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United States Herculez Gomez has transitioned from a professional soccer player with extensive experience in MLS and Liga MX to a respected soccer analyst and commentator for ESPN.
Herculez Gomez is an On-Air Talent and bilingual analyst and storyteller across ESPN, ESPN Deportes, building content that connects with one of the fastest growing demographics in the US. He appears as a studio analyst/pundit for ESPN FC, MLS games, U.S. National Team games, and co-hosts Futbol Americas on ESPN+.
Herculez Gomez is a host of VAMOS and DuelNats Podcast on the Men in Blazers Media Network, contributing to content that connects with soccer audiences.
Herculez Gomez was born on April 6, 1982, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He began his professional soccer career in 2000 with Aguilas Blancas de Puebla, a second-division club in Mexico. He then played for several MLS teams, including the Los Angeles Galaxy (2002-2006), Colorado Rapids (2007-2008), Kansas City Wizards (2008-2009), Toronto FC (2015), and Seattle Sounders (2016). During his time in MLS, Gomez won three MLS Cup titles: in 2002 and 2005 with the Galaxy, and in 2016 with the Sounders. In 2005, he was named the LA Galaxy’s team MVP and earned the U.S. Open Cup Golden Boot.
In 2010, Gomez moved to Mexico’s Primera División, joining Puebla FC. He achieved a significant milestone by sharing Liga MX’s scoring title, becoming the only U.S. player to lead a top-flight non-U.S. league in scoring. He played for other Mexican clubs such as C.F. Pachuca (2010-2011), Tecos F.C. (2011), Santos Laguna (2012-2013), and Tijuana (2013-2015), with loan spells at Tigres UANL (2014) and Puebla (2015). He won the Liga MX Clausura 2012 with Santos Laguna, making him the first player to win both an MLS Cup and Mexico’s Primera División championship. In 2015, while on loan with Puebla, he helped the team secure a Copa MX Clausura title, also winning the Golden Boot for that competition. Gomez represented the U.S. Men’s National Team, playing in the 2007 Copa America, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and winning the 2013 Gold Cup.
After retiring from professional soccer in January 2017, Herculez Gomez transitioned into a career as a soccer analyst for ESPN. He serves as a studio analyst on both ESPN’s English and Spanish-language networks, appearing on programs like _ESPN FC_, _Fuera de Juego_, and _Futbol Picante_. Since March 2021, he has co-hosted and served as a pundit on _Futbol Americas_ for ESPN+, a show critically acclaimed for its insightful coverage of global soccer. Gomez continues to provide commentary and analysis on Major League Soccer, the U.S. Men’s National Team, and other international soccer competitions.
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