Ibai Gómez
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Full name | Ibai Gómez Pérez | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
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Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
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Current team
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Athletic Bilbao | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2008 | Santutxu | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Santutxu | 31 | (7) |
2009–2010 | Sestao | 36 | (8) |
2010–2012 | Bilbao Athletic | 28 | (14) |
2010– | Athletic Bilbao | 101 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | Basque Country | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 22 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 |
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Ibai Gómez Pérez (born 11 November 1989), known simply as Ibai, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao mainly as a left winger.
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Football career
Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Ibai began his career with Santutxu FC in the Basque regional leagues, winning the Golden Ball for the category in February 2009.[1] After five years with the club he left, but stayed in the region after agreeing on a move to third division's Sestao River Club.
On 4 June 2010, after Sestao's relegation, Ibai moved straight into La Liga, joining Athletic Bilbao for two years[2] with an option for a further one or two.[3] He spent most of his first season with the reserves, in the third level.
On 17 October 2010 Ibai made his top flight debut, coming on as a substitute for Gaizka Toquero in the 67th minute of a home match against Real Zaragoza (2–1 win); after only three minutes, however, he himself had to be replaced, being stretchered off after suffering a knee injury.[4]
Ibai contributed with two goals as Athletic reached the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League final – totalling seven appearances in the competition – scoring against FC Schalke 04 (2–2 home draw, 6–4 on aggregate)[5] and Sporting Clube de Portugal (3–1 home success, 4–3 aggregate win).[6] He was definitely promoted to the first team for 2012–13, being given the number 11 jersey. On 17 November 2012 he scored his first league goal of the campaign, in a 1–5 loss at Real Madrid.[7]
In 2013–14, Ibai scored eight goals from only 18 appearances, helping the Lions finish fourth and qualify to the UEFA Champions League.[8] He also dealt with some injury problems during that season,[9] and missed the vast majority of 2015–16 due to a tendinitis ailment to his right knee.[10]
Style of play
Ibai is known for his crossing ability and powerful shot. He also likes to dribble, and is known as a set piece specialist.[11]
Club statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other[14] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Sestao River | 2009–10 | Segunda División | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
Total | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
Bilbao Athletic | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
2011–12 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 10 | ||||
Total | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 2010–11 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
2012–13 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 46 | 5 | |||
2013–14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 8 | ||||
2014–15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 101 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 19 | ||
Career totals | 165 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 39 |
Honours
- UEFA Europa League: Runner-up 2011–12
- Copa del Rey: Runner-up 2011–12
References
- ↑ Ibai Gomez Balón de Oro (Ibai Gomez Golden Ball); Santutxu's official website, 24 February 2009 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Athletic Club ha fichado a Ibai Gómez (Athletic Club have signed Ibán Gómez); Athletic's official website, 4 June 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ibai Gómez: "A por todas" (Ibai Gómez: "All the way"); Mundo Deportivo, 4 June 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ibai Gómez, de sueño a pesadilla (Ibai Gómez, from dream to nightmare); Canal Athletic, 18 October 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Athletic stride past Schalke and into semi-finals; UEFA.com, 5 April 2012
- ↑ Athletic leave it late as Llorente sets up final date; UEFA.com, 26 April 2012
- ↑ Five-star Real trounce Athletic Bilbao; ESPN FC, 17 November 2012
- ↑ Ibai Gómez jugará en Villarreal su partido 100 en Primera División (Ibai Gómez will play game 100 in the First Division in Villarreal); Mundo Deportivo, 18 September 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ La lesión de Ibai Gómez se complica (Ibai Gómez's injury gets trickier); Marca, 30 March 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ibai Gómez sufre una tendinitis en su rodilla derecha (Ibai Gómez suffers tendinitis in his right knee); El Correo, 4 November 2015 (Spanish)
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- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup.
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Ibai Gómez profile at BDFutbol
- Biography at La pizarra de Luis (Spanish)
- Articles with Spanish-language external links
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bilbao
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Sestao River footballers
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers