Toni Gomes

Toni Correia Gomes (born 16 November 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tala'ea El Gaish.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Correia and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Toni Gomes
Personal information
Full name Toni Correia Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998
Place of birth Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tala'ea El Gaish
Number 11
Youth career
2015–2017 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Liverpool 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Arouca 9 (2)
2020 Haras El Hodoud 17 (3)
2020– Tala'ea El Gaish 1 (0)
National team
Portugal U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:06, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Gomes visited his father in Lisbon, Portugal aged 15 and after a recommendation from a scout, Liverpool invited him to England for a trial in September 2014. He signed for the club in 2015; when he arrived in Liverpool he did not speak any English and was placed with house parents whilst attending Liverpool's academy.[3]

Between 2015 and 2017 he appeared for Liverpool's Under-18 team,[4] as well as the Under-23 teams. He ended the 2016–17 season scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool Under-23's beat Mansfield Town's Under-23 team.[5]

On 31 August 2017 he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,[6] and made his Football League debut as a substitute on 2 September, playing the entire second half.[7]

Gomes was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]

On 4 June 2018, Gomes signed a three-year deal with LigaPro side Arouca.[9]

In January 2020, he moved to Egypt to join Haras El Hodoud, he later signed for Tala'ea El Gaish in November 2020.[10]

International career

He has represented Portugal at youth international level.[6]

Career statistics
As of 24 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18[11] Premier League 0000000000
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2017–18[11] League Two 9020002[lower-alpha 1]0130
Arouca 2018–19[2] LigaPro 3120000051
Career total 121400020181
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. Toni Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "From Guinea-Bissau to Liverpool FC, the rise of exciting Reds starlet Toni Gomes". Liverpool Echo. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. "Liverpool striking sensation Toni Gomes smashes hat-trick as U18s rout Sunderland 5-0". Liverpool Echo. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. Andy Kelly (13 May 2017). "'Perfect' hat-trick for young Liverpool striker Toni Gomes to end season". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  6. "Toni Gomes: Forest Green Rovers sign Liverpool striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  7. "Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. James Pearce (18 May 2018). "Liverpool set to release three players as they close in on the signing of Chelsea star". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. Cláudia Oliveira (4 June 2018). "Toni Gomes, ex-Liverpool, é reforço do Arouca" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  10. "OFFICIAL: El-Gaish complete signing of ex-Liverpool youngster". kingfut.com. 5 November 2020.
  11. "Games played by Toni Gomes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
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