Tiago Gomes (footballer, born 1985)

Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes (born 19 August 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

For another Portuguese footballer, see Tiago Henrique Damil Gomes.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Figueiras and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.

Tiago Gomes
Gomes (middle) celebrates promotion to La Liga with Hércules
Personal information
Full name Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes
Date of birth (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985
Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996 Vilafranquense
1997–2003 Benfica
2003–2004 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Estoril 1 (0)
2004–2005 Oriental 41 (9)
2006 Odivelas 17 (1)
2006–2009 Estrela Amadora 49 (3)
2008–2009 → Steaua București (loan) 24 (0)
2009–2012 Hércules 97 (8)
2012–2013 Blackpool 25 (0)
2013–2015 APOEL 36 (1)
2016 Nea Salamina 15 (0)
2016–2017 Doxa 35 (6)
2018 Melaka United 12 (1)
National team
2007–2008 Portugal U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2018

Club career

Portugal

Born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Gomes was part of the S.L. Benfica youth system for a few years, and his first professional seasons were also spent in the Lisbon area, with G.D. Estoril Praia, Clube Oriental de Lisboa and Odivelas FC.

He made his debut in Primeira Liga with another team from the capital, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, first appearing against Associação Naval 1º de Maio on 27 August 2006,[1] and was a permanent fixture throughout the entire campaign, playing alongside another Benfica youth product, namesake Tiago Henrique Damil Gomes.

Steaua / Hércules

On 29 May 2008, after a two-month spell in Málaga CF in which he failed to make an official appearance due to delays in the arrival of his international transfer,[2] Gomes joined FC Steaua București on loan from Estrela, with the Romanian club retaining an option to buy him at the end of the season. In mid-July 2009, he was sold to Hércules CF in Spain for €400,000 upon signing a three-year contract.[3] He appeared in 37 Segunda División games and scored six goals in his first season, in a return to La Liga after a 13-year absence.

Gomes was again regularly used in 2010–11. On 24 April 2011 he netted his first Spanish top-flight goal in a 1–0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña,[4] adding a second two games later against Racing de Santander in a 2–3 home loss,[5] but the team from Alicante was eventually relegated after only one year.

Blackpool

On 24 July 2012, Gomes signed a one-year deal with Football League Championship club Blackpool after his contract with Hércules expired.[6]

He made his competitive debut on 18 August by starting and playing 56 minutes in a 2–0 victory at Millwall.[7] He finished his first and only season with 27 overall appearances (no goals).

APOEL

On 14 June 2013, Gomes moved teams and countries again, penning a two-year contract with APOEL FC from Cyprus.[8] He made his debut against NK Maribor on 31 July, in a 1–1 home draw in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[9] During the 2013–14 season he appeared in three games in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, and helped his side conquer the treble of league,[10] Cup[11] and Super Cup.[12]

Gomes scored his first official goal for APOEL on 21 March 2015, in his team's 2–2 home draw with Apollon Limassol in the league playoffs.[13] In his second year, he played every game in his team's Champions League campaign.[14]

On 25 May 2015, one day after winning his second consecutive double, Gomes left the club as it was announced his contract would not be renewed.[15]

International career

Gomes made two appearances for Portugal at under-21 level, his first call-up being in March 2007.[16]

Club statistics
As of 12 May 2018[17][18][19]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estoril 2003–04 Segunda Liga 1000———10
Oriental 2004–05 Portuguese Second Division 32520———345
2005–06 Portuguese Second Division 9400———94
Total 41920———439
Odivelas 2005–06 Portuguese Second Division 17100———171
Estrela Amadora 2006–07 Primeira Liga 28220———302
2007–08 Primeira Liga 2112010——241
Total 4934010——543
Steaua București 2008–09 Liga I 24010—60—310
Hércules 2009–10 Segunda División 37641———417
2010–11 La Liga 28220———302
2011–12 Segunda División 32000——20340
Total 97861——201059
Blackpool 2012–13 Championship 2501010——270
APOEL 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 15040—7010270
2014–15 Cypriot First Division 21140—10010361
Total 36180—17020631
Nea Salamina 2015–16 Cypriot First Division 15020———170
Doxa 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 28440———324
2017–18 Cypriot First Division 7200———72
Total 35640———396
Melaka United 2018 Malaysia Super League 10120———121
Career total 35029301202304040929
  1. Includes Cypriot Super Cup and promotion to La Liga play-offs matches.

Honours

APOEL

References
  1. "Naval – E. Amadora, 2–0 (Nei 14, Lito 76)". Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. "Tiago Gomes dejará el Málaga sin haber debutado" [Tiago Gomes will leave Málaga without having made debut]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. Burgos, Julián (17 July 2009). "El club cierra el fichaje del mediocentro Tiago Gomes" [Club closes signing of central midfielder Tiago Gomes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  4. "Hercules show of strength aids survival". ESPN Soccernet. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  5. "Giovani bags double". ESPN Soccernet. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  6. "Seasiders complete Gomes signing". Blackpool F.C. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  7. "Tom Ince scored both goals as Blackpool opened their Championship campaign with a 2–0 victory at Millwall". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. "Tiago Filipe Figueiras Gomes" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  9. "Battling Maribor hold APOEL". UEFA. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  10. "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ [Εrmis Αradippou 0–2 ΑPOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  12. "APOEL FC 1–0 APOLLON". APOEL FC. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  13. ΑΠΟΕΛ 2–2 Απόλλωνας Λεμεσού [APOEL 2–2 Apollon Limassol] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  14. "APOEL FC". UEFA. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  15. Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Tiago Gomes [Cooperation termination with Tiago Gomes] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  16. "New faces in Portugal squad". UEFA. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  17. "Tiago Gomes". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  18. "Tiago Gomes". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  19. "Sportul Studențesc București – Steaua București • 1/16 finals". Romanian Soccer. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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