Background and career
Carlos Andrés Gómez Hinestroza (born 12 September 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama and the Colombia national team.
Gómez came through the youth ranks of Millonarios, with whom he won the 2022 Copa Colombia and finished as the competition's top scorer. In January 2023 he joined Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake for a club-record fee, and scored 13 goals in the 2024 season before being sold to Ligue 1 club Rennes in August 2024 for a reported fee of $11 million. After one season in France, he joined Vasco da Gama on loan in August 2025, reached the final of the 2025 Copa do Brasil, and signed permanently in January 2026.
Gómez made his senior debut in December 2023 against Venezuela and scored his first goal for Colombia that same month in a friendly against Mexico. He was part of the country's squad at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.


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