Diego Gomez can’t stop scoring bangers. Volleys, first time piledrivers, halfway line goals… he scores the lot. Gomez is a remarkable player and is incredibly valuable to Fabian Hurzeler’s team.

He’s been excelling out of position since the start of the season, looking natural on the right wing in place of Yankuba Minteh. So, as a celebration of his terrific form, I’ll be ranking all of Gomez’ best goals from worst to best.

Gomez has never been afraid to shoot, as seen in many of his goals. However, his effort against Barnsley was a perfect showcase of his confidence when it comes to striking a ball.

Gomez’ second goal against The Tykes was an unexpected rocket. After a cushioned chest pass from Stefanos Tzimas, youngster Tom Watson drove forward with the ball. After laying it off to Danny Welbeck, the experienced Englishman left the ball for the oncoming Paraguayan, charging towards the ball.

Just outside the 18-yard box, Gomez unleashed a thunderous effort into the top-left corner past Barnsley goalkeeper Murphy Cooper. The sheer venom and lift on the ball helped this spectacular effort give Gomez his second of the evening.

Once again, Gomez’ bravery was the reason his goal against Nottingham Forest happened. After an inaccurate long ball from Jan Paul Van Hecke, Gomez battled strongly against Neco Williams to win possession back for the Albion.

Following some more sloppy defending from Forest, Pascal Gross flicked the ball to an unmarked Gomez at the edge of the box. The Paraguayan looked up at the ball, before unleashing a curling volley across Mats Sels and into the bottom corner. Sels never stood a chance in saving Gomez’ audacious attempt, leaving the Forest shot-stopper speechless on the pitch.

Albion’s shot at European football was already out of reach, allowing players to express themselves against a jaded Spurs team. However, nobody capitalized on this more than substitute Gomez.

Following some patient build-up play from the Albion, Gomez received a simple pass from tricky winger Kaoru Mitoma. Roughly 30 yards from goal, Albion’s number 25 finished the season strong thanks to a delightful curling strike past Vicario and into the top corner.

Even though the Albion fell short of Europe, his marvellous strike sent the travelling Brighton fans into mayhem with his final kick of the season.

Gomez’ most recent goal was arguably one of the most unexpected. Whilst Albion were chasing a goal, the game had been even up until his superb strike.

Following a cross from Costinha, the ball was cleared to Gomez running away from the Brentford box. Once he’d managed to get the ball under his control, Albion’s magic man caught it beautifully with his left foot and let fly towards the Brentford goal.

From roughly 25 yards from goal, the swerve and power of the strike was enough to send the ball past Caoimhín Kelleher and into the top left corner of the net. It was a goal that came from nothing, created solely by Gomez to give Brighton the lead.

Gomez completed his hat-trick in a spectacular way against Barnsley last year. Following his first-time effort to score his second, the midfielder had unfinished business with Murphy Cooper as he chased his third.

A lofted ball by Albion defender Diego Coppola was headed away by Jake Rooney, but only to the feet of Gomez. Already motivated to score again, he struck the ball on the volley over 35 yards from goal and into the top corner. Thus, scoring his third in just over half an hour.

Gomez would go on to add a fourth in the second half, in what is still his best performance in a Brighton shirt. Two goal of the month contenders in one game is no easy feat, but the Seagulls’ sole Paraguayan made it look very, very easy.

Gomez’ goal against Brighton’s arch-rivals Crystal Palace is easily the best goal he’s scored in an Albion shirt. Brighton, already 1-0 up, were hungry for a second inside ten minutes at the AMEX. Some fantastic pressure on Palace midfielder Adam Wharton led to the ball falling to Albion defender Olivier Boscagli.

After a simple pass from Boscagli, Gomez received the ball on the half-way line. Instantly, Gomez looked up to spot where Palace goalkeeper Walter Benitez was. Gomez had tried catching the keeper off guard in the matches building up to this, notable going close against Sunderland a week prior. Yet this time around, the outcome was very different.

Just inside the Palace half, Gomez struck a glorious effort which looped over Benitez and into the back of the net. On a wet, windy day in Falmer, Gomez had pulled off the impossible – scoring Albion’s second in a five-star performance from the Seagulls.

As previously mentioned, the reason Gomez scores so many goals from outside the box is down to his ever-growing confidence. Whilst his technical ability also plays a huge part, he’s never afraid to shoot from distance. When he does miss, it clearly doesn’t bother him. I can see his prolific goalscoring form continuing beyond the international break, as the Albion push towards the top of the table through the winter months.