Julio Gómez (footballer, born 1994)

Julio Enrique Gómez González^[a] (born 13 August 1994), also known as "La Momia" (The Mummy), is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger.^[1][2]

Julio Gómez

Gómez with Mexico U17 in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Julio Enrique Gómez González
Date of birth	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
2010–2011	Pachuca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Pachuca	9	(0)
2014–2017	Guadalajara	7	(0)
2015	→ UAT (loan)	5	(0)
2015	→ Cafetaleros (loan)	16	(2)
2016	→ Chiapas (loan)	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Coras (loan)	27	(3)
2017	→ Zacatepec (loan)	4	(0)
2018	Cruz Azul Hidalgo	15	(3)
2018–2019	Loros UdeC	29	(7)
Total		112	(15)
International career
2010–2011	Mexico U17	7	(3)
2013	Mexico U20	3	(2)
2014	Mexico U21	2	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico FIFA U-17 World Cup Winner 2011 Mexico Team CONCACAF U-20 Championship Winner 2013 Mexico Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Pachuca

Julio Gomez (La Momia) made his debut for CF Pachuca against Santos Laguna in January 2011, in a game of 2011 Clausura He was then loaned to Correcaminos and scored 13 goals in Clausura 2015. He was declared MVP by Correcaminos. Then Pachuca loaned him to Cafetaleros de Tapachula for the 2015–16 season.^[3]

International career

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Gómez was a regular starter in Mexico's squad. In the second match against Congo; Gómez scored one of the two goals from Mexico.^[4]

In the semifinal match against Germany he scored two goals, the first of them in the third minute. In the play that derived in the second goal for Mexico, an Olympic goal by Jonathan Espericueta, Gomez's head collided with Samed Yeşil's, after which he was left lying on the field, bleeding heavily. With no substitutions left, he returned to the field and scored the winning goal with a memorable bicycle kick in the last minutes of the match, and gave Mexico the pass to the final against Uruguay.^[5]

He was not a starter in the final. However, he entered the game in the 80th minute, receiving a standing ovation from the fans. Mexico ended up defeating Uruguay 2–0, winning the championship.^[6]

Gómez was awarded the Golden Ball of the tournament. In total, he scored three goals, and participated in all seven games - six as starter, and as a substitute in the final.^[7]

Honours

Mexico U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2011

Mexico U20

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship: 2013

Individual

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Ball: 2011

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gómez and the second or maternal family name is González.