Freddy Elías Góndola Smith, known as El Tanque (born 18 September 1995) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe and the Panama national team.

Freddy Góndola
Góndola with Panama in 2024
Personal information
Full name Freddy Elías Góndola Smith
Date of birth (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Aktobe
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Belén 10 (0)
2017–2018 La Piedad
2018 Universitario 12 (1)
2019 La Piedad
2019–2020 Tauro 18 (4)
2020–2021 Yaracuyanos 20 (6)
2021 Deportivo Táchira 19 (6)
2022–2024 Alajuelense 91 (18)
2024 Maccabi Bnei Reineh 16 (1)
2024– Aktobe 16 (2)
International career
2021– Panama 27 (1)
Medal record
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024

International career

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Góndola made his debut for the Panama national team on 7 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against El Salvador.[1]

Career statistics

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As of match played 15 October 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Panama 202151
202280
202340
202470
Total241
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
116 November 2021Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama El Salvador2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Panama

References

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  1. "El Salvador v Panama game report". FIFA. 7 October 2021.
  2. "Freddy Góndola". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 4 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. "Mexico 1-0 Panama (Jul 16, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
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