José Gomes (born 8 April 1999), known as Zé Gomes, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for AF Elbasani.[1] Born in Guinea-Bissau, he represented Portugal at youth level.
Club career
Born in Bissau, Gomes, after participating in a 2011 youth tournament in Portugal, returned to the country a year later to join Benfica's youth academy at the age of 13.[2][3][4]
Gomes made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 2016–17 LigaPro match against Cova da Piedade on 6 August 2016.[5] 22 days later, he scored his first goal for the reserve team in a 2–1 away win at Vizela.[6] 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.[7]
Gomes was loaned to fellow top-flight team Portimonense for 2019–20.[8] Having made only one substitute appearance against Gil Vicente, he headed to Lechia Gdańsk of the Polish Ekstraklasa in February 2020, for the rest of the season.[9] He managed only one goal during his time on the Baltic Sea coast, in a 3–2 loss away to Lech Poznań on 12 July.[10]
On 15 February, Gomes moved to Bulgaria, signing with Cherno More.[11]
On 4 February 2022, Gomes signed with Italian Serie C club Seregno[12]
In January 2023, Gomes joined rivals Universitate Cluj on loan until the end of the season with the option to purchase.[13]
On 22 June 2023, Gomes signed a one-year contract with recently-promoted to Cypriot First Division club Ethnikos Achna.[14]
International career
At the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Gomes was crowned both Golden Player and top scorer.[15][16]
Club statistics
- As of 19 August 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 78 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 13 | ||||||
| Benfica | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Portimonense (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lechia Gdańsk (loan) | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Cherno More | 2020–21 | First Professional Football League | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||||
| Seregno | 2021–22 | Serie C | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2022–23 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga I | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Ethnikos Achna | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 24 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Serie C-Relegation play-outs
Honours
Benfica[1]
Lechia Gdańsk[1]
- Polish Cup runner-up: 2019–20
Universitatea Cluj[1]
- Cupa României runner-up: 2022–23
Portugal U17[1]
Portugal U19[1]
Individual
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Top goalscorer (7 goals)[15]
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament[15]
- 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship - Golden Player Award[16]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g José Gomes at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Wayne (7 May 2016). "Meet Portugal forward José 'Zé Golo' Gomes". UEFA. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Benfica: quem é José Gomes, o miúdo chamado por Rui Vitória?". Maisfutebol.
- ^ Silva, Hugo Tavares da. ""Zé Golo", o felino a quem pedem paciência" ["Zé Goal", the feline to whom is required patience]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Benfica B 1–1 Cova da Piedade". ForaDeJogo. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "LEDMAN LigaPro - 4ª Jornada - FC Vizela vs SL Benfica B". Liga Portugal.
- ^ "José Gomes no pódio dos jogadores mais novos de sempre". Maisfutebol.
- ^ Anjinho, Jorge (9 August 2019). "Zé Gomes: "Benfica? Tive a oportunidade e não consegui aproveitar"" [Zé Gomes: "Benfica? I had the opportunity and couldn't seize it"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Ferreira, Luís Pedro; Esteves, Adérito (7 February 2020). "Benfica: Zé Gomes deixa Portimonense e segue para a Polónia" [Benfica: Zé Gomes leaves Portimonense and heads for Poland] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Lopes, Gervásio (13 July 2020). "Polónia: Zé Gomes estreia-se a marcar na Primeira Liga" [Poland: Zé Gomes scores for first time in Premier League] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Черно море подписа с Жозе Гомеш". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Seregno, altro rinforzo in attacco. Arriva Zè Gomes". lacasadic.com (in Italian). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Bun venit, Zé Gomes!" [Welcome, Zé Gomes!]. www.fcucluj.ro (in Romanian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Zé Gomes assina com o Ethnikos Achnas do Chipre" [Zé Gomes signs with Cyprus' Ethnikos Achnas]. Bola na Rede (in European Portuguese). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "José Gomes crowned U17 EURO top scorer". UEFA. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ a b Harrison, Wayne. "Golden Player 2016: José Gomes". UEFA. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
External links
- José Gomes at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- José Gomes – UEFA competition record (archive)
- José Gomes national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)