Claudio Gomes

Claudio Gomes

Gomes with Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Amarildo Gomes [1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Argenteuil, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Palermo
Number	6
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)
2018–2022	Manchester City	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Jong PSV (loan)	21	(0)
2021–2022	→ Barnsley (loan)	31	(1)
2022–	Palermo	71	(1)
International career
2015–2016	France U16	13	(0)
2016–2017	France U17	16	(0)
2017	France U18	7	(1)
2018–2019	France U19	12	(0)
2019	France U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:39, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Claudio Amarildo Gomes (born 23 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Palermo.

Having spent the majority of his youth career at Paris Saint-Germain, where he made one reserve team appearance in the Championnat National 2 in 2017, he joined Manchester City the following year. He played three senior games for City, winning the FA Community Shield in 2018 on his debut, and was loaned to Jong PSV and Barnsley in the Dutch and English second tiers before transferring to Palermo in 2022.

Gomes represented France from under-16 to under-20 level, earning 50 caps from 2015 to 2019.

Club career

Early 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. ^[3]

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). ^[4]

Manchester City

On 25 July 2018, Gomes signed with Manchester City. ^[5] 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 were forced to wait for him to turn 18 before signing him. ^[6] 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. ^[7] He was in the game for one second before the final whistle blew and his team won the trophy. ^[8]

After making one further appearance for Manchester City in the EFL Cup, ^[9] Gomes joined PSV Eindhoven on loan for the 2019–20 season, joining up with the Jong PSV squad. ^[10]

Gomes was back at Manchester City for the 2020–21 season. On 10 February 2021, he made his FA Cup debut as a substitute for the injured Rodri in a 3–1 away win over Championship side Swansea City. ^[11]

On 31 August 2021, Gomes joined Barnsley in the EFL Championship on loan for the season. ^[12] He played 32 total games, scoring once to open a 1–1 draw at Swansea City on 15 April 2022. ^[13] After the Reds were relegated to EFL League One, the loans of Gomes, Domingos Quina and Amine Bassi were terminated on 26 April. ^[14]

Palermo

On 1 September 2022, Gomes was signed by Italian Serie B club Palermo on a permanent two-year deal. ^[15] He was the first player to join from Manchester City after Palermo had been taken over by the City Football Group. ^[16] He made his debut eight days later as a late substitute for Leo Štulac in a 1–0 home win over Genoa. ^[17]

International career

Gomes was a youth international for France, having captained the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, ^[18] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[19] He was named in the team of the tournament at the former in Croatia, in which the French reached the quarter-finals. ^[20] In France's opening match at the latter tournament in India, he scored in a 7–1 win over New Caledonia. ^[21]

In August 2018, Gomes was called up for the first time to the under-19 team for friendlies against Slovenia, Croatia and India. ^[22] He was selected for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia. ^[23]

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. ^[3]

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. ^{[3] [24] [25]} His brother Ylan Gomes is also a professional footballer. ^[26] A 2016 profile of Gomes by Le Parisien noted his passion for history, particularly the French Revolution. ^[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 October 2024 ^[27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B	2017–18	National 2	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Manchester City U23	2019–20	—	—		—		—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
	2020–21	—	—		—		—		—		2 [a]	0	2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0
Manchester City	2018–19	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	2	0
	2020–21		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Jong PSV (loan)	2019–20	Eerste Divisie	21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
Barnsley (loan)	2021–22	EFL Championship	31	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		32	1
Palermo	2022–23	Serie B	26	0	0	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2023–24	Serie B	34	0	1	0	—		—		2 [c]	0	37	0
	2024–25	Serie B	11	1	2	0	—		—		—		13	1
	Total		71	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	76	1
Career total			124	2	5	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	137	2

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in FA Community Shield
3. Appearance(s) in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

Honours

Manchester City

• FA Community Shield: 2018 ^[7]

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2017 ^[20]

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
2. Corless, Liam (5 August 2018). "Who is Claudio Gomes? French teenager profiled after Manchester City transfer". Manchester Evening News .
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "City Signs Claudio Gomes". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
6. Corless, Liam (5 August 2017). "Who is Claudio Gomes? French teenager profiled after Manchester City transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
7. Bevan, Chris (5 August 2018). "Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport . Retrieved 5 August 2018.
8. "Is this the shortest debut in football history?". Yahoo!. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
9. Bevan, Chris. "Carabao Cup: Man City beat Fulham 2–0 to reach quarter-finals". BBC Sport . Retrieved 3 September 2019.
10. "Jong PSV voegt Gomes aan selectie" [Jong PSV adds Gomes to selection] (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven . Retrieved 2 September 2019.
11. "Swansea City 1-3 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's men go into record books". BBC Sport. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
12. "Claudio Gomes: Barnsley sign Manchester City midfielder Gomes on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
13. Pritchard, Dafydd (15 April 2022). "Swansea City 1–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
14. Gray, Ryan (27 April 2022). "Domingos Quina returns to Watford from Barnsley". Watford Observer . Retrieved 21 December 2022.
15. "Gomes signs for Serie B side Palmero". BBC Sport. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
16. Scibona, Emilio (1 September 2022). "Palermo, ecco il primo arrivo dal City: preso Claudio Gomes" [Palermo, here is the first arrival from City: Claudio Gomes confirmed] (in Italian). Palermo Today. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
17. Nasca, Manuele (9 September 2022). "Palermo-Genoa 1-0. Brunori e Pigliacelli fanno volare il Barbera. La gara minuto per minuto" [Palermo-Genoa 1-0. Brunori and Pigliacelli make Barbera fly. The race minute by minute]. Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
18. "Les dix-huit joueurs pour l'Euro 2017" [The eighteen players for Euro 2017] (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
19. "La France au Mondial U17 avec Geubbels et Isidor" [France at the I17 World Cup with Geubbels and Isidor]. L'Équipe (in French).
20. "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
21. "France prove too strong for New CaledoniaFrance prove too strong for New Caledonia". FIFA. 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
22. 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.
23. "Euro U19. La liste des Bleuets pour la phase finale en Arménie" [U19 Euros. List of Bluets for the final phase in Armenia]. Ouest-France (in French). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
24. "Claudio Gomes se révèle déjà en bleu" [Claudio Gomes revealing himself already in blue]. Le Parisien (in French).
25. "Amarildo Gomes - Jubilado". Football Database.
26. "Le petit frère de Claudio Gomes met trois buts au PSG en une semaine" [Claudio Gomes' little brother puts three goals past PSG in one week] (in French). RMC Sport. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
27. Claudio Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

External links

• Manchester City profile
• Claudio Gomes at the French Football Federation (in French)