Claudio Gomes

Claudio Gomes (born 23 July 2000) is a French footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Manchester City and the France national under-19 team. Prior to signing for Manchester City in 2018, he represented Paris Saint-Germain B, having played youth football with that club and a number of other French teams.

Claudio Gomes
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000
Place of birth Argenteuil, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Manchester City
Youth career
2006–2010 ASC Val d'Argenteuil
2010–2011 RFC Argenteuil
2011–2013 Évreux
2013–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Paris Saint-Germain B 1 (0)
2018– Manchester City 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Jong PSV (loan) 17 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 France U16 13 (0)
2016–2017 France U17 16 (0)
2017 France U18 7 (1)
2018–2019 France U19 12 (0)
2019 France U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:54, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2019

Club career

Born in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise on 23 July 2000, Gomes played as a youth for ASC Val d'Argenteuil and RFC Argenteuil, two teams in his hometown, before joining Évreux in 2011 and Paris Saint-Germain two years later.[2]

Gomes made his senior debut for PSG's reserves on 18 November 2017, his one appearance for the club. He came on as a 79th-minute substitute for Abdallah Yaisien in a 2–1 home loss to Yzeure in the Championnat National 2 (fourth tier).[3]

On 25 July 2018, Gomes signed with Manchester City.[4] He had trained with the club since the expiry of his PSG contract in June, and been on their pre-season tour of the United States, but they chose to wait for him to turn 18 before signing him.[5] He made his professional debut on 5 August in a 2–0 win over Chelsea in the 2018 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium, coming on in added time for John Stones.[6] He was in the game for one second before the final whistle blew and his team won the trophy.[7]

After making one further appearance for Manchester City in the EFL Cup,[8] Gomes joined PSV Eindhoven on loan for the 2019–20 season, joining up with the Jong PSV squad.[9]

International career

Gomes is a youth international for France, having captained the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[10] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[11] He was named in the team of the tournament at the former in Croatia, in which the French reached the quarter-finals.[12] In France's opening match at the latter tournament in India, he scored in a 7–1 win over New Caledonia.[13]

In August 2018, Gomes was called up for the first time to the under-19 team for friendlies against Slovenia, Croatia and India.[14] He was selected for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia.[15]

Style of play

Gomes is nicknamed "N'Golo Kanté" by his teammates, who liken him to the French international midfielder for his efforts in recovering the ball.[2]

Personal life

Gomes is the son of Bissau-Guinean footballer Amarildo Gomes, who was developing at Beauvais and Rennes before retiring through a knee injury.[2][16][17] As of 2017, his two younger brothers were playing for Le Havre and Évreux.[2] A 2016 profile of Gomes by Le Parisien noted his passion for history, particularly the French Revolution.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 November 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2017–18[18] National 2 10————10
Manchester City 2018–19[19] Premier League 000010001[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 100010001030
  1. Appearance in FA Community Shield

Honours

Manchester City

Individual

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References
  1. Corless, Liam (5 August 2018). "Who is Claudio Gomes? French teenager profiled after Manchester City transfer".
  2. Marie, Réginald (1 September 2017). "Six choses à savoir sur le capitaine des Bleuets qui évolue au Paris Saint-Germain" [Six things to know about the Bluets captain who is growing at Paris Saint-Germain]. Le Populaire du Centre (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. Gineste, Franck (17 November 2017). "Football, National 2 : première défaite à domicile pour la réserve du PSG contre Yzeure (1–2)" [Football, National 2: first home defeat for PSG reserves against Yzeure (1–2)]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. "City Signs Claudio Gomes". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. Corless, Liam (5 August 2017). "Who is Claudio Gomes? French teenager profiled after Manchester City transfer". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. Bevan, Chris (5 August 2018). "Chelsea 0–2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. "Is this the shortest debut in football history?". Yahoo!. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. Bevan, Chris. "Carabao Cup: Man City beat Fulham 2-0 to reach quarter-finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  9. "Jong PSV adds Gomes to selection" (in Dutch). PSV Eindhoven. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  10. "Les dix-huit joueurs pour l'Euro 2017" [The eighteen players for Euro 2017] (in French). FFF.
  11. "La France au Mondial U17 avec Geubbels et Isidor" [France at the I17 World Cup with Geubbels and Isidor]. L'Équipe (in French).
  12. "Technical Report – Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  13. "France prove too strong for New CaledoniaFrance prove too strong for New Caledonia". FIFA. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  14. Chochois, Alexandre (28 August 2018). "France U19 : La liste pour les trois amicaux" [France U19: The list for the three friendlies] (in French). Foot National. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  15. "Euro U19. La liste des Bleuets pour la phase finale en Arménie" [U19 Euros. List of Bluets for the final phase in Armenia]. Ouest-France (in French). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  16. "Claudio Gomes se révèle déjà en bleu" [Claudio Gomes revealing himself already in blue]. Le Parisien (in French).
  17. "Amarildo Gomes - Jubilado". Football Database.
  18. Claudio Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  19. "Games played by Claudio Gomes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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