Lys Gomis

Lys Gomis
Personal information
Full name Lys Gomis
Date of birth (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989
Place of birth Cuneo, Italy[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Frosinone
Number 23
Youth career
Cuneo
Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007– Torino 2 (0)
2008–2009SPAL (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011Casale (loan) 14 (0)
2013Ascoli (loan) 6 (0)
2014–2015Trapani (loan) 29 (0)
2015–Frosinone (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2013– Senegal 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04 July 2014

Lys Gomis (born 6 October 1989) is an Italian-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Frosinone on loan from Torino and the Senegal national team.

Early life

He is son of Senegalese immigrants in Italy residing in Cuneo and formally obtained Italian citizenship on 11 July 2012.[2]

He has two younger brothers that are also goalkeepers: Alfred (who plays for Cesena) and Maurice, currently in the youth of Torino.[3][4]

Club career

Gomis began his playing career at Torino, where after a series of loans, he made his debut in Serie B against Albinoleffe. On 28 November 2012 he made his debut in the Coppa Italia against Siena, ending 2–0 in favour of the Tuscans.

On 31 January 2013 he was loaned to Ascoli for 6 months. On 6 March 2013, he made his debut with the bianconeri, during a match against Cesena, won 2–1 by Ascoli. At the end of season collected 6 appearances, conceding 9 goals.[5]

He returned to Torino in 2013–14.[6] On 30 November 2013 Gomis debuted in Serie A, substituting Daniele Padelli in the 52nd minute, against Genoa (1–1).[7] It would remain his only appearance of the season.

On 4 July 2014 he was officially transferred on loan to Trapani in Serie B. On 4 October 2014, he made his official debut against Latina, won 1–0 by Trapani. In all he played 29 games and finished 5th in the Top 15 of the goalkeepers in Serie B according to a list compiled by the Lega Serie B.[8]

International career

Gomis was called up by Senegal for a friendly match against Mali on 5 March 2014, ending 1–1.[9]

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