Yéimar Gómez

Club career

Rosario Central In 2009, Gómez joined Rosario Central's youth academy at the age of seventeen. Gómez was then loaned to Tiro Federal in 2013. During their 2013–2014 season in the third division of Argentine football, Gómez made his professional debut and ended the season with 27 appearances and two goals.

Gómez returned to Rosario Central in 2014. During the 2014 season, Gómez made four appearances in the Argentine Primera División and played in two Copa Argentina matches. In 2015, Gómez made seventeen appearances in the Primera Division, fifteen of which were as a starter; he also made two appearances in Copa Argentina. In January 2016, Rosario Central loaned Gómez to Arsenal de Sarandí. There, Gómez had two appearances in the Primera Division for the 2016 season. During the club's 2016–2017 season, he made forty appearances as a starter in Nacional B, the second division of Argentine football, and scored two goals. He also made one appearance for the club in Copa Argentina. During his first season with club, Gómez made 25 appearances as a starter in the Primera Division and scored one goal in addition to making two appearances for the club in Copa Argentina. In the 2018–2019 season, Gómez made 24 appearances as a starter and scored two goals while also making two appearances in Copa Argentina.

Gómez made two appearances in the 2019 Copa Sudamericana against Independiente del Valle from Ecuador. In the second away match, the Unión lost to Independiente 2–0 with one of the goals coming from an own goal by Gómez; the Unión failed to advance to the second round of the tournament after losing a penalty shootout to break the tied aggregate score.

On 15 October 2019, Gómez signed a new contract with the Unión for a term ending June 2022.

Seattle Sounders FC On 5 February 2020, Gómez signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. His first season with the team was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which left him unable to bring his family to the United States.

International career Gómez made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.

Career statistics Club

International

Honours Seattle Sounders FC CONCACAF Champions League: 2022 Leagues Cup: 2025

Individual MLS All-Star: 2021 MLS Best XI: 2021, 2024