away loss against Real Valladolid in the second round of the Copa del Rey.[2] He first appeared in the Segunda División three days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for David González in a 0–0 away draw with SD Huesca.[3]
On 24 September 2011, Gómez scored his first goals at that level, netting a brace in a 4–2 defeat at Girona FC – he was also sent off later in the same match.[4] On 8 June 2012, he signed a new four-year contract running until 2016.[5]
Gómez appeared in 31 games and scored three goals during the 2014–15 campaign, as the club returned to La Liga after 13 years.[6] He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 22 August 2015, replacing Hernán in a 1–0 away loss against Atlético Madrid.[7]
On 17 August 2018, Gómez signed a three-year contract with second-tier Deportivo de La Coruña.[8] During his spell at the Estadio Riazor he made 60 appearances across all competitions, being relegated in 2020.[9]
On 23 September 2020, aged 32, Gómez joined Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal.[10][11] He scored his first goal on 6 December, in the last minute of the 3–1 home defeat of FC Goa.[12]
Gómez left the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on 12 June 2021.[13]
On 20 August 2021, Gómez agreed to a contract at Super League Greece 2 club Xanthi FC.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Las Palmas | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
2011–12 | Segunda División | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2012–13 | Segunda División | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2013–14 | Segunda División | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
2014–15 | Segunda División | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
2015–16 | La Liga | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
2016–17 | La Liga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
2017–18 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
Las Palmas total | 223 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 15 | ||
Deportivo | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
2019–20 | Segunda División | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Deportivo total | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Xanthi | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals | 300 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 17 |
Xanthi F.C. – current squad | |
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