10 Alejandro Gomez
10 - Alejandro Gomez
Height: 5-9
Weight: 145
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
High School: Saint Andrew's School
Position: M
g 6
a 4
pts 16
gw 0

Senior (2022):

  • All-University Athletic Association First Team
  • Played in all 18 games with 13 starts
  • Team leader in goals, assists, points, shots and shots on goal
  • Had three successful penalty kicks
  • Scored a goal in six different games with Emory 2-2-2 in those games
  • Finished season with at least one point in four of five games, including career-best four points (1G, 2A) in win over Brandeis (10/16)

Junior (2021):

All-University Athletic Association Honorable Mention…Played in all 18 games and was in the starting lineup for 13 contests…Finished third on the team with six points on the strength of two goals and three assists…Had a season-high three points in the overtime time against Case Western Reserve…Scored game-tying goal against Washington & Lee on September 3…Assisted on overtime game-winner against Christopher Newport on September 26.

Freshman (2019):

Named to the All-University Athletic Association Second Team…Made an impactful impact for the Eagles during his rookie campaign, leading the team in assists and ranking second in points scored…Played in all 18 games with 15 coming in a starting role…Doled out four assists through his first seven games including a season-best of two in the win over Mary Hardin-Baylor on Sept. 21…Netted his first career goal in the team’s UAA win over WashU on Oct. 12…Added a UAA goal in the home win over Brandeis on Nov. 1…Also saw an assist in the season finale against Rochester on Nov. 9…Emory went 5-0-1 in games in which he had at least one point.

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2019 18 15 2 5 9
2021 18 13 2 2 6
2022 18 13 6 4 16
Totals 54 41 10 11 31

Prior to Emory:

Enjoyed a successful four career with the Saint Andrew's soccer program, serving as a team captain as a senior...Jerry Reese Sportsmanship Award recipient and Sun Sentinel Athlete of the Year as a senior...Set school records in goals (69), assists (32), points (170) and addition records in five other categories...First-Team All-Palm Beach County and Student ACES Leadership Nominee as a junior...Second Team All-Palm Beach County as a sophomore and freshman...Played club soccer with Team BOCA, leading team to the Florida State Championship final in 2018 and 2019 and Florida Coast Cup title in 2017.

Personal:

Born on January 12th...Son of Letizia Mangione Gomez & Alejandro Gomez Sigala...Father, Alejandro, played soccer at Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas...Mother, Letizia, played volleyball at Universidad Santa Maria, Caracas.

Why he chose Emory?

"Fortunate to have many opportunities that would've been a good fit, Emory stood out as the one that would personally challenge me the most both academically and athletically. In my first visit to Emory, I fell in love with the school, not only for its beautiful campus but also because of the atmosphere the students created."

Recent Games
Oct 14 New York U. L, 3-2
Oct 16 Brandeis W, 4-2
Oct 22 Roanoke W, 2-1
Oct 28 at Carnegie Mellon L, 2-1
Oct 30 at Case Western Reserve L, 1-0
Nov 5 Rochester (N.Y.) T, 1-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 7
Games started 13 4
Goals 6 2
Assists 4 3
Points 16 7
Shots 48 16
Shot Pct .125 .125
Penalty kicks 3-3 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 2 Covenant T, 3-3 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Sep 3 Ill. Wesleyan W, 3-0 0 1 0 2 6 .167 1-1 0
Sep 6 at Birmingham Southern T, 3-3 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 10 vs. Mary Washington L, 4-1 1 1 0 2 6 .167 1-1 0
Sep 11 at Johns Hopkins T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 14 at Sewanee L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 16 vs. Hampden-Sydney L, 5-2 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 18 at Wash. & Lee T, 2-2 1 1 0 2 3 .333 1-1 0
Sep 25 Rhodes W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 1 Washington (Mo.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Oct 4 Oglethorpe W, 3-0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 8 at Chicago L, 3-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 14 New York U. L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 16 Brandeis W, 4-2 0 1 2 4 3 .333 0-0 0
Oct 22 Roanoke W, 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Carnegie Mellon L, 2-1 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 30 at Case Western Reserve L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 5 Rochester (N.Y.) T, 1-1 0 1 0 2 6 .167 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2019-20 18 15 .11 .28 .50 1.94 .057 .78 .400
2021-22 18 13 .11 .11 .33 1.67 .067 .83 .500
2022-23 18 13 .33 .22 .89 2.67 .125 1.06 .396
2023-24 16 14 .38 .19 .94 1.81 .207 .75 .414
Total 70 55 .23 .20 .66 2.03 .113 .86 .423
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2019-20 18 15 2 5 9 35 .057 14 .400 1 0 0-0 1
2021-22 18 13 2 2 6 30 .067 15 .500 1 0 0-0 0
2022-23 18 13 6 4 16 48 .125 19 .396 3 0 3-3 0
2023-24 16 14 6 3 15 29 .207 12 .414 4 0 2-2 0
Total 70 55 16 14 46 142 .113 60 .423 9 0 5-5 1
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 18 13 .33 .22 .89 2.67 .125 1.06 .396
Conference 7 4 .29 .43 1.00 2.29 .125 .86 .375
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 5 .33 .33 1.00 3.11 .107 1.11 .357
Away 7 6 .14 .14 .43 1.71 .083 .86 .500
Neutral 2 2 1.00 .00 2.00 4.00 .250 1.50 .375
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Wins 5 2 .40 .60 1.40 2.80 .143 1.00 .357
Losses 8 7 .25 .13 .63 2.00 .125 .88 .438
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September 9 8 .44 .00 .89 3.22 .138 1.22 .379
October 8 5 .13 .50 .75 1.63 .077 .88 .538
November 1 0 1.00 .00 2.00 6.00 .167 1.00 .167
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 18 13 6 4 16 48 .125 19 .396 3 0 3-3 0
Conference 7 4 2 3 7 16 .125 6 .375 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 9 5 3 3 9 28 .107 10 .357 2 0 1-1 0
Away 7 6 1 1 3 12 .083 6 .500 1 0 1-1 0
Neutral 2 2 2 0 4 8 .250 3 .375 0 0 1-1 0
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Wins 5 2 2 3 7 14 .143 5 .357 1 0 1-1 0
Losses 8 7 2 1 5 16 .125 7 .438 1 0 1-1 0
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September 9 8 4 0 8 29 .138 11 .379 1 0 3-3 0
October 8 5 1 4 6 13 .077 7 .538 2 0 0-0 0
November 1 0 1 0 2 6 .167 1 .167 0 0 0-0 0