Alejandro Gomez - a football player from Argentina, playing as a striker (can also play as an attacking midfielder and winger) in the Italian club "Atalanta". Known as a very dynamic player with excellent technical skills, with a good degree of endurance. The footballer has dual citizenship - Argentinean and Italian. The latter received in May 2016, when he married an Italian.
Biography
Alejandro Gomez was born on February 15 in 1988 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began his football career as a youth member of the Arsenal Sarandi club in 2003.
Since 2005, he began to play at a professional level. He played for Arsenal de Sarandi until 2009. During this time, the footballer played in 77 official matches and scored 16 goals. Trophies such as the South American Cup (2007) and the Suruga Bank Cup (2008) were also obtained here.
Career at San Lorenzo
In 2009, Alejandro Gomez signed a contract with the Argentine club San Lorenzo for $ 2 million. As part of the “blue garnet”, he spent only one season, in which he played in 48 matches and scored 8 goals scored. The impressive game of the Argentine striker was the object of attention from the Italian club Catania from Serie A. At the end of the season, the parties began to negotiate a transfer.
Going to the Catania
In July 2010, Alejandro Gomez became a player in the Italian club Catania. The transfer amount amounted to $ 3 million. As part of the “elephants”, he made his debut 9 days after switching to a friendly match against the Greek “Iraklis” (victory 1-0). Having demonstrated excellent skills and football consistency, Gomez immediately became a permanent base player in the Italian club. In total, he played 111 (3 seasons) matches in the “red-blue” and scored 18 goals.
Transition to Kharkov "Metalist"
In August 2013, Alejandro Gomez signed a four-year contract with the Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv, which amounted to about 7 million euros. It is surprising that at the same time, such rating clubs as Atletico Madrid, Fiorentina and Inter were offered the contract to the Argentine striker. Gomez argued that he decided in favor of the little-known Ukrainian club by the fact that, in his opinion, Metalist is a fast-growing and promising European club that will give him the opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League.
Nevertheless, in a "promising" club to build a career failed. Soon the club was deprived of the right to participate in European competitions, because Metalist was convicted of organizing contractual matches in 2008. Another reason for Alejandro Gomez to leave the Ukrainian club was the political situation in the country (anti-terrorist operation / civil war). The political climate in the country has become the main reason for the departure of the Argentinean. This year, the volume of foreign players in the Ukrainian Premier League dropped from 170 to 60. In total, he played for the “yellow-blue” in 24 matches and scored 4 goals (season 2013/2014).
Career at Atalanta
Alejandro Gomez signed a three-year contract with the Italian Atalanta on September 1, 2014. In the debut season for the club played 24 matches, noting 3 goals and 2 assists. In the 2014/2015 season, the Argentine striker helped the club avoid getting into the lower division. The team took 4th place from the bottom in Serie A. In total, he played 109 matches for the “provincial kings” and scored 39 goals (as of October 2017).