Alfred Gomis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ziguinchor, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Avellino | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010– | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Crotone (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2014– | → Avellino (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2013– | Italy U20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | B Italia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alfred Benjamin Gomis (born 5 September 1993) is a Senegalese-Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Avellino, on loan from Torino.
Early life
Born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, he has two brothers who are also footballers: Lys playing in Trapani and Maurice in the Torino youth.[1] By possessing dual nationality, unlike Lys who chose to play for Senegal, Alfred preferred the Azzurri.[2]
Club career
Beginning at Torino and the loan to Crotone
Nurtured in the Torino youth system, on July 3 2013 he officially made his move on loan to the Calabrian club of Crotone in Serie B.[3] On 14 September, he made his debut against Spezia, which ended 1–0 for the red and blues. Despite his young age and lack of experience, Alfred played as a starter. During the season he collected 39 appearances, plus one in the playoffs as well as a appearance in Coppa Italia.[4][5] After a good season played with the pitagorici, the following season Torino decided to loan him again, but only after he was made available for the preliminaries of the Europa League played against the Swedes of Brommapojkarna, as second choice goalkeeper, behind Daniele Padelli, for the first leg played 31 July 2014 in Stockholm.
Avellino
On 11 August 2014, Alfred was officially loaned to Avellino in Serie B with a buyout clause, plus a buy-back 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 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.
International career
Gomis was called up to Italy under-20 in 2013 by Luigi Di Biagio, but did not make any appearances.[6] In the same year, he was also called up to the Italy under-21 Serie B representative team.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 October 2014
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Torino | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Crotone | Serie B | 39+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Avellino | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career Total | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ Di Fabrizio Turco (2011-12-27). "Dal Senegal fin sotto la Mole tre fratelli portieri per il Toro - Torino - Repubblica.it". Torino.repubblica.it. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "Alfred Gomis – 1993 – Senegal". generazioneditalenti.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Torino, Gomis ceduto in prestito al Crotone - TMW". Tuttomercatoweb.com. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "Scaglia superstar, Gomis non è più una sorpresa". toronews.net. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "SERIE B". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Anche Alfred Gomis in Nazionale". Infotoro.it. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
- ↑ "B Italia: convocato Alfred Gomis". fccrotone.it (in Italian). Football Club Crotone. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
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