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Ismael Falcón
	Falcón with Celta in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Ismael Gómez Falcón
Date of birth	24 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Cádiz, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	UD Gaditana
1998–2002	Cádiz
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Cádiz B
2004–2006	Atlético Madrid B
2006–2008	Atlético Madrid
2007	→ Hércules (loan)
2008–2011	Celta
2011–2014	Hércules
2014–2015	Alcorcón
2015–2016	Córdoba
2016–2017	Tenerife
2017–2021	Hércules
2021–2022	Atlético Sanluqueño
2022	San Fernando
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ismael Gómez Falcón (born 24 April 1984) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He appeared in 232 Segunda División games over ten seasons, with Hércules (two spells), Celta, Alcorcón, Córdoba and Tenerife. He added five matches in La Liga for Atlético Madrid.

Club career

Falcón was born in Cádiz, Andalusia. After beginning his football career at Cádiz CF he was signed by Atlético Madrid aged 20 to finish his development, and he eventually battled for second-choice status for two seasons with another club graduate, Iván Cuéllar, appearing in five La Liga matches in 2005–06,^[1] the first being a 1–1 away draw against Athletic Bilbao on 3 December 2005 where he replaced the injured Leo Franco;^[2] he also represented the reserves during his tenure.^[3]

After a small loan stint in the Segunda División with Hércules CF,^[4] Falcón was released (as Cuéllar) in July 2008 and joined another side at that level, RC Celta de Vigo.^[5] He continued playing in the same league afterwards, with Hércules,^[6] AD Alcorcón,^[7] Córdoba CF^[8] and CD Tenerife.^[9]

In June 2021, Falcón agreed to a one-year contract at Atlético Sanluqueño CF.^[10] A year later he moved to San Fernando CD also in the Primera Federación,^[11] retiring shortly after at 38 to become the latter's goalkeepers coach.^[12]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[13]^[14]
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid B	2004–05	Segunda División B	4	0	—		—		4	0
	2005–06	Segunda División B	30	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		34	0	—		—		34	0
Atlético Madrid	2005–06	La Liga	5	0	2	0	—		7	0
	2006–07	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2007–08	La Liga	0	0	6	0	—		6	0
	Total		5	0	8	0	0	0	13	0
Hércules (loan)	2006–07	Segunda División	11	0	4	0	—		15	0
Celta	2008–09	Segunda División	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	2009–10	Segunda División	35	0	0	0	—		35	0
	2010–11	Segunda División	33	0	0	0	—		33	0
	Total		81	0	0	0	0	0	81	0
Hércules	2011–12	Segunda División	39	0	0	0	0	0	39	0
	2012–13	Segunda División	37	0	0	0	—		37	0
	2013–14	Segunda División	33	0	0	0	—		33	0
	Total		109	0	0	0	0	0	109	0
Alcorcón	2014–15	Segunda División	20	0	0	0	—		20	0
Córdoba	2015–16	Segunda División	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
Tenerife	2016–17	Segunda División	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
Hércules	2017–18	Segunda División B	37	0	1	0	—		38	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	37	0	0	0	6^[a]	0	43	0
	2019–20	Segunda División B	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
	2020–21	Segunda División B	25	0	0	0	—		25	0
	Total		127	0	2	0	6	0	135	0
Atlético Sanluqueño	2021–22	Primera División RFEF	36	0	0	0	—		36	0
San Fernando	2022–23	Primera Federación	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Career total			438	0	17	0	6	0	461	0