Sebastian Gomez

Sebastian Sol de Mayo Gomez (born May 21, 2006) is an American soccer player from Washington who plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer. He is an attacking midfielder and previously played for the Tacoma Defiance in MLS Next Pro.

Youth career Gomez began his youth career at local club Seattle Celtic as a seven year old before joining Seattle Sounders FC Academy in 2020.

In July 2022 he was awarded the MLS Next Goal of the Year award.

Senior career Tacoma Defiance After impressing for the Sounders under-17 team, Gomez was called up to the Tacoma Defiance squad at the beginning of the 2023 season. He made his first appearance in a pre-season game against Whitecaps FC 2 on March 10, and his MLS Next Pro début two weeks later at St. Louis City coming on as a substitute for Braudílio Rodrigues. On April 23, Gomez made his first start, against Houston Dynamo 2 at SaberCats Stadium. He registered his first assist against Minnesota United FC 2.

It was announced Gomez officially signed with Tacoma on February 27, 2024. He made his first appearance of the season against Colorado Rapids 2, recording an assist for Faysal Bettache with an adroit dummy. He contributed a goal and assist as Defiance beat Ventura County to progress in MLS Next Pro playoffs.

In January 2025, Gomez travelled with the Seattle Sounders FC first team for their pre-season tour of Marbella, starting the team's first friendly against Puskás Akadémia. On March 21 he made his US Open Cup début, providing an assist for Yu Tsukanome in the 48th minute. He scored his first hat-trick against Ventura County on August 8, finishing the season with 5 goals and 7 assists in all competitions.

Seattle Sounders FC On January 13, 2026, it was announced Gomez signed a first team contract until 2029. He started the club’s first pre-season match, a 2-0 loss to Brøndby at Estádio Algarve. He made his MLS début on May 26 at Lumen Field in a 2-0 defeat against LA Galaxy and his first senior start on August 9th in a Leagues Cup match at home to Liga MX side Querétaro, providing a goal and an assist earning him the Man of the Match award.

International Gomez was born in Florida to a Canadian mother and Nicaraguan father. In 2020 he was called up to the United States U14 In a 2024 article, La Prensa stated that Gomez would consider representing Nicaragua and wanted to keep his options open. He is also eligible to represent Canada and the United States.

Career Statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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Individual MLS Next Goal of the Week. March 18, 2022. MLS Next Goal of the Year 2022 Presented by Allstate.