Carlos Mendes Gomes (born 14 November 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Fleetwood Town, on loan from Luton Town, as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Carlos Mendes Gomes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Yeumbeul, Dakar Region, Senegal | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Fleetwood Town (on loan from Luton Town) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Getafe | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | ||
| 2018–2021 | Morecambe | 74 | (17) |
| 2021– | Luton Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 19 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Yeumbeul, Dakar Region,[3] to a family of Bissau-Guinean descent,[4] Mendes Gomes and his family moved to Spain when he was a child,[5] after his father Carlos sought work in construction.[6] The family moved to Lanzarote.[5]
Mendes Gomes moved on his own to Madrid aged 15, where he began playing for Getafe.[5] A season later he signed for Atlético Madrid's youth teams.[3][5][7]
His family then moved to England, after his father thought it was better for the children's education,[5] with the family relocating to Salford.[6] Mendes Gomes could not speak any English and did not play football for a year.[5] He then began playing for West Didsbury & Chorlton, scoring seven league goals in 50 games in all competitions during his two-season spell.[8]
In May 2018, Mendes Gomes signed for Morecambe alongside Lamin Jagne, after being scouted whilst studying at The Manchester College and playing for their football academy.[9] He made his professional debut on 14 August 2018, replacing Rhys Oates in a 3–1 EFL Cup away loss against Preston North End.[10] He made 19 appearances for the club across the 2018–19 season, with 15 appearances coming in League Two.[10] A one-year contract option was exercised by Morecambe at the end of the 2018–19 season.[11]
Mendes Gomes scored his first goal for Morecambe in a 2–1 defeat at home to Oldham Athletic on 26 December 2019.[12][13] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]
In April 2021 he was linked with a transfer away from the club following a series of strong performances, which attracted praise from Morecambe manager Derek Adams.[15] In May 2021 he was voted the Supporters' Player Of The Season.[16] On 31 May 2021, he scored a 107th minute penalty in the League Two play-off Final, securing a 1–0 win against Newport County and Morecambe's first ever promotion to the third tier of English football.[17] In June 2021 the club activated an extension to his contract.[18] He was the club's top scorer in the 2020–21 season, with 15 goals.[19]
On 26 June 2021, Mendes Gomes signed for Championship side Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[20][21] In January 2022 he assisted Luton teammate Dion Pereira secure a loan move to Bradford City, who were managed by Derek Adams, who had managed Mendes Gomes at Morecambe.[19]
He moved on loan to Fleetwood Town in August 2022.[22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Morecambe | 2018–19[10] | League Two | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019–20[23] | League Two | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2020–21[24] | League Two | 43 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 54 | 16 | |
| Total | 74 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 91 | 18 | ||
| Luton Town | 2021–22[25] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Career Total | 83 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 105 | 19 | ||
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