Diego Gómez #8

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“I’m a warrior,” Gómez says. “I never give up on the ball. I always give everything.” He demonstrated his commitment to the game at a young age: just to watch his country in their last World Cup appearance, in 2010 when he was seven, he had to repeatedly climb onto the roof of his family’s home, in a remote area of San Juan Misiones where the TV signal was poor, to move the antenna. His family don’t live in a remote and ill-equipped house any more: in 2024 he built a mansion for his mother, complete with swimming pool. He was called into the international setup when he had made only seven senior club appearances and is an undisputed starter in Gustavo Alfaro's team. He graduated from Libertad academy, improved at Inter Miami under the wings of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, and now shines in the Premier League with Brighton. Gómez can play as a central midfielder, to the left or the right, as a pivot, as an attacking midfielder and even on either wing.

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