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G. Gómez

Experienced headPalmeiras · 33 yrs

Profile

Full nameGustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo
PositionCentre-back
NationalityParaguay
Age33
Date of birth6 May 1993
BirthplaceSan Juan Bautista
Height185 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubPalmeiras
Centre-back
27
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
2337
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Palmeiras.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Palmeiras's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (yellow cards, injury, international duty). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A272123377.23
CONMEBOL Libertadores8209737.25
Paulista - A17115447.27
FIFA Club World Cup4003867.41
Copa Do Brasil3102707.37

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

G. Gómez is a 33-year-old central defender at Palmeiras, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 55, top 6% of Serie A centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.6, ranking 298th of 413 in the Serie A. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (78.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gómez.

Judged on this season alone, Gómez graded 55 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A, on 10 clean sheets and 4.198 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 49 → 55). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 49th of 68 of the 68 centre-backs in the Serie A. At 33 Gómez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gómez missed 5 games through injury (yellow cards, injury, international duty) out of roughly 38 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential49th of 68 centre-backs · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 6% centre-backs · Serie A4th-best centre-back in the Serie A298th in the Serie A · potential49th-highest potential centre-back in the Serie A
28.6
Ratingi
49th of 68 centre-backs
55.2
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
78.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.2
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Palmeiras finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

4.2
Def. / 90
51
Tackles
33
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

4.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.6, Gómez carries the 49th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Serie A of 68. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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