José Gomes (footballer, born 1999)
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| Full name | José Gomes | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1999 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
Current team | Benfica B | |||||||||||
| Number | 70 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2012– | Benfica | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2016– | Benfica B | 23 | (7) | |||||||||
| 2016– | Benfica | 3 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Portugal U17 | 28 | (19) | |||||||||
| 2016– | Portugal U19 | 3 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2017– | Portugal U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 May 2017 | ||||||||||||
José Gomes (born 8 April 1999) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica.
Club career
Gomes was born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. After participating in a youth tournament in Portugal, in 2011, he returned to the country a year later to join Benfica's youth academy at the age of 13.[1][2][3]
He made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade on 6 August 2016.[4] 22 days later, he scored his first goal for the reserve team, in a 2–1 away win at Vizela.[5] He debuted for the first-team, playing only 128 seconds, in a 2–1 win at Arouca in Primeira Liga on 9 September, becoming Benfica's third youngest player to debut for the main team.[6]
International career
At the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Gomes was crowned as the Golden Player and the top goalscorer.[7][8]
Honours
Club
- Benfica
International
- Portugal[9]
Individual
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - Top goalscorer (7 goals)[7]
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - Golden Player Award[8]
References
- ↑ Harrison, Wayne (7 May 2016). "Meet Portugal forward José 'Zé Golo' Gomes". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/youth-league/jose-gomes/benfica-quem-e-o-miudo-de-16-anos-que-fez-tres-golos-ao-galatasaray
- ↑ http://observador.pt/2016/05/20/ze-golo-o-felino-a-quem-pedem-paciencia/
- ↑ "Benfica B 1–1 Cova da Piedade". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/jogo/20162017/ledmanligapro/4/7
- ↑ http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/benfica/liga/jose-gomes-no-podio-dos-jogadores-mais-novos-de-sempre
- 1 2 "José Gomes crowned U17 EURO top scorer". UEFA.com. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- 1 2 Harrison, Wayne. "Golden Player 2016: José Gomes". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ José Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
External links
- José Gomes at ForaDeJogo
- José Gomes at TheFinalBall.com
- José Gomes – UEFA competition record
- National team data (in Portuguese)