Person in history
Joe Gomez
Joe Gomez, English footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · May 23
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Gomez met his partner, Tamara, in 2014, on a bus on his way to school. They live together in Cheshire and have a son. [ 1 ] His cousin Muhammadu Faal is also a footballer. [ 2 ] ^ Roddy, Tom (12 November 2019). "Steve Avory: Joe Gomez is a competitor but he never lost his temper at Charlton Athletic" . The Times . London. ^ Owen, Danny (4 December 2019). "Report: Crystal Palace, Watford and Norwich want 18-goal Muhammadu Faal" . HITC .
Joseph David Gomez is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool.
Early life
Early life Gomez [ 1 ] was born on 23 May 1997 [ 2 ] in Catford , Greater London, [ 3 ] to a Gambian father, Augustus Gomez, and an English mother. [ 4 ] ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Liverpool FC" (PDF) . FIFA. 21 December 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2020. ^ "Joe Gomez: Overview" . ESPN . Retrieved 11 April 2023 . ^ "Joe Gomez" . 11v11.com . AFS Enterprises . Retrieved 11 November 2017 . ^ Fadera, Lamin (29 June 2020).
Path and career
Career statistics Club As of match played 24 May 2026 Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Charlton Athletic 2014–15 [ 1 ] Championship 21 0 1 0 2 0 — — 24 0 Liverpool 2015–16 [ 2 ] Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 [ a ] 0 — 7 0 2016–17 [ 3 ] Premier League 0 0 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0 2017–18 [ 4 ] Premier League 23 0 1 0 1 0 6 [ b ]
Honours Liverpool Premier League : 2019–20 , 2024–25 [ 1 ] FA Cup : 2021–22 [ 2 ] EFL Cup : 2023–24 [ 3 ] FA Community Shield : 2022 [ 4 ] UEFA Champions League : 2018–19 [ 5 ] UEFA Super Cup : 2019 [ 6 ] FIFA Club World Cup : 2019 [ 7 ] England U17 UEFA European Under-17 Championship : 2014 [ 8 ] England UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2024 [ 9 ] UEFA Nations League third place: 2018–19 [ 10 ]
Why this date
Joe Gomez appears on our May 23 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
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- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
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Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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“Joe Gomez”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/joe-gomez, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Joe Gomez
When was Joe Gomez born?
May 23 1997.
How old would Joe Gomez be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 23?
Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1996), Salwa Eid Naser, Katharina Schmid and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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