Joe Gomez, defender - Liverpool FC
A classy defender who can play anywhere across the backline, Joe Gomez has overcome serious injury setbacks to win a series of major honours with Liverpool FC.
Signed as an 18-year-old from Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2015, he has since featured for the Reds at centre-back, right-back and left-back.
Handed his senior debut on the opening day of 2015-16, Gomez sustained a serious knee injury while on international duty with England U21s shortly after Jürgen Klopp's appointment as manager in October 2015.
After a 17-month spell on the sidelines, Gomez returned to action in January 2017 and then made 31 appearances in 2017-18 as Liverpool reached the Champions League final.
An outstanding start to 2018-19 was rewarded with a new contract in December 2018, alt...
Date of birth
23 May 1997
Nationality
English
Honours
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Listen nowHear from Slot, Gomez and Endo in 'The Reaction' to Brighton comeback. Hear reaction and analysis from a thrilling afternoon at Anfield in our official post-match podcast on Liverpool 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion.
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ReactionJoe Gomez interview: 'Massive' Brighton win, being ready and fighting for success. Joe Gomez is always ready to contribute for Liverpool and was satisfied to do so again as Brighton & Hove Albion were beaten at Anfield.
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Video'I feel the pressure!' – Gomez and Robbo paint teammates in AXA Player Portraits. Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson swap boots for brushes to paint their teammates in the first episode of new series AXA Player Portraits.
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VideoInside Training: Behind the scenes as six Liverpool players start pre-season. Go behind the scenes as Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Joe Gomez, Darwin Nunez and Virgil van Dijk started pre-season training on Sunday.
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GalleryPhotos: Six Liverpool players begin pre-season training. Six players returned to Liverpool’s AXA Training Centre on Sunday to begin pre-season training.
