Toni Correia Gomes (born 16 November 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Azerbajiani club Zira.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toni Correia Gomes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-11-16) 16 November 1998 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zira | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Arouca | 9 | (2) |
| 2020 | Haras El Hodoud | 17 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Tala'ea El Gaish | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Menemenspor | 29 | (3) |
| 2022 | Tuzlaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Zira | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Portugal U17 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 | |||
Gomes visited his father in Lisbon, Portugal aged 15 and after a recommendation from a scout, Liverpool invited him to England for a trial in September 2014. He signed for the club in 2015; when he arrived in Liverpool he did not speak any English and was placed with house parents whilst attending Liverpool's academy.[3]
Between 2015 and 2017 he appeared for Liverpool's Under-18 team,[4] as well as the Under-23 teams. He ended the 2016–17 season scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool Under-23's beat Mansfield Town's Under-23 team.[5]
On 31 August 2017 he joined Forest Green Rovers on a season-long loan,[6] and made his Football League debut as a substitute on 2 September, playing the entire second half.[7]
Gomes was released by Liverpool at the end of the 2017–18 season.[8]
On 4 June 2018, Gomes signed a three-year deal with LigaPro side Arouca.[9]
In January 2020, he moved to Egypt to join Haras El Hodoud, he later signed for Tala'ea El Gaish in November 2020.[10]
He has represented Portugal at youth international level.[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 2017–18[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2017–18[11] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Arouca | 2018–19[2] | LigaPro | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
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