Alfred Gomis

Alfred Gomis

Gomis with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Amigo Alfred Benjamin Junior Gomis [1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ziguinchor, Senegal
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Palermo
Number	16
Youth career
2010–2013	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Torino	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Crotone (loan)	39	(0)
2014–2015	→ Avellino (loan)	31	(0)
2015–2016	→ Cesena (loan)	38	(0)
2016–2017	→ Bologna (loan)	0	(0)
2017	→ Salernitana (loan)	21	(0)
2017–2018	→ SPAL (loan)	26	(0)
2018–2019	SPAL	20	(0)
2019–2020	Dijon	24	(0)
2020–2024	Rennes	47	(0)
2022–2024	Rennes B	1	(0)
2023	→ Como (loan)	17	(0)
2023–2024	→ Lorient (loan)	0	(0)
2024–	Palermo	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Senegal	15	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   Senegal Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2021 Cameroon Runner-up 2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 4 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Amigo Alfred Benjamin Junior Gomis (born 5 September 1993) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Palermo and the Senegal national team. ^[3]

Early life

Born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, he moved to Cuneo, Italy, with his family soon afterwards. He has two brothers who are also footballers: Lys and Maurice. ^[4] He is a dual citizen of Italy and Senegal. ^[5] He is of Bissau-Guinean descent through his maternal family. ^[6]

Club career

Early career

Gomis grew up in the Torino youth system, and on 3 July 2013, he was officially loaned to Calabrian club Crotone in Serie B. ^[7] On 14 September, he made his debut against Spezia, which ended 1–0 for the Rossoblu. Despite his young age and lack of experience, Gomis played as a starter and collected 39 appearances, plus one appearance in the playoffs, as well as one in Coppa Italia. ^{[8] [9]}

At the end of the season, he was recalled by Torino, who decided to loan him again, but only after he was made available for the preliminaries of the Europa League as second-choice goalkeeper, behind Daniele Padelli, against Brommapojkarna on 31 July 2014.

Loan to Avellino

On 11 August 2014, Alfred was officially loaned to Avellino in Serie B with a buyout clause plus a buyback clause in favour of Torino. He made his official debut with the team on 17 August 2014, during the second round of Coppa Italia, which saw him maintain a clean sheet, the match ending 2–0 for Avellino. His league debut took place on 30 August, during the first day of the championship against Pro Vercelli, finishing 1–0 in favour of Vercelli. On 28 October 2014, he parried a penalty kicked by Rodrigo Taddei in the final minutes of a match against Perugia, ending 0–0. He played 31 matches in the league and finished first in the Top 15 of the goalkeepers in Serie B according to a list compiled by the Lega Serie B. ^[10]

Loan to Cesena

On 30 July 2015, he was loaned to newly relegated Serie B club Cesena with a buyout clause and a buy-back clause in favour of Torino. ^{[11] [12]}

Loans to Bologna and Salernitana

On 31 August 2016, he was loaned to Bologna as an emergency signing to replace Antonio Mirante, who was diagnosed with a heart problem. ^[13] However, Gomis himself was injured soon after his arrival. ^[14] He made his debut for Bologna in Coppa Italia against Verona. ^{[15] [16]} Gomis was dropped out again after the cup match, including the league and the round 16 of the cup. ^[17] He was recalled by Torino, and on 18 January 2018 he was loaned to Salernitana in Serie B. ^{[18] [19]}

SPAL

On 8 July 2017, Gomis joined SPAL on loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the loan period. ^[20] The permanent deal for undisclosed fee was announced on 20 June 2018. ^[21]

Dijon

On 20 August 2019, Gomis joined Dijon FCO from SPAL for an undisclosed fee on a four-year-contract. ^[22]

Rennes

On 29 September 2020, Gomis joined fellow Ligue 1 side Rennes on a five-year deal, replacing the outgoing Édouard Mendy. ^[23]

Loan to Como

On 27 January 2023, Gomis returned to Italy and joined Como in Serie B for the rest of the season. ^[24]

Palermo

On 6 July 2024, Serie B club Palermo announced the signing of Gomis on a two-year contract. ^[25] On his league season debug against Brescia, he suffered a severe knee injury that forced him to undergo a patellar tendon reconstruction surgery just a few days later. ^[26]

International career

Italy youth team

Gomis was called up to Italy under-20 in 2013 by Luigi Di Biagio, but did not make any appearances. ^[27] In the same year, he was also called up to the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team by Massimo Piscedda, against the representative team from Russian Football National League. ^[28] He was summoned by Piscedda for another game against the Italy under-21 played at the Partenio in Avellino. A starter on this occasion, he remained on the field for 68 minutes without conceding a goal. ^[29]

Senegal

Gomis was then called up by the Senegal national team, making his senior international debut on 14 November 2017, starting in a 2–1 victory against South Africa in the last qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In May 2018 he was named in Senegal's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. ^[30] He participated in the 2021 AFCON. ^[31]

He was appointed a Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion by President of Senegal Macky Sall following the nation's victory at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2023 ^[33]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crotone (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	39	0	1	0	—		1 [a]	0	41	0
Torino	2014–15	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Avellino (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	31	0	2	0	—		—		33	0
Cesena (loan)	2015–16	Serie B	38	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	39	0
Bologna (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Salernitana (loan)	2016–17	Serie B	21	0	0	0	—		—		21	0
SPAL (loan)	2017–18	Serie A	26	0	2	0	—		—		28	0
SPAL	2018–19	Serie A	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		46	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	49	0
Dijon	2019–20	Ligue 1	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		24	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Rennes	2020–21	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	4 [b]	0	—		27	0
	2021–22	Ligue 1	25	0	1	0	6 [c]	0	—		32	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		47	0	2	0	10	0	0	0	59	0
Como (loan)	2022–23	Serie B	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Career total			263	0	11	0	10	0	2	0	286	0

1. All appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
2. All appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. All appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 24 September 2022 ^[34]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2017	1	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	6	0
	2021	2	0
	2022	1	0
Total		13	0

Honours

Senegal

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2021; ^[35] runner-up: 2019 ^[36]

Individual

• Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion: 2022 ^[32]

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