André Gomes

André Filipe Tavares Gomes ComM (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈdɾɛ ˈɡomɨʃ]; born 30 July 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Everton and the Portugal national team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Tavares and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
André Gomes
ComM
Gomes with Portugal in 2017
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Tavares Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-30) 30 July 1993[1]
Place of birth Grijó, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2008 Porto
2008–2009 Pasteleira
2009–2011 Boavista
2011–2012 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Benfica B 17 (8)
2012–2015 Benfica 14 (2)
2014–2015 → Valencia (loan) 33 (4)
2015–2016 Valencia 30 (3)
2016–2019 Barcelona 46 (3)
2018–2019 → Everton (loan) 27 (1)
2019– Everton 35 (0)
National team‡
2010 Portugal U17 2 (0)
2010–2011 Portugal U18 6 (1)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 9 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 14 (1)
2013–2014 Portugal U21 6 (1)
2014– Portugal 29 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

He played three years at Benfica, where he won the domestic treble in the 2013–14 season. In July 2014 he joined Valencia and, two years later, signed with Barcelona also in the Spanish La Liga. Following a year on loan at Everton, he agreed to a permanent contract in 2019.

Gomes earned 37 caps for Portugal all youth levels accounted for, including six for the under-21s. He represented the nation at Euro 2016 – winning the tournament – and the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Club career

Benfica

Born in Grijó, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District,[2] Gomes joined S.L. Benfica's youth system at age 18, playing his last year as a junior with the Lisbon club.[3] On 28 July 2012 he appeared in his first game with the first team, a friendly with Gil Vicente,[4] and spent his first season as a senior with the reserve side, competing in the Segunda Liga.

Gomes scored his first goals with Benfica B in league matches against Braga B (2–2 home draw)[5] and Belenenses (6–0, also at home).[6] On 18 October 2012, he made his official debut with the main squad, playing 25 minutes after coming on as a substitute for Eduardo Salvio and netting in a 4–0 win at Freamunde in the Taça de Portugal.[7]

Gomes' momentum in Benfica's first team continued on 27 October 2012, as he started and scored in a 3–0 away win over Gil Vicente in his first Primeira Liga appearance.[8] However, he continued to be mainly associated with the B-team.

On 31 January 2014, Benfica (and Benfica Stars Fund) sold 100% of Gomes' economic rights to a private company, Meriton Capital Limited, for €15 million, plus 25% of a future transfer fee.[9] He remained at the Estádio da Luz until the end of the campaign.[10][11]

On 16 April 2014, Gomes played the full 90 minutes in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup, scoring the final 3–1 after a brilliant individual effort to help his team – who played with one man less for 60 minutes against Porto – win the tie 3–2 on aggregate.[12][13] He ended the season with 23 games all competitions comprised, helping the club win the first treble in its history (league, cup and Taça da Liga).

Valencia

On 17 July 2014, Gomes agreed to a one-season loan deal with Valencia,[14][15] joining a host of compatriots including manager Nuno Espírito Santo. Although his economic rights were owned by Peter Lim, a loan deal was arranged to take him and Rodrigo to the Spanish club due to Lim's purchase of the latter.[16]

Gomes made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sevilla.[17] He scored his first goal in the competition on 22 September, netting the second of a 3–0 away win over Getafe.[18]

On 12 June 2015, Benfica and Valencia announced that they had reached an agreement on Gomes' federative rights. Subsequently, he signed a contract with the Spaniards until 30 June 2020.[19][20]

Barcelona

On 21 July 2016, Barcelona reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Gomes,[21] for a fee of €35 million plus €20 million in add-ons.[22] He made his competitive debut on 17 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home win against Sevilla for the Supercopa de España and being directly involved in two of the goals.[23][24]

Gomes scored his first goal for the team on 19 March 2017, closing a 4–2 home win against his former club Valencia.[25] He was voted the worst signing of the season by readers of Marca.[26] In the final of the Copa del Rey, however, he replaced injured Javier Mascherano early into the first half of the match against Alavés, playing mostly as a right back and providing the assist for Neymar who netted the second in an eventual 3–1 triumph.[27]

Everton
Gomes (right) and Chelsea's David Luiz in March 2019

On 9 August 2018, and even though he was nursing a leg injury sustained during pre-season,[28] Gomes moved to English club Everton on a season-long loan for €2.25 million.[29] He made his Premier League debut on 21 October, playing 82 minutes in a 2–0 home win over Crystal Palace.[30][31] He scored his first goal for the team on 2 February 2019, in a 1–3 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[32]

Gomes was a regular for the Toffees during his spell,[33] but on 16 April 2019 he received a three-match ban for standing on the leg of Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrović during the 2–0 defeat at Craven Cottage.[34] He signed a permanent five-year contract on 25 June, for a £22 million transfer fee.[35]

On 3 November 2019, Gomes sustained a serious ankle injury in a Premier League home game against Tottenham Hotspur after a tackle and subsequent collision with Serge Aurier.

On 23 February 2020, Gomes completed his return from injury in the second half of Everton's 3–2 away loss against Arsenal.[36]

International career
Gomes playing against Russia at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Gomes represented Portugal at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[37] At the age of 19 he received his first call-up to the senior team, for a friendly against Ecuador on 6 February 2013,[38] but remained unused in the 2–3 home loss.[39]

Gomes made his full debut on 7 September 2014, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 loss to Albania at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[40] He was selected for the squad that appeared in the finals in France,[41] starting in their first game, a 1–1 draw to Iceland in Saint-Étienne where he provided the assist to Nani's goal before being replaced by Eder late into the second half.[42]

Gomes also represented Portugal at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia,[43] playing four times as they finished in third place.[44] He was included in a preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[45] but did not make the final cut.[46]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 February 2021[47]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 93—93
2013–14 85—85
Total 178—178
Benfica 2012–13 Primeira Liga 7130205[lower-alpha 1]0—171
2013–14 7141309[lower-alpha 2]0—232
Total 1427150140—403
Valencia (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 33440—374
Valencia 2015–16 30340—7[lower-alpha 3]2—415
Total 63780—72—789
Barcelona 2016–17 La Liga 30380—8[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0473
2017–18 16050—9[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0310
Total 463130—17020783
Everton (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 2712000—291
Everton 2019–20 1901000—200
2020–21 1602010—190
Total 6215010—681
Career total 20221331603822028124

Notes

  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in Supercopa de España

International
As of match played 26 March 2018[48]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Portugal 201430
201510
2016130
2017100
201820
Total290

Honours

Benfica

Barcelona

Portugal

Individual

Orders

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