Claudio Gomes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claudio Gomes | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Argenteuil, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
Number | 81 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | ASC Val d'Argenteuil | ||
2010–2011 | RFC Argenteuil | ||
2011–2013 | Évreux | ||
2013–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 1 | (0) |
2018– | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | France U16 | 13 | (0) |
2016–2017 | France U17 | 16 | (0) |
2017 | France U18 | 7 | (1) |
2018– | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018 |
Claudio Gomes (born 23 July 2000) is a French footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for English club Manchester City and the France national under-18 team. Prior to signing for Manchester City in 2018, he represented Paris Saint-Germain B, having played youth football with that club and a number of other French teams.
Club career
Born in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise on 23 July 2000, Gomes played as a youth for ASC Val d'Argenteuil and RFC Argenteuil, two teams in his hometown, before joining Évreux in 2011 and Paris Saint-Germain two years later.[2]
Gomes made his senior debut for PSG's reserves on 18 November 2017, his one appearance for the club. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Abdallah Yaisien in a 2–1 home loss to Yzeure in the Championnat National 2 (fourth tier).[3]
On 25 July 2018, Gomes signed with Manchester City.[4] He had trained with the club since the expiry of his PSG contract in June, and been on their pre-season tour of the United States, but they chose to wait for him to turn 18 before signing him.[5] He made his professional debut on 5 August in a 2–0 win over Chelsea in the 2018 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, coming on in added time for John Stones.[6] He was in the game for one second before the final whistle blew and his team won the trophy.[7]
International career
Gomes is a youth international for France, having captained the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[8] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9] He was named in the team of the tournament at the former in Croatia, in which the French reached the quarter-finals.[10] In France's opening match at the latter tournament in India, he scored in a 7–1 win over New Caledonia.[11] In August 2018, he was called up for the first time to the under-19 team for friendlies against Slovenia, Croatia and India.[12]
Style of play
Gomes is nicknamed "N'Golo Kanté" by his teammates, who liken him to the French international midfielder for his efforts in recovering the ball.[2]
Personal life
Gomes is the son of Bissau-Guinean footballer Amarildo Gomes, who was developing at Beauvais and Rennes before retiring through a knee injury.[2][13][14] As of 2017, his two younger brothers were playing for Le Havre and Évreux.[2] A 2016 profile of Gomes by Le Parisien noted his passion for history, particularly the French Revolution.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 August 2018
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain B | 2017–18[15] | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Manchester City | 2018–19[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
Honours
Manchester City
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017[10]
References
- ↑ Corless, Liam (5 August 2018). "Who is Claudio Gomes? French teenager profiled after Manchester City transfer".
- 1 2 3 4 Marie, Réginald (1 September 2017). "Six choses à savoir sur le capitaine des Bleuets qui évolue au Paris Saint-Germain" [Six things to know about the Bluets captain who is growing at Paris Saint-Germain]. Le Populaire du Centre (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ Gineste, Franck (17 November 2017). "Football, National 2 : première défaite à domicile pour la réserve du PSG contre Yzeure (1–2)" [Football, National 2: first home defeat for PSG reserves against Yzeure (1–2)]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ "City Signs Claudio Gomes". Manchester City F.C.
- ↑ Corless, Liam (5 August 2017). "Who is Claudio Gomes? French teenager profiled after Manchester City transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- 1 2 Bevan, Chris (5 August 2018). "Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ "Is this the shortest debut in football history?". Yahoo!. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- ↑ "Les dix-huit joueurs pour l'Euro 2017" [The eighteen players for Euro 2017] (in French). FFF.
- ↑ "La France au Mondial U17 avec Geubbels et Isidor" [France at the I17 World Cup with Geubbels and Isidor]. L'Équipe (in French).
- 1 2 "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ↑ "France prove too strong for New CaledoniaFrance prove too strong for New Caledonia". FIFA. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ Chochois, Alexandre (28 August 2018). "France U19 : La liste pour les trois amicaux" [France U19: The list for the three friendlies] (in French). Foot National. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Claudio Gomes se révèle déjà en bleu" [Claudio Gomes revealing himself already in blue]. Le Parisien (in French).
- ↑ "Amarildo Gomes - Jubilado". Football Database.
- ↑ Claudio Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ↑ "Games played by Claudio Gomes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2018.