10 Alejandro Gomez
10 - Alejandro Gomez
Height: 5-9
Weight: 145
Year: Sr. (5)
Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela
High School: Saint Andrew's School
Position: F
g 6
a 3
pts 15
gw 0

Graduate Student (2023):

  • All-University Athletic Association First Team
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team
  • Appeared in 16 games, starting 14
  • Finished second on the team in points, finishing with 15 on six goals and three assists
  • Recorded a season high in points with three in the 2-1 win over Carnegie Mellon (10/14), assisting on the game winner
  • Netted the Eagles’ lone goal in their NCAA Tournament Second Round match against Colorado College (11/12)
  • Took 29 shots, 12 of which went on net

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
2023 16 14 6 3 15
Totals 70 55 16 14 46

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:

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 20 Brandeis W, 4-2
Oct 22 New York U. W, 4-1
Oct 28 at Chicago L, 1-0
Nov 4 at Rochester (N.Y.) L, 1-0
Nov 11 Brevard W, 3-0
Nov 12 Colorado Col. T, 1-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 16 6
Games started 14 5
Goals 6 1
Assists 3 2
Points 15 4
Shots 29 5
Shot Pct .207 .200
Penalty kicks 2-2 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 1 Covenant T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 Wash. & Lee T, 0-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 vs. Pacific Lutheran W, 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 10 at Willamette W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 15 vs. Catholic W, 3-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 17 vs. Mary Washington L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 20 Birmingham Southern W, 3-0 1 1 0 2 3 .333 1-1 0
Sep 23 Brevard W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 4 .250 1-1 0
Sep 24 Sewanee W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 1 at Washington (Mo.) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Case Western Reserve W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Oglethorpe T, 2-2 1 1 0 2 4 .250 0-0 0
Oct 14 Carnegie Mellon W, 2-1 1 1 1 3 2 .500 0-0 0
Oct 20 Brandeis W, 4-2 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 22 New York U. W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 28 at Chicago L, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 4 at Rochester (N.Y.) L, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Brevard W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 12 Colorado Col. T, 1-1 1 1 0 2 5 .200 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 16 14 .38 .19 .94 1.81 .207 .75 .414
Conference 6 5 .17 .33 .67 .83 .200 .50 .600
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .50 .25 1.25 2.13 .235 .88 .412
Away 5 4 .20 .20 .60 1.40 .143 .60 .429
Neutral 3 2 .33 .00 .67 1.67 .200 .67 .400
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Wins 12 11 .33 .25 .92 1.58 .211 .83 .526
Losses 2 1 .00 .00 .00 .50 .000 .00 .000
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September 7 6 .43 .14 1.00 2.14 .200 1.00 .467
October 7 6 .29 .29 .86 1.29 .222 .57 .444
November 2 2 .50 .00 1.00 2.50 .200 .50 .200
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 16 14 6 3 15 29 .207 12 .414 4 0 2-2 0
Conference 6 5 1 2 4 5 .200 3 .600 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 4 2 10 17 .235 7 .412 1 0 2-2 0
Away 5 4 1 1 3 7 .143 3 .429 1 0 0-0 0
Neutral 3 2 1 0 2 5 .200 2 .400 2 0 0-0 0
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Wins 12 11 4 3 11 19 .211 10 .526 2 0 2-2 0
Losses 2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0
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September 7 6 3 1 7 15 .200 7 .467 2 0 2-2 0
October 7 6 2 2 6 9 .222 4 .444 2 0 0-0 0
November 2 2 1 0 2 5 .200 1 .200 0 0 0-0 0