Francisco Gomez (soccer, born 1979)

Francisco Gomez (born January 25, 1979, in Watsonville, California) is an American former soccer player.

Gomez joined the Kansas City Wizards in 1999, after playing briefly with the California Jaguars of the A-League.

Gomez began to see significantly increased playing time in 2001, when he appeared in 24 games, 18 of them starts, while scoring four goals and six assists.

In his six years with Kansas City, Gomez appeared in 114 games, registering 14 goals and 14 assists.

He captained the US in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and was a significant part of the U-20 national team, playing alongside Tim Howard, Carlos Bocanegra, Steve Cherendolo in the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria.