Gustavo Gómez
#4 · Defender · age 33 · (C)
Captain; ex-AC Milan; multiple league titles across South America
84
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 54
- Career peak
- 58
- League level
- 79
- Competition pedigree
- 90
- International pedigree
- 97
- Longevity
- 65
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Gómez is the spine of this Paraguay side — Gustavo Alfaro’s qualification turnaround was built on giving his veteran captain a stable back three to anchor. He still wins everything in his own box and adds three or four goals a year from set pieces. At 33 this is almost certainly his last tournament, and his side’s most realistic ceiling involves him neutralising whichever Group D centre-forward — Balogun, Sanabria’s old position-mate, or Souttar — Paraguay needs to silence.
Strengths
- aerial dominance in the box
- leadership and organisational voice
- set-piece goal threat
- right-footed range from CB
Recent form
Palmeiras starter through 2025-26 Brasileirão; lifted further silverware en route to the tournament.
Played in the 2018 Champions League round of 16 with AC Milan against Atlético Madrid before moving to Palmeiras.