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Brighton & Hove Albion

Diego Gómez

Position
Right winger
Nationality
Paraguay
Height
185 cm
Games
12
10 starts
Minutes
908
76 a game
Goals
1
1.6 xG
Assists
2
1.4 xA

Player profile

888 min · vs 149 wingers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Midfielder playing wide

Gómez plays like a midfielder on the wing: he wins more headers than any winger, tackles at a top rate and plays forward often. He creates little and his passing accuracy is low.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • In the air. 3.75 aerials won per 90, percentile 99.

  • Tackles. 2.63 tackles per 90, percentile 95, and 4.97 recoveries per 90, percentile 82.

  • Plays forward. 5.27 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 95.

Areas for development

  • Creates little. 0.10 expected assists per 90, percentile 15, and 1.22 chances created per 90, percentile 22.

  • Pass accuracy. 71.5% pass accuracy, percentile 9.

  • Rarely dribbles. 0.71 dribbles won per 90, percentile 17.

Similar players

Against 154 wingers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of wingers with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 4 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, right (26%), average spot right half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 11%, Middle third 49%, Final third 40%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League9788121.221.220.9823117.42
Conference League120000.020.020.37106.62
EFL Cup2100000.380.380.04216.64

12 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.23
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.3 v Crystal Palace, 18 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.