Toni Gomes

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Toni Gomes
Personal information
Full name Toni Correia Gomes [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau [2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Hadera
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2017 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Liverpool 0 (0)
2017–2018Forest Green Rovers (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 Arouca 9 (2)
2020 Haras El Hodoud 17 (3)
2020–2021 Tala'ea El Gaish 3 (0)
2021–2022 Menemenspor 29 (3)
2022 Tuzlaspor 0 (0)
2022–2023 Zira 24 (3)
2023– Hapoel Hadera 14 (1)
International career
2015 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2016 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2022– [4] Guinea-Bissau 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 [2]

Toni Correia Gomes (born 16 November 1998) is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli club Hapoel Hadera and the Guinea-Bissau national team. [5] He also holds Portuguese citizenship and has represented Portugal at youth level. [6]

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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. [7]

Between 2015 and 2017 he appeared for Liverpool's Under-18 team, [8] 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. [9]

On 31 August 2017 he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan, [10] and made his Football League debut as a substitute on 2 September, playing the entire second half. [11]

Gomes was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2017–18 season. [12]

On 4 June 2018, Gomes signed a three-year deal with LigaPro side Arouca. [13]

In January 2020, he moved to Egypt to join Haras El Hodoud, he later signed for Tala'ea El Gaish in November 2020. [14]

On 24 August 2023 signed for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. [15]

International career

Gomes has represented Portugal at youth international level. [10] He made his senior debut for Guinea-Bissau on 17 November 2022 in a 1-3 friendly loss to Gabon. [4]

Career statistics

As of 24 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool 2017–18 [16] Premier League 0000000000
Forest Green Rovers (loan) 2017–18 [16] League Two 9020002 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
Arouca 2018–19 [3] LigaPro 3120000051
Career total121400020181
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy.

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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. 1 2 Toni Gomes at Global Sports Archive
  3. 1 2 Toni Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 "DJURTUS PERDEM COM GABÃO EM AMISTOSO NA TURQUIA". Still making his debut with the national colors, Toni Correia Gomes, forward from Zira FC of Azerbaijan, who entered in the second half.
  5. "SEM NOVIDADES, CANDÉ TRAZ TRÊS REGRESSOS". On the other hand, Tito Júnior, Justiniano, Jardel, Prosper and Toni Correia will have the opportunity to debut in an official game ahead of them, bearing in mind that they only participated in the Djurtus' friendly matches.
  6. "Jogador - toni gomes - FPF".
  7. "From Guinea-Bissau to Liverpool FC, the rise of exciting Reds starlet Toni Gomes". Liverpool Echo. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. "Liverpool striking sensation Toni Gomes smashes hat-trick as U18s rout Sunderland 5-0". Liverpool Echo. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  9. Andy Kelly (13 May 2017). "'Perfect' hat-trick for young Liverpool striker Toni Gomes to end season". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Toni Gomes: Forest Green Rovers sign Liverpool striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  11. "Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  12. 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.
  13. Cláudia Oliveira (4 June 2018). "Toni Gomes, ex-Liverpool, é reforço do Arouca" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. "OFFICIAL: El-Gaish complete signing of ex-Liverpool youngster". kingfut.com. 5 November 2020.
  15. Habaz, Tomer (24 August 2023). "הפועל חדרה הודיעה על החתמת טוני גומס" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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