Alexi Gómez

Alexi Gómez
	Gómez with Minnesota United in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Edwin Alexi Gómez Gutiérrez
Date of birth	4 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Callao, Peru
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Garcilaso
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011	Acosvinchos
2012	León de Huánuco
2013–2014	Universitario
2014–2015	IF Brommapojkarna
2015–2016	San Luis de Quillota
2016–2019	Universitario
2018	→ Atlas (loan)
2018	→ Minnesota United (loan)
2019	→ Gimnasia (loan)
2019	→ Melgar (loan)
2020	Alianza Lima
2021	UTC
2022	Deportivo Llacuabamba
2023-	Deportivo Garcilaso
International career‡
2013	Peru U20
2013–	Peru
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:43, 16 January 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2017

Edwin Alexi Gómez Gutiérrez (born 4 March 1993) is a Peruvian footballer.^[1]

Club career

Gómez started his Youth career in Escuela de La Policía. He then went to Sporting Cristal, Esther Grande de Bentín and in 2008 and 2009 played for Club Andrés Campeón – ADC. In 2010, he went for trials to Platense, Tigre, River Plate and Velez Sarsfield where he stayed 6 months in Velez Sarsfield and was going to make his Reserve debut for the Argentinian Club, but got injured with a broken bone in his foot and had to go through surgery. He returned to Peru and continued his senior career playing for Hijos de Acosvinchos in the Segunda División in 2011.^[1] Then he had his first chance in the top-flight by joining León de Huánuco in January 2012. He made his Torneo Descentralizado debut on matchday one in 2–2 draw away to Alianza Lima.^[2] He finished his debut season in the Descentralizado with 21 league appearances and 1 goal.^[1]

In 2013, he became Peruvian National League Champion scoring in the penalty shootouts in Huancayo against Real Garcilaso del Cusco with Universitario de Deportes achieving the club's 26th National Title.

He also scored in Copa Libertadores 2014 against The Strongest from La Paz, Bolivia. He scored a penalty.

He was the best left winger in U20 South American Championship in 2013 scoring against Uruguay in the first match.

In the Peruvian Top Team he was in the Starting XI in the match Argentina 3 – 1 Perú in Buenos Aires in World Cup 2014 Qualifiers. He assisted Claudio Pizarro in the first goal.

Style of Play

Gomez is left footed. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as an offensive left winger, defensive and offensive central midfielder, right inverse winger or even striker #11.