Sergi Gómez · Biography

Sergi Gómez Solà was born on 28 March 1992 in Arenys de Mar, in the Maresme area north of Barcelona, and came through FC Barcelona's La Masia academy, which he joined in 2006. A 1.85-metre centre-back, he spent nearly all of his career in La Liga with Celta Vigo, Sevilla and Espanyol. He won the Europa League in 2020 and moved abroad for the first time in 2025, to Portugal.

From the Maresme to La Masia

He started out at Canet de Mar, the club in the neighbouring town, where he played from 1998 to 2004. From there he moved to Mataró's youth set-up between 2004 and 2006, and that summer Barcelona signed him. He worked his way up through every level of the academy: Cadete B, Cadete A, Juvenil B and Juvenil A. In 2010-11 the Juvenil A side won all three titles in its age group: the División de Honor, the Copa de Campeones and the Copa del Rey Juvenil.

Barcelona B and a single first-team appearance

Pep Guardiola took him on the first team's pre-season tour in the summer of 2010, while he was still a youth-team player. That August he started the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Sevilla and played all 90 minutes of a 3-1 defeat at the Sánchez-Pizjuán. Barcelona turned the tie around in the second leg and won the trophy, so the 2010 Super Cup went on his record. It was his only competitive appearance for the first team. He made his home in the reserve side instead: between 2010 and 2014 he played 96 league games for Barcelona B and scored three goals.

Four seasons at Celta

In the summer of 2014 he left Barcelona and joined Celta Vigo on a free transfer. He made his La Liga debut on 13 September 2014, coming off the bench in the 75th minute of a 2-2 home draw with Real Sociedad. Over four seasons in Vigo he went from squad player to regular starter in the back line. His first top-flight goal came on 5 November 2017, when he opened the scoring in a 3-1 win over Athletic Club. He left Celta in 2018 with 111 league appearances and one goal.

Sevilla and the Europa League

Sevilla announced his signing on 23 July 2018, on a four-year deal. Under Pablo Machín he was an undisputed starter in 2018-19. Julen Lopetegui's arrival in 2019 cut his playing time, but he stayed in the squad that won the 2020 Europa League, the biggest title of his career. He made 54 league appearances in three seasons with the club.

International career

He played for Spain at every youth level. With the under-17s he made 15 appearances between 2008 and 2009 and finished third at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. With the under-19s he played 13 games and won the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He went on to make nine appearances for the under-21s between 2013 and 2014. On 15 March 2019 Luis Enrique named him in his first senior squad, for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Norway and Malta, but he never won a senior cap. Between 2014 and 2022 he also played three times for Catalonia.

Espanyol captain and the move to Portugal

On 28 July 2021 he signed for Espanyol, the other top club in his home province, and went on to captain the side at Cornellà. The team were relegated in 2023 and he stayed: in 2024 he was part of the squad that took Espanyol back to La Liga at the first attempt. He played one more season in the top flight and left in 2025 with 106 league appearances and two goals for the club. In August 2025 he joined Alverca, newly promoted to Portugal's Primeira Liga and his first club outside Spain.