José Gomes (footballer, born 1999)

José Gomes (born 8 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Benfica as a striker.[1]

José Gomes
Personal information
Full name José Gomes
Date of birth (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2018 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Benfica B 70 (13)
2016– Benfica 3 (0)
2019–2020 → Portimonense (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Lechia Gdańsk (loan) 12 (1)
National team‡
2013 Portugal U15 3 (3)
2013–2014 Portugal U16 3 (1)
2014–2016 Portugal U17 28 (19)
2016–2018 Portugal U19 18 (7)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 13 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2019

Club career

Born in Bissau, Gomes, after participating in a 2011 youth tournament in Portugal, returned to the country a year later to join Benfica's youth academy at the age of 13.[2][3][4]

Gomes made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade on 6 August 2016.[5] 22 days later, he scored his first goal for the reserve team in a 2–1 away win at Vizela.[6] He debuted for the first-team, playing only 128 seconds, in a 2–1 win at Arouca in Primeira Liga on 9 September, becoming Benfica's third youngest player to debut for the main team.[7]

Gomes was loaned to fellow top-flight team Portimonense for 2019–20.[8] Having made only one substitute appearance against Gil Vicente, he headed to Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa in February 2020, for the rest of the season.[9] He managed only one goal during his time on the Baltic Sea coast, in a 3–2 loss away to Lech Poznań on 12 July.[10]

International career

At the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Gomes was crowned both Golden Player and top scorer.[11][12]

Club statistics
As of 29 July 2018[1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benfica B 2016–17 LigaPro 237————237
2017–18 243————243
Total 4710————4710
Benfica 2016–17 Primeira Liga 300000100040
2017–18 000000000000
Total 300000100040
Career total 5010000010005110

Honours

Benfica[1]

Portugal[1]

Individual

References
  1. José Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. Harrison, Wayne (7 May 2016). "Meet Portugal forward José 'Zé Golo' Gomes". UEFA. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/youth-league/jose-gomes/benfica-quem-e-o-miudo-de-16-anos-que-fez-tres-golos-ao-galatasaray
  4. Silva, Hugo Tavares da. ""Zé Golo", o felino a quem pedem paciência" ["Zé Goal", the feline to whom is required patience]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. "Benfica B 1–1 Cova da Piedade". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. http://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/jogo/20162017/ledmanligapro/4/7
  7. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/benfica/liga/jose-gomes-no-podio-dos-jogadores-mais-novos-de-sempre
  8. Anjinho, Jorge (9 August 2019). "Zé Gomes: «Benfica? Tive a oportunidade e não consegui aproveitar»" [Zé Gomes: "Benfica? I had the opportunity and couldn't seize it"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. Ferreira, Luís Pedro; Esteves, Adérito (7 February 2020). "Benfica: Zé Gomes deixa Portimonense e segue para a Polónia" [Benfica: Zé Gomes leaves Portimonense and heads for Poland] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. Lopes, Gervásio (13 July 2020). "Polónia: Zé Gomes estreia-se a marcar na Primeira Liga" [Poland: Zé Gomes scores for first time in Premier League] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  11. "José Gomes crowned U17 EURO top scorer". UEFA. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  12. Harrison, Wayne. "Golden Player 2016: José Gomes". UEFA. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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