Ricardo Gomes (Cape Verdean footballer)

Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes (born 18 December 1991) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati club Sharjah FC and the Cape Verde national team.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pires and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
Ricardo Gomes
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Sharjah
Number 7
Youth career
Batuque
2009–2010 Vizela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010−2013 Vizela 73 (12)
2013−2016 Vitória Guimarães 21 (1)
2013−2016 Vitória Guimarães B 53 (13)
2016 → Nacional (loan) 15 (1)
2016−2018 Nacional 60 (22)
2018−2019 Partizan 36 (20)
2019− Sharjah 14 (6)
2020 → Kalba (loan) 5 (1)
National team‡
2015− Cape Verde 12 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2019

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Praia, Gomes moved to Portugal at the age of 17, starting playing football with F.C. Vizela and going on to spend four seasons in the third division. In 2013 he signed with Vitória de Guimarães, being initially assigned to the reserves who also competed in that level.

Gomes made his Primeira Liga debut with the first team on 17 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2−0 home win against S.C. Olhanense.[2] He scored his first goal in the competition on 4 January 2015, in the 4−0 victory over C.D. Nacional also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.[3]

Nacional

In mid-January 2016, Gomes was loaned to precisely Nacional, until June.[4] On 8 August, he agreed to a two-year permanent deal with the Madeirans.[5]

After no goals in 2016−17, which ended in relegation, the following campaign Gomes led the LigaPro scoring charts at 22 to help the team achieve immediate promotion as champions.[6]

Partizan

On 8 June 2018, Gomes signed with Serbian club FK Partizan.[7] On 26 August he scored his first SuperLiga goal for them, helping to a 3−1 away defeat of FK Mačva Šabac.[8] He added another on 23 September in the 1−1 draw with Red Star Belgrade in the Eternal Derby, being subsequently voted by Mozzart Sport as his side's best player.[9]

Gomes finished his only season with 26 goals across all competitions, which made him the joint-best foreigner in Partizan's history.[10]

Sharjah

In August 2019, Gomes joined UAE Pro League champions Sharjah FC, helping to win the UAE Super Cup on penalties shortly after his arrival.[11] The following February, he was loaned to fellow league club Al-Ittihad Kalba SC until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Gomes earned his first cap for Cape Verde on 31 March 2015, playing the last ten minutes of the 2–0 friendly win against Portugal in Estoril.[13] On 4 June 2016 he netted his first goal, in the 2–1 away victory over São Tomé and Príncipe in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cape Verde 201510
201641
201710
201843
201920
Total124

International goals
As of 12 October 2018 (Cape Verde score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gomes goal)[15]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 201612 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe3 São Tomé and Príncipe1–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 1 June 2018July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria7 Algeria1–13–2Friendly
3 12 October 2018Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape Verde9 Tanzania1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 2–0

Honours

Club

Vitória Guimarães

Nacional

Partizan

Sharjah

Individual

References
  1. "Ricardo Gomes" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "V. Guimarães bate Olhanense e entra a vencer no campeonato (vídeo)" [V. Guimarães beat Olhanense and have winning championship debut (video)] (in Portuguese). TSF. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. "V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (crónica)" [V. Guimarães-Nacional, 4–0 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. Andrade, Tomaz (15 January 2016). "Ricardo Gomes chega por empréstimo do Vitória" [Ricardo Gomes arrives on loan from Vitória]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. Pestana, Emanuel (8 August 2016). "Ricardo Gomes em definitivo" [Ricardo Gomes permanently]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. "Melhor marcador da II Liga ainda com futuro por definir" [II League top scorer's future still unclear] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  7. Lazić, Nemanja (8 June 2018). "Gomeš: Imao sam mnogo ponuda, ali sam se odlučio za Partizan, imajući u vidu kakav je to klub!" [Gomes: I had a lot of offers, but I chose Partizan, considering the kind of club it is!]. Sportski žurnal (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  8. Lazić, Nemanja (27 August 2018). "RIKARDO NAKON TRIJUMFA: Srećan sam zbog gola, teren je bio težak za igru" [RICARDO AFTER WIN: I'm happy for the goal, the pitch was difficult to play] (in Serbian). Hot Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  9. Protić, Marko (23 September 2018). "OCENE – PARTIZAN: Bata preneo pelcer na igrače, ali crno-belima fali snage! Rikardo kao tenk, Šćekić gazda na sredini" (in Serbian). Mozzart Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. Mitrović, Darko (22 May 2019). "Rikardo Gomeš ili Leonardo? Napadač Partizana će imati ekstra motiv da postigne gol na Marakani!" [Ricardo Gomes or Leonardo? Partizan striker will have an additional motive to score at the Maracanã!] (in Serbian). Sportske. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. Abdullah, Mohammad (14 September 2019). "Video: Sharjah beat Shabab Al Ahli to win Arabian Gulf Super Cup". Gulf Today. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. "OFICIAL: Ricardo Gomes cedido pelo Al Sharjah de Caio Lucas" [OFFICIAL: Ricardo Gomes loaned by Caio Lucas' Al Sharjah] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  13. "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  14. "Seleção de Cabo Verde vence São Tomé e Príncipe (2–0) [sic]" [Cape Verde national team beat São Tomé and Príncipe (2–1)] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  15. "Ricardo Gomes – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  16. Silva Pires, Tiago (10 August 2013). "FC Porto faz "penta" e ganha o 20.º troféu" [FC Porto get "penta" and win 20th trophy]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  17. "Novi Partizanov špic je stigao!" [Partizan's new star is here!] (in Serbian). Mondo. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  18. "Partizan de Ricardo Gomes conquista Taça pela quarta vez consecutiva" [Ricardo Gomes' Partizan conquer Cup for fourth consecutive time]. O País (in Portuguese). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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