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
Paganese (on loan from Lecce)
Number 22
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)
2015–2016Frosinone (loan) 0 (0)
2016Poli Timișoara (loan) 1 (0)
2016– Lecce 11 (0)
2017–Paganese (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 January 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2017

Lys Gomis (born 6 October 1989) is an Italian born Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paganese on loan from Lecce 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 and Maurice, both who play for 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]

On 9 July 2016 he moved outright to Lega Pro side Lecce, with whom he signed a one-year contract.[9] He played 11 games for the giallorossi side and then moved to Paganese on 31 January 2017.

International career

Gomis was called up by Senegal for a friendly match against Mali on 5 March 2014, ending 1–1.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scheda anagrafica di Lys Gomis" (in Italian). AIC Football. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. "Cittadinanza italiana a Lys Gomis, calciatore del Torino" [Italian citizenship to Lys Gomis, Torino footballer] (in Italian). City of Cuneo. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. "Lys e Alfred Gomis, due fratelli per la stessa porta: "Come una dinastia"" [Lys and Alfred Gomis, two brothers for the same goal: "Like a dynasty"] (in Italian). City of Cuneo. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  4. "Alfred Gomis in Under 20!" (in Italian). Torino FC. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  5. http://torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2011/12/27/news/dal_senegal_fin_sotto_la_mole_tre_fratelli_portieri_per_il_toro-27243763/ |language=Italian
  6. "Gillet banned for 43 months". football-italia.net. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  7. "L. Gomis". soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. http://www.legaserieb.it/it/serie-b/campionato/classifica-ivg?p_p_id=BDC_classifica_ivg_WAR_LegaCalcioBDC&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_pos=1&p_p_col_count=2
  9. http://www.torinogranata.it/mercato/ufficiale-lys-gomis-al-lecce-68444
  10. "Toro, è ufficiale: Lys Gomis in nazionale" [Toro, it's official: Lys Gomis in national team] (in Italian). Toro News. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.

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