Gomez, 27, under contract this season with Mexican second division club Indios Ciudad de Juarez, is also the same box-to-box defender/midfielder that was a beast in Panama's 2-0 win over the United States in the group stage of this summer's Gold Cup. Gomez was credited with the game's first goal and set up another to secure Panama a trip to the knockout stage. He would take up an international spot on the Union's roster, a space the team has because of the offseason departures of goalkeeper Thorne Holder and defender Juan Diego Gonzalez.