Federico Gomes Gerth

Federico Gomes Gerth (born 5 March 2004) is an Argentine footballer who is a goalkeeper for Tigre and the Argentina national under-20 football team.

Federico Gomes Gerth
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004
Place of birth San Isidro, Argentina
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Club Atlético Tigre
Youth career
Club Atlético Tigre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Club Atlético Tigre 0 (0)
International career
2019 Argentina U17 4 (0)
2022– Argentina U20 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Early life

He was born in San Isidro, in the northern part of Buenos Aires, and began to play at the Tigre academy from the age of 8. He is nicknamed "Chiquito" despite being close to two metres in height.[1]

Career

He is under contract at Tigre until December 2024.[2] As well as his height being an aid for a goalkeeper, he has a reputation for being a good footballer with the ball at his feet.[3] He is said to be an admirer of Rogério Ceni and Jose Luis Chilavert.[4]

International career

In November 2021 Gomes Gerth was called up to the senior Argentine national squad for World Cup qualifying matches against Uruguay and Brazil.[5] He had previously played for the Argentine U17 team.[6]

Gomes Gerth was selected to train and live with the Argentina squad in Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[7] He was called the “27th player” in the squad.[8] He said of Lionel Messi “He included me in everything and made me feel part of the achievement.”[9] As well as training with the first team squad as a sparring partner the intention was for him to soak up the experience and learn what it takes to be a goalkeeper at the highest stage.[10]

He was named in the Argentina under-20 squad by Javier Mascherano for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia in January and February 2023.[11][12]

References
  1. "Gomes Gerth, the 27th player of the National Team who accompanied Argentina and at the age of 18 fulfilled the kid's dream". Clarin.com.
  2. "After passing through Qatar, Federico Gomes Gerth joins the selected Sub 20". Quepasaweb.com.ar.
  3. "Gerth, 18 years old and a world dream. That's who the mascot of Argentina is". Gazzetta.it.
  4. "Federico Gomes Gerth, the 27th Argentine player who follows the tradition of Mascherano or Di María at World Cups: the sparring partners". Tribuna.
  5. "From winning the World Cup to playing in the South American Sub 20: The film story of Argentine goalkeeper Federico Gomes Gerth". Deported13.
  6. "Gomes Gerth is Argentina's silent helper". as.com.
  7. "He was champion with Argentina in the World Cup and now he will defend the goal of the Under 20 National Team: "I learned a lot from Dibu Martínez"". Infobae.com.
  8. "La Scaloneta y su "jugador 27": ¿quién es Federico Gomes Gerth?". perfil.com.
  9. "Federico Gomes Gerth, the 27th player of the National Team, spoke: Messi's gesture and what surprised him most about Dibu Martínez". Infobae.com.
  10. "Federico Gomes Gerth, the Tigre goalkeeper who fulfills the kid's dream in a delicate context in Qatar". quepasaweb.com.
  11. "Lista oficial de convocados de la Selección Sub 20 para el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Argentine Football Association. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  12. "Los números de la Selección en el Sudamericano Sub 20" (in Spanish). Olé. 16 January 2023.

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