Claudio Amarildo Gomes (born 23 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Palermo.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claudio Amarildo Gomes[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Argenteuil, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
Number | 5 | ||
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) |
2018–2022 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Jong PSV | 21 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → Barnsley | 31 | (1) |
2022– | Palermo | 2 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 |
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.[3]
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).[4]
On 25 July 2018, Gomes signed with Manchester City.[5] 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 were forced to wait for him to turn 18 before signing him.[6] 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.[7] He was in the game for one second before the final whistle blew and his team won the trophy.[8]
After making one further appearance for Manchester City in the EFL Cup,[9] Gomes joined PSV Eindhoven on loan for the 2019–20 season, joining up with the Jong PSV squad.[10]
Gomes was back at Manchester City for the 2020–21 season. On 10 February 2021, he made his FA Cup debut as a substitute for the injured Rodri in a 3–1 away win over Championship side Swansea City.[11]
On 31 August 2021, Gomes joined Barnsley in the EFL Championship on loan.[12] The loan was terminated on 26 April 2022.[13]
On 1 September 2022, Gomes was signed by Italian Serie B club Palermo on a permanent two-year deal.[14]
Gomes is a youth international for France, having captained the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[15] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[16] He was named in the team of the tournament at the former in Croatia, in which the French reached the quarter-finals.[17] In France's opening match at the latter tournament in India, he scored in a 7–1 win over New Caledonia.[18]
In August 2018, Gomes was called up for the first time to the under-19 team for friendlies against Slovenia, Croatia and India.[19] He was selected for the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Armenia.[20]
Gomes is nicknamed "N'Golo Kanté" by his teammates, who liken him to the French international midfielder for his efforts in recovering the ball.[3]
Gomes is the son of Bissau-Guinean footballer Amarildo Gomes, who was developing at Beauvais and Rennes before retiring through a knee injury.[3][21][22] His brother Ylan Gomes is also a professional footballer.[23] A 2016 profile of Gomes by Le Parisien noted his passion for history, particularly the French Revolution.[21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain B | 2017–18 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Manchester City U23 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Manchester City | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Jong PSV (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
Barnsley (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
Palermo | 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
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