Alfred Gomis

Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis (born 5 September 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rennes and the Senegal national team.

Alfred Gomis
Gomis with SPAL in 2017
Personal information
Full name Amigo Alfred Junior Gomis[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993
Place of birth Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2013 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Torino 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Crotone (loan) 39 (0)
2014–2015 → Avellino (loan) 31 (0)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 38 (0)
2016–2017 → Bologna (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Salernitana (loan) 21 (0)
2017–2018 → SPAL (loan) 26 (0)
2018–2019 SPAL 20 (0)
2019–2020 Dijon 24 (0)
2020– Rennes 2 (0)
National team‡
2017– Senegal 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:05, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:18, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, he moved in Cuneo, Italy with his family soon afterwards. He has two brothers who are also footballers: Lys and Maurice.[2] He is a dual citizen of Italy and Senegal.[3]

Club career

Early career

Gomis grew up in the Torino youth system, and on 3 July 2013, he was officially loaned to Calabrian club Crotone in Serie B.[4] On 14 September, he made his debut against Spezia, which ended 1–0 for the Rossoblu. Despite his young age and lack of experience, Gomis played as a starter collected 39 appearances, plus one appearance in the playoffs, as well as one in Coppa Italia.[5][6]

At the end of the season he was recalled by Torino, who decided to loan him again, but only after he was made available for the preliminaries of the Europa League as second choice goalkeeper, behind Daniele Padelli, against Brommapojkarna on 31 July 2014.

Loan to Avellino

On 11 August 2014, Alfred was officially loaned to Avellino in Serie B with a buyout clause, plus a buyback clause in favour of Torino. He made his official debut with the team on 17 August 2014, during the second round of Coppa Italia, which saw him maintain a clean sheet, the match ending 2–0 for Avellino. His league debut took place 30 August, during the first day of the championship against Pro Vercelli, finishing 1–0 in favour of Vercelli. On 28 October 2014, he parried a penalty kicked by Rodrigo Taddei in the final minutes of a match against Perugia, ending 0–0. He played 31 matches in the league and finished first in the Top 15 of the goalkeepers in Serie B according to a list compiled by the Lega Serie B.[7]

Loan to Cesena

On 30 July 2015, he was loaned to newly relegated Serie B club Cesena with a buyout clause and a buy-back clause in favour of Torino.[8][9]

Loans to Bologna and Salernitana

On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to Bologna as an emergency signing to replace Antonio Mirante, who was diagnosed with a heart problem.[10] However, Gomis himself was injured soon after his arrival.[11] He made his debut for Bologna in Coppa Italia against Verona.[12][13] Gomis was dropped out again after the cup match, including the league and the round 16 of the cup.[14] He was recalled by Torino, and on 18 January 2018 he was loaned to Salernitana in Serie B.[15][16]

SPAL

On 8 July 2017, Gomis joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan period.[17] The permanent deal for undisclosed fee was announced on 20 June 2018.[18]

Dijon

On 20 August 2019, Gomis joined Dijon FCO from SPAL for an undisclosed fee on a four-year-contract.[19]

Rennes

On 29 September 2020, Gomis joined fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes on a five-year deal, replacing the outgoing Édouard Mendy.[20]

International career

Italy youth team

Gomis was called up to Italy under-20 in 2013 by Luigi Di Biagio, but did not make any appearances.[21] In the same year, he was also called up to the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team by Massimo Piscedda, against the representative team from Russian Football National League.[22] He was summoned by Piscedda for another game against the Italy under-21 played at the Partenio in Avellino. A starter on this occasion, he remained on the field for 68 minutes without conceding a goal.[23]

Senegal

Gomis was then called up by the Senegal national football team, making his senior international debut on 14 November 2017, starting in a 2–1 victory against South Africa in the last qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 May 2019[25]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crotone (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 39010—10410
Torino 2014 Serie A 00000[lower-alpha 1]0—00
Avellino (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 31020——330
Cesena (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 38000—10390
Bologna (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 0010——10
Salernitana (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 21000——210
SPAL (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 26020——280
SPAL 2018–19 20010——210
Total 460300000490
Career total 17507000201840
  1. All appearances in UEFA Europa League

    International
    As of 27 July 2019[26]
    Senegal
    YearAppsGoals
    201710
    201830
    201950
    Total90

    References
    1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
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    20. "ALFRED GOMIS, NOUVEAU PORTIER DU STADE RENNAIS F.C." (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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    24. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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